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Mike Prickett

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Additional Crew
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Mike Prickett is an extreme "Director of Photography" from the North Shore of Hawaii. He has been shooting for 24 years and focuses on the action sports for feature films, commercials and television. His specialty is the water cinematography. He has shot in nearly every ocean in the world and has won many awards for his work. Some of his current awards are:

Best cinematography - Sundance Film Festival- Xdance - Surfers Poll award- Best Cinematography- Louis Vuitton Film Festival - Best picture
  • ESPN - Most Creative--and much more.


Some current feature films as cinematographer or "Director of Photography" are Billabong Odyssey, X Men 2, Riding Giants, Step Into Liquid, Blue Horizon, The Ride, Day of Days, Red Sky Morning, and the list goes on. He also works with all the major television networks like NBC, CBS, ABC, National Geographic, BBC, Learning Channel, Fox Sports, ESPN, etc.

In addition to this years Triple Crown of Surfing, he also shot the Super Bowl commercial for Anheuser Busch, and national spots for Nissan and Lexus.
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Hugh Jackman, and Aaron Stanford in X2: X-Men United (2003)
    X2: X-Men United
    7.4
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2003
    Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes, Katie Walder, Trevor Wright, Jackson Wurth, and Ross Thomas in Shelter (2007)
    Shelter
    7.6
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2007
    Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston in Chasing Mavericks (2012)
    Chasing Mavericks
    7.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2012
    AnnaSophia Robb in Soul Surfer (2011)
    Soul Surfer
    7.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Deadliest Catch: Bloodline (2020)
      Deadliest Catch: Bloodline
      7.5
      TV Series
      • shotover operator
      • 2021
    • Hanalei Bay (2018)
      Hanalei Bay
      6.1
      • camera operator: Hawaii Underwater Unit
      • 2018
    • Saltwater Buddha (2015)
      Saltwater Buddha
      6.4
      • additional photography
      • 2015
    • Nathan Fletcher in Heavy Water (2015)
      Heavy Water
      6.9
      • camera operator
      • still photographer
      • 2015
    • Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston in Chasing Mavericks (2012)
      Chasing Mavericks
      7.1
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2012
    • The Amazing Race (2001)
      The Amazing Race
      7.8
      TV Series
      • underwater camera
      • 2012
    • Enlightened (2011)
      Enlightened
      7.5
      TV Series
      • second unit underwater dop: Hawaii
      • 2011
    • AnnaSophia Robb in Soul Surfer (2011)
      Soul Surfer
      7.0
      • camera operator
      • 2011
    • The Event (2010)
      The Event
      7.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator: water unit: Hawaii
      • director of photography: water unit: Hawaii
      • 2010
    • The Ultimate Wave Tahiti (2010)
      The Ultimate Wave Tahiti
      6.8
      • surf cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Tattoo Hunter (2009)
      Tattoo Hunter
      8.3
      TV Series
      • underwater photography
      • 2009
    • Morning Light (2008)
      Morning Light
      5.7
      • camera operator
      • 2008
    • Vans Triple Crown of Surfing (2006)
      Vans Triple Crown of Surfing
      TV Mini Series
      • water cinematographer
      • 2008
    • Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes, Katie Walder, Trevor Wright, Jackson Wurth, and Ross Thomas in Shelter (2007)
      Shelter
      7.6
      • camera operator
      • 2007
    • Kamea (2004)
      Kamea
      8.0
      Short
      • camera operator: special water photography
      • 2004

    Cinematographer



    • The Way Home (2024)
      The Way Home
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • 100 Foot Wave (2021)
      100 Foot Wave
      8.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Emocean (2018)
      Emocean
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Distance Between Dreams (2016)
      Distance Between Dreams
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Soul Surfers
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Nathan Fletcher in Heavy Water (2015)
      Heavy Water
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • The Essence of Surfing (2014)
      The Essence of Surfing
      • cinematography
      • 2014
    • Alien Deep with Bob Ballard (2012)
      Alien Deep with Bob Ballard
      6.9
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2012
    • The Indestructibles (2011)
      The Indestructibles
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Pipe (2011)
      Pipe
      9.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Wave Chasers
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007–2008
    • Down the Barrel (2007)
      Down the Barrel
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 2007
    • Freddy P. Project: Interrogation (2006)
      Freddy P. Project: Interrogation
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • Learn to Surf: The Fundamentals with 3x World Champion Andy Irons (2005)
      Learn to Surf: The Fundamentals with 3x World Champion Andy Irons
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • Billabong Odyssey (2003)
      Billabong Odyssey
      6.7
      • director of photography
      • 2003

    Additional Crew



    • Ed Kenney in Family Ingredients (2016)
      Family Ingredients
      7.9
      TV Series
      • stock footage
      • 2017
    • Paradigm Lost (2017)
      Paradigm Lost
      7.7
      Video
      • Shotover Operator
      • 2017
    • Alien Deep with Bob Ballard (2012)
      Alien Deep with Bob Ballard
      6.9
      TV Series
      • stock footage
      • 2012

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