director of photography

For the computer company ASUS, Thomas made an epic journey to rural China to shoot this amazing film. Together with director Shueti they captured the true essence of Chi.

To capture the vast scope of China they chose to film with the new Arri/Zeiss Master Anamorphic lenses and Arri Alexa XT on ARRIRAW format.

The film had it’s presentation during the renowned CES 2015 (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas to showcase their new Transformer book Chi product line.

Be sure to check out the film here//.

Directed by Shueti     Agency: Superheroes Amsterdam    Client: ASUS     Produced by Revolver Amsterdam     Post-prod. by Captcha!

Thomas filmed an international campaign for Carlsberg titled “Border Football”. The film made it on the shortlist of Cannes Lions 2014 for Best Cinematography and Best Film.

Football, just like beer, brings people together.
To prove this, Carlsberg created a whole new game: Border Football. This game uses what divides people – borders, walls and fences – to bring them closer. We played at three of Europe’s most tense borders in Belfast (N-Ireland), Cyprus and Kosovo. The result was great: for a moment, people from both sides forgot the wall between them. They enjoyed the friendship and togetherness only beer and football can create. Using borders to bring people closer instead of setting them apart, that calls for a Carlsberg.

Directed by Jan Boon     Agency: Duval Guillaume     Client: Carlsberg Group     Produced by TRS

Watch the film here//.

Check out the new photography blog by cinematographer thomas buelens//.

Thomas and director Senol Korkmaz took a little trip to Los Angeles. They came back with this.

Check out the “Kissed you” teaser here//.

Television station VTM wanted to wish everyone magical holidays. Together with director Frank De Wulf; Thomas shot this TV spot in which a nativity scene is transformed into a funky dance floor. #DJjozef in da stable!
All the glitter and sparkling in the background plates was done in-camera.

Directed by Frank De Wulf     Agency: FLEXUS     Client: VMMa     Produced by Dr. Film     Post-production by NOZON

Get funky with Jozef & The Gang here//.

Director André. and Thomas made an impressive experimental Burn energy drink commercial. All the footage was shot with a Phantom high-speed camera.

Be sure to watch the commercial here//.

A while ago Thomas and director Serdar Dönmez shot this colorful commercial for the 2013 Miss Turkey event sponsored by Elidor.

Directed by Serdar Dönmez     Agency: Manajans JWT     Client: StarTV/Elidor     Produced by DEPOfilm

Watch the commercial here//.

Thomas shot a commercial for the medical hair product Alline procap from Trenker Laboratories. The advert was shot on a Phantom high-speed camera and will be aired exclusively in cinema theaters.

Directed by pragmatic//.     Agency: Brightfish     Client: Trenker     Produced by p:xm:x

Click here for some waving hair action//.

Last summer Thomas shot the feature film “Tous les chats sont gris”|”All cats are grey” directed by Savina Dellicour and produced by Tarantula.

The movie features an impressive cast such as Bouli Lanners (Rust and Bone, Les géants, Eldorado, Ultranova), Anne Coesens (Illégal, Ma vie en rose) and Manon Capelle.

Director Savina Dellicour.
Graduated from the National Film and Television School in London after a completing an MA in Fiction Directing and Screenwriting in Belgium. Her NFTS graduation film, Ready, was nominated for Best Foreign Film at both the Student Oscars and the TCM Awards. Savina’s follow up short, Strange Little Girls, was funded by Film Four and the UK Film Council. It won the Venice Award at the Singapore Short Film Festival and has been sold for distribution in several countries around the world.

The movie is set to be released around spring 2015.

Here you can find out more about the film:

Cinevox VIDEO
Cineuropa.org
Cinergie.be VIDEO
MisterEmma.com VIDEO
Cinevox

Some photographs Thomas took during principal photography.

Behind the scenes

Watch Thomas’ latest showreel here//.