Tamás Simon
1st Assistant Camera / Focus Puller
Tamas has been working in the camera department since 2012, in Hungary, Budapest as 2nd AC and later as 1st AC. He has worked together with internationally acclaimed Hungarian director, Szabolcs Hajdu on a feature film ‘It’s Not the Time of My Life’ which won the Crystal Globe Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Having moved to UK last year, he realised that even though he had great experience on local and international productions from TVCs to TV-series, he has to restart his career to learn the UK settings. Currently he's working at VMI.tv as Senior Camera Technician and is lucky enough to be one of the first to sample and test equipment for productions like Midsommer Murders and Brassic. He can most certainly haggle to get the best deal for equipment hire if you go with him!
Selected credits
TV Commercials / Branded Content
| Date | Prod Co / Agency | Brand / Title | Type | Director | Producer | DOP | Role | |
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2020 - Oct |
Agency: Fantom Kreativ Prod: Family Film |
XIXO - Családi csomagolás |
TVC |
Dávid Geczy |
Anna Sesztakova |
Balázs Dobóczi HSC |
1st AC |
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2020 - Feb |
Popfilm Kft |
AliExpress - Get More |
Online Commercial |
Charley Stadler |
Charlie Young |
Andrey Nikolaev |
1st AC |
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2019 - Oct |
CineSuper Kft |
Hungarian Tourism Agency - Architecture |
TVC |
János Rádics |
Zoltán Mártonffy |
Marcell Nagy |
2nd Unit 1st AC |
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2019 - Oct |
CineSuper Kft |
Hungarian Tourism Agency - Budapest Folk |
TVC |
János Rádics |
Zoltán Mártonffy |
Marcell Nagy |
1st AC |
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2019 - Sep |
Pioneer Productions |
Taco Bell / Xbox - “Don’t Let The Power Change You |
TVC |
Henry Hobson |
Stephen Johnson |
Stuart Winecoff |
1st AC |
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2019 - Jul |
Smartfilm Kft |
Arkad |
TVC |
Áron Szabó |
András Baross |
Mátyás Mentes |
1st AC |
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2017 - Aug |
Agency: FCBULKA Prod: Cutting Edge Pictures Family Film |
Mahindra TUV300 |
TVC |
Kunal Kapoor |
Urshila Purohit |
René Richter |
1st AC |
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2016 - Jul |
UMBRELLA |
BUDAPEST - Candidate City Olympic Games 2024 |
TVC |
Tamás Gács, Bálint Dániel Sós |
Gergő Angyal |
Gábor Garai, Dániel Rácz |
B Camera 1st AC |
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2016 - Jun |
Agency: Deja Vu Prod: Family Film |
Jaquar - Melt The Day Away |
TVC |
Anders Forsman |
Giuliano Doman, Anna Sesztakova, Pria Mundra |
David Grehn |
1st AC |
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2015 - Sep |
Agency: Dinamo Istanbul Service Prod: I'm FILM |
'Fahriye Evcen' - L'Oréal Elseve |
Branded Content / Music video |
Cristiana MIRANDA |
Enis OZKUL |
Arnaud STEFANI |
1st AC |
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2015 - Aug |
Agency: Krema Worldwide Prod: CZAR Service Prod: I'm FILM |
LG OLED TV: A Colourful Sensation in Black |
TVC |
Michael Sewandono |
Marius van de WEERD |
Menno Mans |
1st AC/2nd AC |
Features & TV Drama
| Date(s) | Prod Co | Title | Type | Director | Producer | DOP | Role | |
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2023 Jan |
3 Key Films |
7 Keys |
Feature |
Joy Wilkinson |
Cassandra Sigsgaard Dylan Rees |
Mary Farbrother |
1st AC |
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2021 Apr |
Paprika Studios |
The Teacher |
TV Drama |
Dominic Leclerc |
Mike Benson, Jyoti Fernandes |
Benjamin Pritchard |
1st AC |
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2019 Sept |
Garázsmenet Film Kft. |
Legjobb tudomásom szerint - As Far As I Know |
Feature |
Nándor Lőrincz, Bálint Nagy |
Kenesei Edina Mártonffy Zoltán Mécs Mónika Pataki Ági |
Bálint Nagy |
1st AC |
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2019 June-Oct |
Filmservice |
200 Első Randi - 200 First Dates Series 2 |
TV Series |
Péter Fazekas |
Barbara Hámori |
Zoltán Mayer HSC |
1st AC |
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2019 May |
Megafilm |
Don Juan kopaszodik |
Feature |
Linda Dombrovszky |
Gábor Kálomista |
David Hartung HSC |
1st AC |
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2018 Dec |
Filmservice |
200 Első Randi - 200 First Dates Series 1 |
TV Series |
Péter Fazekas |
Judit Diószegi |
Zoltán Mayer HSC |
1st AC |
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2018 Aug-Sept |
Filmfabriq Produkciós Kft. |
Captives - Foglyok |
Feature |
Kristóf Deák |
Gábor Osváth |
Francisco Gózon |
1st AC |
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2018 July |
Contentlab ＆Factory |
A mi kis falunk Series 3 |
TV Series |
Iván Kapitány |
Judit Kapitány-Diószegi |
Frigyes B Marton HSC |
1st AC |
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2018 May |
FP Films |
Deva |
Feature |
Petra Szőcs |
Péter Fülöp |
Zoltán Dévényi HSC |
1st AC |
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2017 July-Aug |
Contentlab ＆Factory |
A mi kis falunk Series 2 |
TV Series |
Iván Kapitány |
Judit Kapitány-Diószegi |
Frigyes B Marton HSC |
1st AC |
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2017-05 |
HPR Bild + Ton ZDF Warner Bros Proton Cinema |
Sketch History Series 3 |
TV Series |
Erik Haffner, Tobi Baumann |
Jürgen Hepp, Alexander Isadi, Chris Geletneky, Torsten Kluth |
Tom Holzhauser |
1st AC |
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2017-02 |
Laokoon Film |
AARON |
Feature |
Omkar Shetty |
Girish Narayan Pawar, Kaustubh Iatke, Avinash Aher |
Márton Vizkelety |
1st AC |
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2015-09 |
Filmworks FocusFox Studio |
It’s not the time of my life/Ernelláék Farkaséknál |
Feature |
Szabolcs Hajdu |
Gabor Ferenczy, Szabolcs Hajdu, Dániel Herner, András Muhi, Zsófia Muhi, Orsolya Török-Illyés |
Csaba Bántó, Flóra Chilton, Dávid Gajdics, Betti Hejüsz, MártonKisteleki, Péter Miskolczi, Márk Szalai, Péter Pásztor, Tamás Ferenc Simon, Gábor Szilágyi, Gergely Timár, Levente Tóth, Ákos K. Kovács |
DOP |
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2014-07 |
RiotFilm Produkciós Kft. |
Balaton Method |
Feature |
Bálint Szimler |
Gábor Osváth Gábor Kovács Gábor Rajna |
Marcell Rév HSC |
1st AC |
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2013 Nov |
Playtime ZERO Productions |
ZERO |
Feature |
Gyula Nemes |
Gyula Nemes |
Balázs Dobóczi HSC |
Afrika Unit 1st AC |
Documentaries
| Date | Prod Co | Title | Director | Producer | DOP | Role | |
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2019 - Sep |
Stardust Films |
Hajszra és Cselőre / Gee, Haw! |
V. Robert Bodnár |
Péter Seres |
Tamas Ferenc Simon |
DOP |
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2017 - Apr |
FP Films Kft |
Bűnösök Kora - The Age of Criminals |
Balázs Lóth |
Péter Fülöp |
István Balázs Balázs |
1st AC |
Music Videos
| Date | Prod Co | Artist / Title | Director | Producer | DOP | Role | |
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2019 - Dec |
CineArt Studios |
Arany Timi - Hurrikán |
Kristóf Gundy |
Timi Arany, Kristóf Gundy |
Tamás Ferenc Simon |
DOP |
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2019 - Apr |
CineArt Studios |
Arany Timi - Tökéletes Verzió |
Kristóf Gundy |
Timi Arany, Kristóf Gundy |
Tamas Ferenc Simon |
DOP |
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2018 - Oct |
235 films |
RED BULL PILVAKER 2019 - Akarsz-e játszani |
Miki357 |
Péter Juhász |
István Balázs Balázs |
1st AC |
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2018 - May |
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WindSingers - Jazz Evolution |
Robert Kiss |
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Andras Gravi-Kiss |
1st AC |
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2017 - May |
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TRICK - Tompafény |
Dávid Láposi |
Gábor Buda, Tímea Buda, Zoltán Hídvégi |
István Balázs Balázs |
1st AC |
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2016 - Nov |
Merit Film Kft. |
Quimby - Forradalom |
Balázs Lóth |
Balázs Lóth |
Balázs Lóth |
1st AC |
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2016 - Aug |
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Nobilissima ft. Jammal – Mosoly 2016 |
Dávid Tamás Bognár |
Dávid Tamás Bognár |
Tamás Ferenc Simon |
DOP |
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2016 - Feb |
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HolyChicks - Barkochba ( Official Music Video ) |
Zsolt Fábián |
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Tamás Ferenc Simon |
DOP |
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2014 - Dec |
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Sexepil - Rat King |
Erik Novák |
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Tamás Ferenc Simon |
DOP |
Web Series
| Date | Prod Co | Title | Director | Producer | DOP | Role | |
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2020 - Aug |
Smartfilm Kft |
Magyarország Csodái - Wonders of Hungary |
András Reszeli-Soós |
András Baross |
Tamás Ferenc Simon |
DOP |
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2020 - Feb |
Smartfilm Kft |
Praktiker - Műhelytitkok |
András Reszeli-Soós |
András Baross |
Mátyás Mentes |
B Camera Operator |
Shorts & Personal Projects
| Date | Prod Co | Title | Type | Director | Producer | DOP | Role | |
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2022 - Sep |
Westminster University |
My Gray Face |
Short |
Gustav Arthur Simon |
Ana Ungureanu |
Peter Korolovics |
1st AC |
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2020 - Nov |
MDML-Média Kft, |
A Röpülő falu |
Documentary |
Zoltán Gyarmati-Paor |
Lilla Paor |
Gábor Szentiványi |
1st AC |
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2020 - Aug |
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I Swear |
Short |
Pratiksha Zunke |
Marcell Szy |
Zoltán Farkas |
1st AC |
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2019 - Oct |
SALAMANDRA FILM KFT |
Branka |
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Ákos K. Kovács |
Zsuzsanna Gyurin Gábor Osváth |
Levente Tóth |
1st AC |
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2019 - May |
Crocobee Kft. |
Elszámolnivaló |
Short |
Balint Szentgyorgyi |
Romwalter Judit, Albert Czomba, Balint Szentgyorgyi |
Albert Czomba |
1st AC |
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2019 - Mar |
BLUE DUCK ARTS |
Van feljebb |
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Péter Valcz |
Péter Roskó, Csaba Vékes |
András Petrik |
1st AC |
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2017 - Nov |
Pulie Productions |
The Puppeteer |
Short |
Vikneshwaran Silva Naigam |
Zsolti Szabo |
Tiago Melo |
1st AC |
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2017 - Apr |
JMIII Films |
The Lesser Keys of Solomon |
Short |
Jaro Mayda III |
Jaro Mayda III |
Tamas Ferenc Simon |
DOP |
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2017 - Jan |
CineArt Studio |
Love |
Short |
Kristóf Gundy |
Tamás Ferenc Simon |
Tamás Ferenc Simon |
DOP |
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2016 - Jan |
Stardust Films |
Dark Bet |
Short |
V. Róbert Bodnár |
Péter Seres |
Tamás Ferenc Simon |
DOP |
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2015 - Oct |
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Sightseeing |
Short |
David Borbas |
David Borbas, Imre Borbas, Marcus Michaeli |
Csaba Szentgáli |
1st AC |
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2014 - Aug |
Sysplex KFT |
Is it cheating? |
Commercial |
Péter Deák |
Péter Deák |
Tamás Ferenc Simon |
DOP |
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2014 - Feb |
Sysplex KFT |
Banned Music |
Short |
Péter Deák, Zoltán Fecsó |
Péter Deák |
Balázs Doboczi HSC |
B camera Operator |
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2014 - Jan |
MOKOFILM |
A GYŐZTES - The Winner |
Short |
Dávid Géczy |
Zoltán Janovics, Fruzsina Skrabski, Krisztina Kopp |
Dániel Farkas |
2nd Unit Camera Operator |
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2013 - Dec |
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Robinson |
Short |
Attila Illés |
Attila Illés |
Tamás Ferenc Simon |
DOP |
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2013 - Oct |
Raindance |
Black Soup |
Feature |
Erik Novák |
Dániel Kresméry, Csanád Darvas |
Balázs Doboczi HSC |
B Camera Operator |
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2013 - Jan |
Sysplex Kft |
Rush |
Short / Graduation film |
Péter Deák |
Péter Deák |
Tamás Ferenc Simon |
DOP |
Countries Worked in
- Burkina Faso
- Hungary
- Serbia
- The Netherlands
Languages
- Hungarian - native
Education
- 2013 Metropolitan University of Budapest - Cameraman BA
- 2018 Metropolitan University of Budapest - Cinematography MA
Technical Skills
- Premier Pro - Intermediate
- After Effects - Basic
- DaVinci Resolve - Intermediate
Additional Skills
- Valid driving license
- Car owner
- Gimbal Operation - Ronin RS 1 2 3 Ronin 2 - advanced experience
- WLCS systems - WCU-4 Hi5 advanced experience
- Passed APA Covid Assessment
Awards
- 'It's Not the Time of My Life' - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Crystal Globe Award - 2016