Fabio Mota started his career as a child actor in Portugal, but eventually went behind the cameras to direct fiction. Naturally more fascinated about light and glass, he eventually pursued cinematography and worked on various docs, commercial and fiction projects in Berlin and Lisbon.
In 2016 he join the cinematography MA at the National Film & TV school in the UK, under the mentorship of Oliver Stapleton & Stuart Harris, where he was awarded the support of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
Projects
- Rushes - Short FilmRUSHES is a found footage drama about two ex-lovers who begin to fall for each other again while working on a CGI motion capture shoot. CAST Kirsten Foster Alice Jed O’Hagan David CREW Writer & Director - Benedict Cohen Producer - Kieran Nolan Jones Cinematographer - Fabio Mota Editor - Josh Mallalieu Sound Design - Adam Woodhams Colour - Vlad Barin @CHEAT Art Director - Ksenia Kulakova Hair and Make-up - Claire Coles Sound Recordist - Andrei Tudor Grigorie Graphics - Xanthe Bodington
- Misconduct - Short FilmAnnie and Daniel are a miserable middle-aged professional couple who want what they can't have - but that doesn't stop them pursuing their goals via any selfish, unsavoury means possible CAST Annie - Lesley Harcourt Daniel - Gerard Gilroy Ruth - Corinna Marlowe Melissa - Sofia Barclay CREW Director - George Graham Producer - Tom Dexter Writers - Rosamund Attwood & Tim Dees Story - Rosamund Attwood Cinematographer - Fábio Mota Production Designer - James Reading Editor - Chloe Hardwick Sound D
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Projects credited in
- Breast Cancer Sight - 'Movie Night'Today, Countless brave young people are suffering from breast cancer, but many others carry the scars left behind from the life saving surgeries they underwent and are now living their lives to the fullest. This commercial is a celebration of their future through the eyes of Emma, a young survivor getting ready for a movie night with friends. (Please Contact if you wish to view the project via private link)
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Skills
- Cinematography
- Lighting
- Camera Operating
- Arri Alexa
- Photography
- Cinema
- TV Commercials
- Film
- 16mm Film
- 35mm Film
Education
Master of ArtsNational Film and Television School (NFTS)
London, United Kingdom
Master of the Arts in Cinematography, under the mentorship of Oliver Stapleton & Stuart Harris