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Video: Cinematographer / Director of Photography

Detroit, Michigan Director of Photography / Cinematographer: HIRE

Detroit’s best cinematographer, best director of photography, best camera operator, best western.

~ Bio ~

As director of photography he has filmed for HBO, Paramount, ESPN, Amazon Prime, PUMA, The NFL, The Ford Motor Company, General Motors / Chevrolet, eBay, The Detroit Red Wings, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and many others. Morrison is an experienced 16mm film shooter. He is a licensed drone pilot, geared head camera operator, and he is a local to Michigan (Detroit) & New York – NYC.

Prior to filmmaking, he produced and directed in a variety of administrative positions for arts nonprofits in Detroit, Michigan and Shijiazhuang, China. He is a multi-instrumentalist, performer, and has recorded many musicians including Danny Kroha for Third Man Records. A Documenting America: Detroit Fellow, Morrison holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts. See the available owner / operator equipment on the HIRE page, and reach out if interested in a Detroit studio rental.

It would be difficult to count the number of days Noah Elliott Morrison has had on set, but it would likely be over 2,000 days. As a narrative and story-first Director of Photography, Morrison brings that attention and respect of the art of writing to all his endeavors. His award winning commercial, documentary, and narrative work are always successful at conveying the message and tone of the director.

Collaboration is the core of all film work whether that’s above the line or below the line. You will find Morrison working in Michigan, but also around the United States and the world on travel jobs. His work with celluloid 35mm and 16mm has been highly in demand. Unique lighting arrays as well as motivated camera movement are a signature of his work.

Morrison is now well into his second decade as a working director of photography. With multiple Emmy wins, Webby and other commercial awards, as well as countless film festival selections including Sundance, Morrison is always looking for new collaborators. There are few streaming platforms and network he has yet to collaborate with. He has the largest owner operator inventory of top tier cinema cameras as well as other production equipment in Michigan. Reach out any time to chat about your project.

Alexa 35 Camera Package

Sony Venice 6K RIALTO Camera Package
LPL, PL and EF Mounts
25V Fully LEMO Battery System
6k FF RAW, Highspeed, Opengate, 4k S35
5TB AXS Media

Arri Alexa MINI Camera Package
LPL, PL and EF (LBUS)
25V Fully LEMO Battery System:
x7 512GB Arri Cfast Media
DJI Transmission Set
All Licenses

Sony FX6, FX3, A7SIII & A7IV Mirrorless Packages
4k up to 120fps, 10-bit
5 Axis Outstanding Internal Stabilization
PL, EF, LPL Mount & M Mount Available
Full Production Build with Carbon Fiber LWS Matte Box
Full Spectrum Schneider RHodium ND 1-6 Stops

C70 Camera Package
Full Frame Triple Base ISO Sensor (C80)
Internal ND, Full Tilta Cage
4k 12-bit RAW Recording, 120fps Recording
Speed Booster & Standard EF Lens Adapter
PL, EF, & LPL Mount available
2.5TB of V90 Media and Reader, Batteries


TLS Rehoused Cooke Panchro Series II Lens Set
One of the most iconic lens sets defining cinematography
during much of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. The TLS housings
allow modern workflow for these special vintage lenses
11mm T/2 (PL) Leica R Speed Boosted
14mm T/2 (PL) Cooke Panchro S4/i
18mm T/2.2 (PL) TLS Cooke Panchro SII
25mm T/2.2 (PL) TLS Cooke Panchro SII
32mm T/2.3 (PL) TLS Cooke Panchro SII
50mm T/2.3 (PL) TLS Cooke Panchro SII
100mm T/2.8 (PL) TLS Cooke Panchro SII

Rehoused “Hugo” Leica M & R Lenses
Full frame and fast these lenses have unique flares and creamy
edge fall-off. They were hand picked for a mix of character
without the extreme artifacts in lesser optics
12mm t/2.9 (PL) Laowa (added in set)
15mm f/2.8 ASPH (EF/PL) Leica R
16mm f/2.8 Fisheye (EF/LPL) Leica R
21mm f/1.4 ASPH (LPL) Leica M
28mm f/1.4 ASPH (LPL) Leica M
35mm f/1.4 ASPH (LPL) Leica M
50mm f/1.4 ASPH (LPL) Leica M
60mm f/2.8 Macro (EF/PL) Leica R
80mm f/1.4 (LPL) Leica R
90mm f/2 APO (LPL) Leica M
28-90mm f/2.8-4.5 ASPH (EF/PL) Leica R
70-180mm f/2.8 APO (EF/PL) Leica R

Aaton A-Minima s16 Camera Package
Super 16mm Film Camera
Lightweight + SILENT / Sound Sync
x3 Orignal 200′ Magazines
x3 Newly Designed 100-180′ Mags
HD Video Tap Monitor Assist LIVE VIEW
RECORDING digital proxy system
Gold Mount Battery System
PL Mount + Crystal Sync

Cinema Zooms
Cooke VaroPanchro 10-30mm T/1.5 (s16)
Angenieux Optimo 15-40mm T/2.6 (s35)
Angenieux 19-360mm T/4.5 19x Zoom + Doubler (s35)
Angenieux 14-160mm HR T/4.5 11.5x Zoom (s35)
Angenieux 7-81mm HR T/2.4 11.5x Zoom (s16)
Angenieux 10-195mm T/2.4 (19x Zoom) + Doubler (s16)
Canon 8-64mm T/2.4 “Hurt Locker” 8x zoom (s16)
Canon 16-125mm T/4.5 8x zoom (s35 / FF)
Leica R 28-90mm f/2.8-4.5 ASPH Full Frame (EF/LPL)
Rehoused Leica R 70-180mm f/2.8 APO Full Frame (EF/PL)

S16 Prime Lenses
2.8mm T/2 (Custom) s16 (PL)
4mm T/2.8 (Custom) s16 (PL)
6mm T/1.3 ARRI Zeiss ULTRA 16 s16 (PL)
9.5mm T/1.3 ARRI Zeiss ULTRA 16 s16 (PL)
14mm T/2 (PL) Cooke Panchro S4/i s35 (PL)
18mm T/2.2 Cooke Panchro S2 s35 (PL)
25mm T/2.2 Cooke Panchro S2 s35 (PL)

EF and E Autofocus Lens Sets Also Available

Camera Stabilization / Grip / Support
Low Profile Crab Dolly with Hydraulic Lift
Ronin 2 Complete Kit: 30lbs Payload, 24v Power
– Extensive Cinemilled and Ignite Digi Support AKS
BLACK ARM COMPLETE by Flowcine with Tranquilizer
Walter Klassen: 3-Axis Geared Head Control
11′ – 2′ JIB: Standard PortaJib +AKS for pairing with Ronin 2
Weaver Steadman Fluid Head, 3-Axis = Infinite Nodal Roll
Ronin RS4 Gimbal Package
O’Connor 2575C Fluid Head
Baby + Standard RF Sticks, Mitchell Leveler
O’Connor 1030B Fluid Head and Carbon Fiber Sticks
x4 Fluid Heads and Sticks
4′ Matthews Mitchell Mount Tension Slider
Dana Dolly Hi-hat Package

Remote Video & Client Monitoring Solutions
SmallHD Cine 24″ Monitor: Rotatable Mount 9:16 & Quad-View
SmallHD Cine 7″ Monitor with Arri, Sony, Red Camera Control
x3 Director’s Monitor: ‘702 Touch’ SmallHD 7″ (gold mount)
DJI Transmission Set 1:2 (high bright monitor)
Additional Hollyland Wireless Video Systems

Matte Boxes & Filters
x 2 Arri LMB 4×5 3-Stage Matte Box
Bright Tangerine POLA+ Carbon Fiber 3-Stage Matte Box
x2 6×6 Arri Matte Box
FSND, Diffusion, Polas, and Extensive Specialty filters

Drone: DJI Mavic 3 Pro
5k 10-bit Video
x4 Batteries, 500gb Media
ND and Pola Filters
Smart Controller with HDMI Output

Lighting
CRLS Lightbridge Set & Grip
RGB & Bi-Color LED Lighting Sets Available