Daniel Schutte / Director of Photography

Born in South Africa and raised in Hong Kong, Daniel is a freelance Director of Photography based in London and available for work worldwide.

He honed his craft at the London Film School, where he worked on over 50 films as a cinematographer as well as in the lighting and camera departments. Since then he has worked as a DoP on long and short form narrative, music videos, commercials and live events

Experienced shooting with most popular mediums including 16mm, 35mm and digital, he also has extensive knowledge of most cine camera ecosystems, including Arri, Sony, Red and Blackmagic.

Featured Work

A Witch’s Heart / Narrative Short / Dir. Laura Martin / 2026
Shot on Sony Venice w/ Lomo Round Front Lenses

Meat – Bureau De Change / Music Video / Dir. Laura Martin / 2026
Shot on Sony FX3 w/ Vintage Nikon Prime and Zoom Lenses

Solo Oslo / Narrative Short / Dir. Jacky Liu / 2025
Shot on Sony Arri Alexa w/ Panavision Ultra Speed Lenses

London Homesick Blues / Narrative Short / Dir. Parker Donaldson / 2024
Shot on Arri 35ST/35LT w/ Zeiss CP.2 Lenses

Cosmic Cowboys / Documentary / Dir. Parker Donaldson / 2025
Shot on Sony Sony FX3 w/ Vintage Olympus and Nikon Zoom Lenses

Put You On – Dena Zulẽika / Music Video/ Dir. Laura Martin / 2026
Shot on Sony Sony FX3 w/ Vintage Nikon Prime Lenses

Try Running Now / Narrative Short / Dir. Hritik Punjabi / 2025
Shot on Sony Sony Venice w/ Fujinon EBC Lenses

Girl In Armour – TUUDI / Music Video / Dir. Laura Martin / 2026
Shot on Sony FX3 W/ Vintage Nikon Prime Lenses`

I’ll Put One More Sugar In My Tea / Documentary / Dir. Yige Yang / 2025
Shot on Sony FX3 w/ Vintage Olympus Zoom Lens

Jo! / Narrative Short / Dir. Harvey Planer / 2024
Shot on Arri Alexa Classi w/ Zeiss CP.2 Lenses

Live Session – Becca Blue / Music Video / Dir. Laura Martin / 2026
Shot on Sony FX3 w/ Vintage Nikon Prime Lenses

Dye, Rinse, Repeat / Documentary / Dir. Nairika Lodhi / 2023
Shot on Sony PXW-Z190

Kit List

Camera Bodies
– Sony FX3
– Sony FX30
– Sony A7C

Lenses
– Nikon vintage prime set (16mm, 20mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, 180mm)
– Nikon 50-300mm 4.5 vintage parfocal zoom
– Olympus 35-80mm 2.8 vintage parfocal zoom

Grip
– Miller 25 Tripod
– Sachtler ACE Tripod
– Hague D5T Dolly w/ 18ft Tracks
– DJI Ronin-S Gimbal

Lighting
– Dedo DLH4 3-Light Kit w/ Stands and Dimmers
– 2x Godox SL100 Heads w/ Stands and Softboxes
– Various Aputure and Godox Panel Lights
– Various fabrics, clamps, stands and miscellaneous lighting grip