• RECENT
    TIGER BEER / Multiply / Thinktank / Sling NATURAL DAIRY / Derek Chang / Shoot NZ / Idea2go Hong Kong MILO / Out Here / Prasson Pandi / Passion Pictures TATA / Safari / Adam Strange / Joyride Films / Ogilvy Mumbai PETRONAS / F1 / Leo Burnett / Sling / Thinktank STANDARD CHARTER / Here for good. / Steffan Sagmeister / Passion Pictures Y + R Shanghai / Danone / Richard De Aragues / Black and Cameron
  • B & W
    MACQUARIE / Macquarie / Parry Bradley / Film Construction / Ogilvy NZ CADBURY'S / Matt Murphy / Silverscreen ANCHOR / Brian Culy / Airdate Films SINGAPORE AIRLINES / Matt Murphy / Silverscreen WESTPAC / Chris Dudman / Silverscreen
  • AUTO
    BAJAJ / XCD 125 / Nirvana Films NISSAN / Amahn Ballentyne / Silverscreen HYUNDAI / Ken Lambert / Film Construction / Ad Works Ogilvy Sydney LEXUS / IS / Dennis Hitchcock / Film Construction / Dentsu Japan
  • O.T.T
    N.S.A.D / No Brainer / Chris Dudman / Silverscreen ROASTED ADDICTION / Greg Wood / Exile Films FINDA.CO.NZ / Michael Duignan / Film Construction
  • AERIAL
    WINGNUT FILMS / Crossing the Line / Peter Jackson / Aerial DP James Cowley HUMMER / Jeffrey Plankster / Supply&Demand / Modernista Boston TOYOTA / Matt Murphy / Goodoil / Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney
  • MACRO
    MAGGI / Cook in the pot / Jeff Wood / The Sweetshop / Publicis Mojo Sydney NESCAFE / Michael Wong / The Sweetshop / Publicis Mojo Sydney
  • HISTORY
    NOKIA / Prakesh Varma / Nirvana Films Mumbai / Ogilvy NZ TIGER BEER / Reincarnation / Jesse Warn / Film Construction / Saatchi & Saatchi FOX SPORTS / Matt Murphy / Goodoil Films / Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney L.G MOBILE / Chocolate / Keir McFarland / Silverscreen / DDB Korea T.V. ONE / Peter Cudlipp / Auckland Film Company SHELL / Helix / Stuart Rideout / Exile Films / JWT Houston INSTANT KIWI / Bigfoot / Adam Stevens / Robber's Dog / Lowe Auckland SORBENT / Dennis Hitchcock / Motion Pictures FARRIS / Dean Seale / Silverscreen WHITAKERS CHOCOLATE / Kevin Denholm / Silverscreen
  • MUSIC
    BIC RUNGA / Curious Films
  • DRAMA
    APHRODITE'S FARM / Short Film Excerpt / Adam Strange / Shorts Conbrio Ltd COCKLE / Short Film Excerpt / Brendan Donovan / Exile Films DEAD LETTERS / Short Film Excerpt / Paolo Rotondo / Quarter Acre Pictures
  • PROFILE

    D.O.B 27 Oct 1961.

    1976 / Sweeping floors for Camera rental company and became rental manager.

    1982 / Freelance clapper loader on feature films.

    1984 / Focus puller on both feature films and commercials.

    1990 / Director of photography......

    James has been working on mostly television commercials. He specializes in aerial filming and was the first person in the world to take the Red in the air for Peter Jackson.

    He has worked all over the planet. He enjoys a challenge.

  • CONTACT

    James Cowley - Member NZCS

    Mobile / +64 21 422 936

    james@jamescowley.com

    Agent: Filmcrews

    Phone / +64 9 3776494

    mail@filmcrews.co.nz