Nelisa Alcalde
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document fileNelisa Alcalde CV 2022
Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
Cinematographer
Television |
Growing up Green Maria Viola Craig / Happy Tramp |
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| 2021 |
Cinematographer
Television |
Scottish Documentary Institute / BBC Scotland Inma de Reyes and Nelisa Alcalde / Scottish Documentary Institute / BBC Scotland |
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| 2015 |
Cinematographer
Video |
IFRO / W.A.R Hong Ann Nguyen / Ifro |
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| 2015 |
Cinematographer
Film |
Pigs Don't Fly Elena Georgieva / Wonder Swap |
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| 2015 |
Cinematographer
Film |
Sands Anka Tyminska / Edinburgh Collage of Art |
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| 2015 |
2nd Camera operator/ Assistant camera
Film |
A Speck of Dust Hristo Petkov / Wonderswamp |
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| 2015 |
Assistant Camera
Commercials & Industrials |
Herriot Watt Christina Kernohan |
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| 2014 |
Cinematographer
Film |
Summer Rain Joana Gil Rico / December work |
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| 2014 |
Cinematographer
Film |
Traveling Light Conxi Fornieles / Salmon Films |
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| 2014 |
Cinematographer
Video |
Ste McCabe / Cockroach Annabel Cooper/Helen Wright / Lock up your Daughters |
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| 2014 |
2nd Camera operator
Film |
Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster Ian Lilley / Finestripe |
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| 2014 |
Assistant Camera
Video |
S-Type-Rosario / S-Type-Rosario Peter Marsden / LuckyMe Records |
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| 2014 |
Assistant Camera
Film |
Tide Gordon Napier / Eca |
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| 2014 |
Assistant Camera
Film |
Last Night in Edinburgh Bita Shafipour / Last Night in Edinburgh |
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| 2014 |
1st Assistant Camera
Film |
Anna Christian McDonald |
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| 2014 |
Assistant Camera
Film |
En Tierra Extraña Izíar Bollaín / Tormenta Films |
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| 2013 |
Assistant Camera
Film |
Futuros Lideres Nico Ponieman / Futuros Lideres |
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| 2013 |
Assistant Camera
Film |
Refugios Alejandro Cortes |
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| 2012 |
Assistant Camera
Film |
FlashBack Kieran Gosney / Eca |
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| 2012 |
Assistant Camera
Film |
Little Brother Andrei Staruila / Little Brother |
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| 2011 |
Assistant Camera
Film |
Family Portrait Andrei Staruila / Napier University |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Documentary filmmaking | Eictv |
| 2021 | Masters in cinematography | Famu |
| 2014 | Film&Tv | Edinburgh Collage of Art |
| 2013 | Cinematography | FUC (Universidad del Cine) |
| 2011 | Directing actors (Meisner method) | Eictv |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit: 5d mark iii
I can use: Sony Cameras, RED Digital Cinema Cameras, Blackmagic Cameras, Panasonic Gh4, 5D Mark iii, Alexa, Arri Slii/Bl, C100/C300
About me
Nelisa Alcalde is a cinematographer born in Spain. She has been developing her cinematography skills around the world by working in professional films such as The Painted Bird and A Boy Called Christmas, and studying in schools such as EICTV in Cuba and Universidad del Cine in Argentina. She also holds a BA in TV and Filmmaking from Edinburgh College of Art and an MFA in Cinematography from FAMU in Prague.One of her 35mm student films, “Persephone”, directed by Dora Šustić, won the best student cinematography at the European and New York monthly awards 2020. “Persephone” also won the best student film in Moscow Shorts 2019 and Continental film festival 2020.
Her 35mm graduation film ‘Honey Bunny Duracell', about 3 x Czech National Boxing Champion, Lenka Kardová, won the best cinematography student award by the Czech Society of Cinematographers (AČK).
Nelisa filmed and co-directed together with Inma de Reyes the documentary “Isabel’s Independence” for BBC Scotland, funded by the Scottish Documentary Institute and Screen Scotland.
License & Passport
| Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
| Secondary Job Title | Camera Operator (HD) |
|---|---|
| Job Titles | Camera Operator, Camera Trainee, Cinematographer, Videographer, Camera Assistant |
| Years in industry | 3 to 6 years |