Mari Yamamura is a Japanese director of photography based in the UK. She initially studied Economics at Southampton University and then worked in an advertising agency in Tokyo. However, her dream to become a painter eventually lead her to filmmaking and she studied Film and Photographic Arts at University of Westminster. She subsequently started as a camera trainee and worked her way up through the camera department mainly in TV dramas and commercials. Her credits as a focus puller include “Doctor Who”, "Torchwood", "Being Human", “Dracula”, “VW”, “Nike”, "IKEA", “RBS”, "Stephen Hawking's Universe", "David Gray" and "Chemical Brothers".

As a DoP, Mari shot her first feature "Kesulat" in 2016 and, in the same year, a short piece “Gwynfor” was selected for BSC New Cinematographers Night screening. Over the years, she has shot TV dramas such as “Doctors” and “River City” for BBC Studios, corporate videos for Panasonic 100 Years celebration and Skype, music videos for Sophie Ellis-Bextor and The Wombats, as well as short films, which were screened at BAFTA-recognised short film festivals. She has been a BAFTA Crew member since 2013.

Mari is DBS checked and has completed courses, ‘Safe Management of TV Productions’, ‘BBC Working With Children’ and ‘BBC Production Safety’.

1. B Camera Operator

   Buccaneer The Crow Girl Ltd. · Mar 2024 - Mar 2024

   B Camera Oparating (Dailies)

2. Director of Photography

   Lime Pictures · Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

   'Hollyoaks' Sepcial Episode "The Long Walk Home"

3. Director of Photography

   "River City" BBC Scotland · Oct 2019 - Dec 2019

4. Director of Photography

   "Doctors" BBC ONE · Aug 2017 - Mar 2018

5. "Fields of War"

   "Fields of War" Dardan Pictures · Apr 2016 - May 2016

1. HETV Virtual Production Open Days

   Academy of Live Technology · Feb 2023

2. Virtual Production Studio Tour

   ScreenSkills · Aug 2022

   ScreenSkills Funded

3. ACES Training for HETV

   NFTS · Jul 2021

   ScreenSkills Funded

4. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

   ScreenSkills Test · Jul 2020

   ScreenSkills Funded

5. Mentoring for mentees

   ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2020

   ScreenSkills Funded

6. ScreenSkills Safe Return to Set Seminars - Shooting during Covid-19: Pirates

   ScreenSkills · Nov 2020

   ScreenSkills Funded

7. TV and diversity – how to make 2020 the year of genuine change

   ScreenSkills · Aug 2020

   ScreenSkills Funded

8. So you want to be…a colourist? With Senem Yagan

   ScreenSkills · Aug 2020

   ScreenSkills Funded

9. ScreenSkills Safe Return to Set Seminars - High-end TV drama focus: Death in Paradise and Pursuit of Love

   ScreenSkills · Sep 2020

   ScreenSkills Funded

10. 2.1 BA Hons in Film, Video and Phtographic Arts (Film Pathway)

    University of Westminster · Sep 1996 - Jun 1999

11. 2.2 BSc in Single Hons Economics

    University of Southampton · Sep 1990 - Jun 1993

• Mentoring for mentees

  Screenskills Learning
  Issued 23 Jun 2020