Cinematographer, Director of Photography, DOP | Michael Tessari

Adelaide Cinematographer, Director of Photography, DOP | Michael Tessari

Cinematographer, Director of Photography or DOP, Michael Tessari is primarily known for the feature film Awoken as well as numerous acclaimed works across advertising, music videos and short drama. Winner of numerous Australian Cinematographers Society Gold awards and the prestigious Milton Ingerson Award for best entry in SA and WA of 2017. Based out of Adelaide, Australia but works worldwide

Awoken featured in Australian Cinematographers Society magazine

In this issue of ACS Magazine, I had the honour of submitting a few words about my first feature film - the $2.7M horror, Awoken. Directed by Daniel j Phillips and starring Eric Thomson and Sara West this film was an amazing opportunity and a wild learning experience. Read the full article below but special shout out to Hugh Freytag who I missed mentioning in the interview but was an integral team member and mentor for me on this shoot.

https://acmag.com.au/2020/06/01/awoken/

Cheers