Matthew Woolf

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Matthew Woolf (born July 13, 1971, London) is a major British cinematographer and producer, working in the USA and internationally. [1]

Woolf has been shooting commercials, music videos, documentaries and films internationally since 1995.

He was the Director of Photography on The Inbetweeners (2001), the first digitally shot UK feature to be given a national box office release, distributed by Universal Studios.[2]

After moving to the USA in 2003, Woolf helmed numerous productions for many of the major US networks and cable channels. He was Director of Photography on Sebastian Doggart’s 15 Films About Madonna (A&E) as well as major TV shows America's Most Wanted (Fox), Wife Swap (ABC), Town Haul (Discovery) and Growing Up Gotti (A&E). He filmed one of the last interviews with soul legend James Brown in his house for Syd Bernstein Presents (2007), a feature documentary about the agent who brought The Beatles to America. He was also at the cinematography helm for a Promax-award winning spot for MTV's Dirty Sanchez.

He was co-Director of Photography on Peace One Day, a documentary about World Peace Day (September 21), which shot in Sudan and Kenya in 2006. He helmed MTV's flagship sketch comedy show Short Circuitz (2007). He has shot nationally-broadcast commercials for Puma, Pirelli, ING and Maxim, and shot music videos for The Rolling Stones (It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)), B. B. King, and Annie Lennox.[3]