Chris Hof - Director of Photography
Chris Hof is a german based DoP. At the age of fourteen, he was fascinated by black and white art photography. After studying photography and film at Bavaria Film Studios, he moved to Paris and worked as a photographer, shooting fashion for Marie Claire and Vogue magazine. Back to Munich he worked as a focus puller for various film companies, advertising projects, TV series and international movies. During this time he collaborated with film giants like: Wolfgang Petersen, Luis Bunuel jr., Dan Curtis, Alex Phillips. Then he joined the BVK, the german society of cinematographers. He quickly built himself up a reputation for a fresh eye on cars, emotional storytelling, lifestyle and beauty. Some of his productions got several nominations and prizes at the New York Festivals. His touch in photography goes on aesthetic imagery, graphical composition and atmospheric lighting. He is fascinated by colors and contrasts that transfers content and messages in order to enhance cineastic communication as well as to underline the appropriate emotional impact.
General Infos
Website
Specialities
Commercials • Corporate Films • Feature Films • Short Films
Styles
Beauty • Car • Celebrity • Entertainment • Lifestyle • Visual effects • Fashion • Landscape
Skills
Super16 • 35mm • Alexa • DSLRs • RED-CAM • Phantom/Weisscam
Languages
German • English • French • Spanish
Productions
Commercials
11880 • Adeline Marx • Adidas • Allianz • AOK • ARD • Arosa • AUDI • Artdeco • Bahrain TV • Biolectra • Bitburger • Bleifrei Jeans • BMW (div.) • Brot für die Welt • Bundeswehr • Calitary • Citroen • Claudia Schiffer • Connection • CO2 Contra • Condrops • Das Erste • DAS Versicherungen • Die Leichte Muh • DMAX • EHAPA Verlag • Ehrmann Yoghurt • Erdinger Weisbier • EVIAN • FIAT • Formoline • Fortis Bank • Frauenhofer • Freudenhaus Brillen • FULDA Reifen • Geh wählen • Germany's Next Top Model • GOLDENE 1 • Haribo • HD AUGE • Heidi Klum • Horizonte • Hulk vs Hulk • Hypovereinsbank - 3D • Iberostar • Ibu Ratiopharm • Intersport • KABEL Deutschland • KABEL 1 • Kärcher • Kellogs • KONEN • Kylie Minoque • Land sucht Liebe • Lotta in Love • Love Green • Magic Sports • Maggi • Mark Brandenburg • MAOAM • Mazda • MBC • McBizz • McDonalds • Meica Mini • Microsoft • MOGUL ÖL • Mystery Monday • Neckerman • Nestle • Neun Live • Nintendo • NIVEA • OPEL • Parle • PRO7 Popstars • Porsche • Puma • Quizz mit Bizz • Ravensburger • Radio Z • Renault • Red Nose Day • SAP • Sat1 • Saudi Tv • Schladerer • Siemens • Simfinity • SIXX • Skoda • Sony • Stadtsparkasse • Starforce 1-3 • Superhereos 1-3 • Swarowski • Taff • Tolerance Day • Toyota • Unheilig Sat1 • VW • We Love To Entertain You
Feature Films
"Ein Engel kommt selten allein" - Fernsehspiel • "Wie die Karnickel" - Feature film 2nd Unit • "Atlantropa" - Docu- Drama
Music Videos
Helga Pictures • Krazy Alley • Mr. President • Chris Norman • Caroline Lavalle • Blind Passenger • Ginie Line • Punjabi Mc • Somebody Hurts
Directors
Alexander Grinke • Alexander Krause • Andreas Kayales • Bernd Lange • Bernd Seibold • Bertie Kropac • Clay Coleman • Dan Curtis • Daniel Phillip • Dietrich Mangold • Florian Seidel • Frank Strecker • Fredrik Boklund • Günther Bayerl • Hans Kortenhaus • Horst Czenskovski • Ingo Häckes • Jan Doleschal • Jens Peter Lorenzen • Luis Bunuel jr. • Martin Kriegler • Matt Vane • Max Engert • Michael Frings • Michael Stelzer • Peter Kleine • Peter Ladkani • Sebastian v. Wychetzki • Simon Ritzler • Stephan Vollmer • Ulrich König • Wolfgang Petersen
Awards
World Media Festivals, Hamburg „intermedia-globe Silver“, Category „Internal Communication – Motivation“. Title: "Allianz Masterstory"
New York Festivals, Gold World Meda, Industrial Productions: Sale, Title: "Mini Clubman Showroom Film"
New York Festivals, Silver Medal, Fine Arts/Crafts, Title: "Jewels of Fantasy" Swarovski
New York Festivals, Gold World Meda, Industrial Productions: Sale, Title: "Mini Clubman Showroom Film"
New York Festivals, Silver Medal, Fine Arts/Crafts, Title: "Jewels of Fantasy" Swarovski