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Kurt Soderling has enjoyed a career as an Aerial Director of Photography in the Motion Picture Industry for over 15 years. His accomplishments are easily seen through over 100 feature films & television shows to his credit that include Titanic, Pearl Harbor, Seabiscuit, Independence Day, Men In Black, The River Wild, and many more....

Here is a Chronological list of some of these leading edge film and television shows...


Aerial Director Of Photography Credits

"Unborn   (2009) (Filming) Universal Pictures- Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prod: Michael Bay; Dir: David Goyer; Talent: Cam Gigandet, Gary Oldman

"The Love Guru   (2008) (Post-Production) Paramount Pictures- Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prod: Michael De Luca; Dir: Marco Schnabel; Talent: TMike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake

"Traitor   (2008) (Post-Production) Crescendo Pictures- Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prod: Don Cheadle; Dir: Jeffrey Nachmanoff; Talent: TDon Cheadle, Neal McDonough, Jeff Daniels

"Kids in America   (2008) (Completed) Universal Pictures- Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prod: Terry Stacy; Dir: Micheal Dowse; Talent: Topher Grace, Anna Faris

"The Horseman   (2008) (Post-Production) Mandate Pictures- Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prods: Brad Fuller, Andrew Form; Dir: Jonas Akerlund; Talent: Dennis Quaid, Ziyi Zhang

"Order of Redemption   (2008) (Post-Production) Evolving Productions- Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prods; Jay Webb, Andrea Cardinalle; Dir: Jeff Celentano; Talent: Tom Berenger, Busta Rhymes

"Protect and Serve   (2007) (pilot) NBC Universal TV- Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prods: Steve Sassen; Dir: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan; Talent: Eric Balfour, Dean Cain


"Evan Almighty"  (2007) Universal Pictures - Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prod: Ilona Herzberg; Dir: Tom Shadyac; Talent: Morgan Freeman

"The Hitcher" (2007) Universal Pictures - Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prod: Michael Bay; Dir: Dave Meyers; Talent: Sean Bean

"The Shield" (2007 ) (TV) Episode "On the Jones" Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prod: Michael Chiklis; Dir: Janusz Kaminski;

“Déjà Vu”(2006) Buena Vista Motion Pictures - Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prod: Jerry Bruckheimer; Dir: Tony Scott; Talent: Denzel Washington


“Enemies”   (2006) (pilot)  --  ABC / Touchstone - Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prods: Sean Bailey, Lata Ryan; Dir: F.Gary Gray; Talent: Jeffrey Donovan, Peter Facinelli

“Domino”(2005) New Line Cinema - Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prods: Tony Scott, Ridley Scott, Samuel Hadida; Dir: Tony Scott; Talent: Keira Knightley

“The Amityville Horror”(2005) MGM/ Dimension - Director of Photography -aerial unit;
Prods: Ted Field, Michael Bay; Dir: Andrew Douglas; Talent: Ryan Reynolds

“Meet the Fockers”Universal Pictures (2004)  -Director / Director of Photography - aerial unit; 
Prods: Robert De Niro, Jay Roach, Jane Rosenthal; Dir: Jay Roach; 
Talent: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbara Streisand

“Friday Night Lights”(2004) Universal Pictures - Director of Photography - aerial unit; 
Prod: Brian Grazer;  Dir: Peter Berg;  Talent: Billy Bob Thornton

“Win a Date with Tad Hamilton ” (2004) Dreamworks - Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prods: Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher  Dir: Robert Luketic; Talent: Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, Nathen Lane

“Seabiscuit”(2003) Universal Pictures / Spyglass - Additional Photographer - Director of Photography - aerial unit;  Prods: Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy; Exec.Prods: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum  
Dir: Gary Ross;  Talent: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper

“Mix it Up”(2003) Womens Entertainment WE - Director of Photography ( 3 Promotional Spots ); 
Prods: David Arquette, Courteney Cox;  Dir: Conrad Palmisano;  Talent: Courteney Cox

“The Rundown”(2003) Universal Pictures ; Director / Director of Photography - visual effects / aerial unit;
Prod: Rick Kidney;  Dir: Peter Berg;  Talent: The Rock, Christopher Walken

“Navy NCIS”(2003) CBS; Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prod: David Bellisario; Exec. Prod: Donald Bellisario;  Dir: Donald Bellisario;  Talent: Mark Harmon

“The Italian Job”(2003) Paramount Pictures - Director of Photography - aerial unit; 
Prod: Tim Bevin, Eric Fellner; Dir: F. Gary Gray;  Talent: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland

 “The Core” (2003) Paramount Pictures;  Director of Photography - visual effects / aerial unit;
Prods: Sean Bailey, David Foster   Dir: Jon Amiel; 
Talent: Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci, Alfre Woodard

“Murder By Numbers” (2002) Warner Brothers; Director of Photography - aerial unit; 
Prods: Barbet Schroeder, Sandra Bullock;  Dir: Barbet Schroeder;  Talent: Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling, Chris Penn

“The Country Bears”(2002) Disney Pictures; Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prods: Jeffrey Chernov, Andrew Gunn;  Dir: Peter Hastings; Talent: Christopher Walken, Queen Latifah

“Queen of the Damned”(2002) Warner Brothers; Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prods: Bruce Berman, Andrew Mason;  Dir: Michael Rymer;  Talent: Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Lena Olin

“Pearl Harbor” (2001) Touchstone Pictures; Wescam Cameraman - Baja unit; 
Prods: Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Bay;  Dir: Michael Bay;
Talent: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckensale, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jon Voight, Alec Baldwin

“24”(2001) Fox TV ; Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prods: Kiefer Sutherland, Joel Surnow, Ron Howard;  Dir: Stephen Hopkins;  Talent: Kiefer Sutherland

“Bandits”(2001) MGM; Director of Photography - aerial unit;
Prods: Ashok Amritraj, David Hoberman, Barry Levinson, Paula Weinstein;  Dir: Barry Levinson; 
Talent: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett

“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”(2000) Alliance Atlantis/CBS; Director of Photography – aerial unit;
Prod: Jerry Bruckheimer; Talent: William Petersen

“Bait”(2001) Warner Brothers/ Castle Rock; Director of Photography—aerial unit; 
Prods: Sean Ryerson, Jaime Rucker King, ;  Dir: Antione Fuqua; 
Talent: Jamie Foxx, David Morse, Robert Pastorelli

“Running Free”(1999)  Columbia Pictures; Director of Photography Second unit / aerial unit;
Prod: Jean-Jacques Annaud; Dir: Sergei Bodrov;  Location; South Africa

“Snoops”(1999) ABC TV ; Director of Photography—aerial unit; 
Prod: David E. Kelly;  Dir: Michael Lange;  Talent: Gina Gershon

“Family Law” (1999) CBS (pilot);  Director of Photography—Title Sequence/ aerial unit;
Prods: Paul Haggis, Fred Gerber; Dir: Paul Haggis;
Talent: Kathleen Quinlan, Christopher Mc Donald

“L.A. Doctors” – (1998) CBS; Director of Photography—aerial unit; 
Prods: Elizabeth Cantillon, Mark Johnson;  Dir: Ken Olin

“Armageddon”(1998) Disney Pictures; Director of Photography—aerial unit;
Prods: Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Bay, Gale Anne Hurd;  Dir: Michael Bay; 
Talent: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler

“Black Dog”(1998) Prelude Pictures; Director of Photography—aerial unit;
Prods: Mark Gordon, Raffaella De Laurentiis;  Dir: Kevin Hooks;  Talent: Patrick Swayze, Meat Loaf

“In God’s Hands”(1998) Sony Pictures; Director of Photography—aerial unit; 
Prod: Zalman King;  Dir: Zalman King

 “City of Angels ”(1998) Warner Brothers; Director of Photography—aerial unit 
Prods: Charles Roven, Arnon Milchan;  Dir: Brad Silberling;  Talent: Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan

“Meet the Deedles” (1998) Disney Pictures; Director of Photography—aerial unit 
Prod: Andy Heyward;  Dir: Steve Boyum;  Talent: Dennis Hopper, Robert Englund, Megan Cavanagh

 “U.S. Marshals”(1998) Warner Brothers; Director of Photography—aerial unit; 
Prods: Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson;  Dir: Stuart Baird; 
Talent: Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr., Joey Pantoliano

“Sphere”(1998) Warner Brothers ; Director of Photography—aerial unit;
Prods: Barry Levinson, Michael Crichton;  Dir: Barry Levinson; 
Talent: Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson

“Titanic”(1997) Paramount/ 20th Century Fox; Cameraman /Visual Effects / Wescam;
Prods: James Cameron, Jon Landau;  Dir: James Cameron; 
Talent: Leonardo Di Caprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Bill Paxton

 “Soldier of Fortune S.O.F.” - (1997) (Pilot)  --  CBS; Director of Photography—aerial unit;
Prod: Jerry Bruckheimer

“The Rockford Files” - (1997) NBC (Pilot);  Director of hotography Title Sequence;
Prod: Stephen J. Cannell

“The Edge”(1997) 20th Century Fox ; Director of Photography Second unit/ aerial unit;
Prods: Art Linson, Lloyd Philips;  Dir: Lee Tamahori; 
Talent: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Elle Macpherson

“A Smile Like Yours”(1997) Paramount Pictures; Director of Photography;
Dir: Keith Samples;  Talent: Lauren Holly, Joan Cusack, Christopher Mc Donald
               

“Conspiracy Theory”- (1997) Warner Brothers; Director of Photography—aerial unit/ additional photographer; Prods: Joel Silver, Richard Donner;  Dir: Richard Donner; 
Talent: Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Patrick Stewart

“George of the Jungle”- (1997) Disney Pictures; Director of Photography—aerial unit / additional Photographer; Prod: Jon Avnet, David Hoberman, Jordan Kerner; Dir: Sam Weisman; 
Talent: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church

“Men in Black”(1997) Sony Pictures; Cameraman Visual Effects;
Prods: Steven Spielberg, Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes; Dir: Barry Sonnenfeld;
Talent: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Floentino

“Con Air”(1997) TouchStone; Cameraman—aerial unit; 
Prod: Jerry Bruckheimer;  Dir: Simon West; Talent: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Steve Buscemi

“Trial and Error”(1997) Paramount Pictures; Director of Photography—aerial unit;
Prods: Jonathan Lynn, Gary Ross;  Dir: Jonathan Lynn; Talent: Jeff Daniels, Charlize Theron, Rip Torn

“Dante’s Peak”(1997) Universal Pictures); Director of Photography—aerial unit;
Prod: Gale Anne Hurd;   Dir: Roger Donaldson;  Talent: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton

“Independence Day” (1996) 20th Century Fox; Director of Photography—aerial unit;
Prods: Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich;  Dir: Roland Emmerich;
Talent: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Vivica Fox, Jeff Goldblum

“ The Birdcage”(1996) Paramount Pictures; Director of Photography—Title Sequence;
Prod: Mike Nichols; Dir: Mike Nichols; Talent: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane

“ Up Close and Personal”Touchstone Pictures (1996); Director of Photography—aerial unit;
Prods: Jon Avnet, Jordan Kerner, David Nicksay; Dir: Jon Avnet
Talent: Robert Redford, Michele Pfeiffer, Stockard Channing

“Waterworld”(1995) Universal Pictures; Cameraman—aerial unit;
Prods: John Davis, Laurence Gordon; Dir: Kevin Reynolds; Talent: Kevin Costner

“Crimson Tide”(1995) Hollywood Pictures; Director of Photography—aerial unit;
Prods: Jerry Bruckheimer, Don Simpson; Dir: Tony Scott; Talent: Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman

“The River Wild”(1994) Universal Pictures; Director of Photography—aerial unit;
Prods: David Foster, Lawrence Turman; Dir: Curtis Hanson; Talent: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon

Memberships

I.A.T.S.E.-Local #600- Director of Photography

Society of Operating Cameraman

Screen Actors Guild

Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award (2003)—Chapman University

Distinguished Alumni Award (2000) —Chapman University

Additional Information

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