Julius Koivistoinen | Cinematographer

Grave on the Hill

Short film, 2025
Dir. Ishara Bathiya

Shot on ARRI Alexa 35.

Echoes of a Memory

Short film, 2025
Dir. Ishara Bathiya

Shot on ARRI Alexa 35 and Kowa anamorphics.

Oi!

Short film, 2023
Dir. Sophie Serisier

Created by Laneikka Denne, Oi was shot in 4 days averaging 3 pages / day. Stylistically leaning towards naturalism, a lot of shaping natural light and shooting highly choreographed oners took place. We also shot slo-mo and did intricate beauty-lighting on certain scenes where the script motivated us to be more poetic with the approach to cinematography.

Shot on ARRI Alexa 35 and Zeiss Super Speeds.

Static

Short film, 2023
Dir. Byron Wylder

A dark comedy that follows a businessman into a manic, dishevelled downfall when an unknown electrical noise keeps him awake with no remedy. Honouring classic cinema, we built a power plant miniature and used real explosions to capture the final moments of the story in the most visceral way possible.

Shot on ARRI Alexa 35 and Sigma Cine lenses.

Wellmania

2nd Unit, 2023
Dir. Helena Brooks

Covering for Dan Freene ACS, I shot 6 scenes for this Netflix series. The day consisted of cross coverage, operating a Steadicam oner as the DP, dealing with rain, and choreographing moving full-size buses for Celeste Barber to run between — all while being complicated by our director having to work remotely. Yet I loved every moment of it.

Shot on two Sony VENICEs and Master Primes.

Love Me S2

2nd Unit, 2023
Dir. Bonnie Moir, Tom Campbell

Shot on Alexa Mini LF.

Digging a Big Hole

Short film, 2023
Dir. Bokkie Robertson

This film with the heartwarmingly silly premise of friends competing on who digs the most impressive hole was ambitiously shot as a multi cam production. Our goal was to create an open environment for the cast to improvise to their hearts’ content.

Shot on two ARRI Alexas and Kowa Anamorphics.

Bone Head

Short film, 2023
Dir. Jilvan M.

With very limited resources at our disposal; technically our approach to shooting was utmost minimalistic. Yet aesthetically speaking I’m very pleased with where we were able to take this film. Influenced by traditional arts, the cinematography had emphasis on a painterly look — using abstract brushstrokes and somber undertones.

Shot on ARRI Alexa 35 and Kowa Anamorphics.

Larva

Short film, 2022
Dir. Federico Diaz

Shot on ARRI Alexa 35.

Born to Spy

2nd Unit, 2021
Dir. Neil Sharma, Nicholas Verso, Darlene Johnson, Hyun Lee

Shooting both conventional 2nd Unit and covering for Carolyn Constantine ACS, I had the pleasure to shoot 12 scenes spanning across 6 episodes for this ABC miniseries. The cast was a joy to work with. Even though they might not always hit their marks, the playful energy brought to set was contagious.

Shot on two Alexa Minis and Canon Cine zooms.

Richard

Short film, 2021
Dir. Annie Boyle

Short film made in 48 hours.

Shot on URSA Mini and Kowa anamorphics.

Child's Play

Short film, 2019
Dir. Julius Koivistoinen (self)

The post-apocalyptic story of a nomad family-man sensing a looming danger nearby. This self-produced passion project was made as an exercise in world- building and shooting 35mm Kodak film.

Shot 4-perf on Arriflex 435 and Kowa Anamorphics.