About

Niles Harrison is an award winning director of photography. He is known for his observational cinéma vérité style on documentaries such as HBO’s ON Freddie Roach, the Amazon original series Inside Jokes, and the Netflix original series Hot Girls Wanted. He has also enjoyed lighting countless interviews for CNN’s decade series The Eighties and The Nineties and recently The History of Comedy.

In the sports world he captured never before seen footage of Shaun White for NBC, an inside look at the business behind football for The Agent on Esquire Network and unusual sports stories for HBO’s State of Play with Peter Berg.

In commercials he has lensed high fashion for Tom Ford and comedic genius for Poo-Pourri toilet spray. Additionally he has camera operated for The Malloys on national campaigns for Best Buy, Taco Bell, and Sony as well as a Super Bowl spot for Budweiser.

His work on the Maroon 5 music video for One More Night has been seen by over a billion viewers on YouTube. In another music video he captured Emmy award winning R&B artist Miguel performing on the roof of the Wildheart Motel with Travis Scott.  He is proud to have been able to share with the world some of the last moments of Janet Sollod’s life as she battled cancer in a music video for Thousand Days.

In the feature film market he has recently served as camera operator on You Get Me starring Bella Thorne, Citizen Jane: Battle for the City, The Levenger Tapes, and Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood.

Works

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Director of Photography

Devoured (2022) – Vice Series – produced by Boardwalk Pictures
Spaghetti and Frank “Jammin’ Me” Music Video (2020) – directed by Jason Valdez
Cricket Wireless Wayne White Spots (2019) – Argonaut/Future You Media
Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole (2019) – A&E documentary – produced by IPC
Inside Jokes (2018) Amazon Prime Original Series directed by Neil Berkeley
White Sun “Chouthi Poudi” Music Video (2018) featuring Gurujas Khalsa
Make the Connection (2018) – US Dept. of Veterans Affairs – produced by Herzog&Co
State Farm: All Star Weekend w/ Chris Paul (2018) – Agency: Translation, LLC
Hitler’s Secret Tunnels (2018) – History Channel – produced by TIJAT
1968: The Year That Changed America (2018) – CNN – produced by Herzog&Co/Playtone
Kentucky Ayahuasca (2017) – Viceland pilot – produced by TIJAT
Pound for Pound: Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin (2017) – LA Times
Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On (2017) – Netflix Series – produced by Herzog&Co
13 Reasons Why: Beyond the Reasons (2017) – Netflix Documentary w/ Selena Gomez
The Nineties (2017) – DP Second Unit – CNN Mini-Series – produced by Herzog&Co/Playtone
Akil the Fugitive Hunter (2017) – A&E – produced by TIJAT
EZ3D Aerial Imagery Commercial (2017) – produced and directed by Austin Keneshea
Breakthrough (2016) – Doc for National Geographic produced by Asylum Entertainment
Thousand Days “With You” (2016) Music Video featuring Janet Sollod
Miguel “Waves” Music Video ft. Travis Scott (2016) performance at the Wildheart Motel
The Eighties (2016) – DP Second Unit – CNN Mini-Series – produced by Herzog&Co/Playtone
Project Grizzly (2016) – Animal Planet – produced by TIJAT
Celebrity Adventure Club (2016) – Docuseries for Travel Channel produced by Herzog&Co
The Agent (2015) – Docuseries for Esquire Network produced by Herzog&Co
Police and Thieves (2015) – Pilot for Film 45/HBO – Directed by Peter Berg
Poo-Pourri “Second Hand Stink” (2014) – A76 Productions – Director Duffy Higgins
State of Play (2014) – Film 44/Herzog&Co/HBO – Directed by Peter Berg
World War Z – Catfish MTV Spot (2013) – Buddha Jones – Director Stephen J. Morrison
Soldier of Steel National Guard Webisodes (2013) – Buddha Jones – Director Eric Matthies
Will of the Warrior (2013) – Film 44/Herzog&Co/HBO – Directed by Peter Berg
KCRW: Morning Becomes Eclectic Live Sessions (2013)
Tom Hanks Interview (2012) – Press for Electric City – Herzog&Co
On Freddie Roach (2011) – 6 Episode Docuseries for HBO – Film 44/Herzog&Co
Nike (2011) – NikeTown DTC Better World/Sustainability Shoot
Wildcard (2010) – Documentary Pilot – Film 44/AMC Channel
Coming Home (2010) – Reality TV Pilot – Hana Road Productions
iWatch (2010) – PSA featuring Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Playing With Dolls (2010) – Narrative Short – Director Andrew McGregor
Michael Jackson Commemorative Coins (2010) – Commercial – Zambezi
Nike Zoom Kobe III (2008)  – Behind the Scenes for Zambezi
Nobody Dies When It’s Sunny (2007) – Documentary Short Film

Camera Operator

Apple FileMaker (2018) – Produced by Binary Pulse, DP Douglas Miller
Afflicted (2018) – Produced by DocShop Productions for Netflix
The Envelope (2017) – TV Mini-Series for LA Times Studios
The History of Comedy (2016) – CNN/Herzog&Co, DP Jack Kney
You Get Me (2016) – Feature Film – Director Brent Bonacorso, DP Magdalena Gorka
Panda Express (2016) – Team anthem video for JWT Inside, DP Douglas Miller
Car Matchmaker Season 2 Promo (2016) – Esquire Network, DP Jason Valdez
Warcraft (2016) – International press for Universal Pictures, DP Jack Kney
A Checklist for Murder (2015) – Investigative Discovery/Nancy Glass, Director Matthew Watts
Banana Republic (2015) – Spring 360 Campaign for Laird + Partners, DP Magdalena Gorka
Lucha Underground (2015) – Baba-G Productions for El Rey Network – Mark Burnett and Robert Rodriguez
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2014) – EPK for Warner Brothers
Budweiser “A Hero’s Welcome” Super Bowl Ad (2014) – HSI – Directed by The Malloys, DP Adam Kimmel
Shaun White: Russia Calling (2014) – Bandito Brothers/HSI for NBC – DP Sean Aaron
Travel Nevada Campaign (2013) – HSI – Director Brendan Malloy – DP Giles Dunning
The Pieces (2014) – Short film produced and directed by Taylor Kitsch – DP Andrew Wheeler
Cut (2014) – Short film written and directed by Adam Cushman
Degree Do:More Commercials – HSI – Director Brendan Malloy – DP Giles Dunning
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (2012) produced by Done and Dusted for CBS
Taylor Swift Sony NEX-5R Commercial – HSI – Directed by The Malloys, DP Giles Dunning
Taco Bell: Operation Alaska Commercial – HSI – Directed by The Malloys, DP Danny Moder
Best Buy: Future Innovators Commercial – HSI – Directed by The Malloys, DP Adam Kimmel
Maroon 5 “One More Night” – Music Video – Directed by Peter Berg, DP John Schwartzman
MLB Spots (2012) – Commercial – HSI – Directed by The Malloys, DP Giles Dunning
Master of the Mix (2010) – Reality TV Series for BET – Director Michael McQuarn
The Levenger Tapes (2011) – Feature Film – Director Mark Robinson, DP Magdalena Gorka
Vitamin Water Kobe Bryant “The Kloser” (2010) – Commercial – Director Gil Nevo
West of the Moon (2010) – Narrative Short – Director Brent Bonacorso, DP Tarin Anderson
GoodSam and Max (2009) – Narrative Short – Directed by Gil Nevo, DP Matt Fore
Now and Nowhere (2008) – Narrative Short – Brent Bonacorso/Jesse Atlas, DP Tarin Anderson

Education

Salem College (Winston Salem, NC) 1997-98
Portland College (Portland, OR) 1996
Spartan School of Aeronautics (Tulsa, OK) 1991-92