Wim Michiels SBC

LITES WATER STAGE & FILM STUDIOS BELGIUM underwater cinematographer & owner

Brussels Metropolitan Area

About

Experienced Cinematographer working in the European film industry. Owner of the most ADVANCED INTERIOR WATER FILM STUDIO in Europe. Owner of LITES STUDIOS & LITES FILM EQUIPMENT RENTAL. Owner of CINEDIVING Underwater Filming services. www.litesstudios.com www.cinediving.com

Experience

  • Underwater Cinematographer at CINEDIVING
    Mar 1992 - Present · 34 yrs 5 mos

    FILMOGRAPHY KURSK -Dir Thomas Vinterberg -DP Anthony Dod Mantle -Prod.Belga Film/Via Est STATE OF HAPPINESS -Dir Peter Naess -DP Lars Vestergaard -Prod Maipo Film/Lunanime Bastaard- Dir Mathieu Mortelmans - DP Brecht Goyvaerts - Prod Marmalade Revenge - Dir Coralie Fargeat - DP Robrecht Heyvaert - Prod MES production Undercover - Dir. Eshref Reybroeck - DP Laurens De Geyter - Prod De Mensen FGS - Dir. Bram Schouw - DP Ruben Impens - Prod. Bonkers Kill Giants - Dir. Anders walter - DP Rasmus Heise - Prod. Umedia Esteban - Dir.Ines Eshun - DP Dries De Clercq - Prod. EHB Als de Dijken breken - Dir. Hans Herbots - DP Laurens Degeyter- Prod. Bing Film Raid Dingue - Dir. Dany Boon - Cinematographer: Denis Rouden - Prod. Artemis Cargo - Dir. Gilles Coulier - Cinematographer: David Williamson - Prod. De Wereldvrede ​Renegades - Dir. Steven Quale - Prod EuropaCorp/Belga Film Orgaandonatie - Dir.Mike van Diem - DP Rogier Stoffers - Prod 25 FPS Au delà des Murs - Dir Hervé Hadmar - DP Philippe Piffeteau - Prod Lincoln TV/Scope Death In Paradise- Dir Edward Bennett - Prod Red Planet/Skyprod Mega Mindy VS Rox - Dir Matthias Temmermans - DP Philippe Vanpuyvelde- Prod Studio100 The Hum - Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike - Dir Tommy Vuylsteke Toyota Auris- Dir.Yukihiro Shoda - DP: Adam Frisch, FSF - Prod Eté Inc/2sur2 films Sons do Atlantico- Dir. Paulo Henriques - DP Luis Branquinho - Prod Molotov The Ardennes - Dir. Robin Pront - DP Robrecht Heyvaert - Prod Savage Film ​Amnesty International - Dir: Benjamin Lacour - DP Wim Michiels - Prod Latcho Drom/Milly Galloping Mind - Dir. Wim Vandekeybus - DP Gábor Szabó, HSC - Prod.Savage Film Lagunas - Laura Colmenares Guerra - DP Wim Michiels Temul - Arsenal - Dir: Hendrik Willemyns - UW DP: WIm Michiels High Rise - Dir. Ben Wheatley - DP. Laurie Rose - Prod Recorded Picture Company The Missing" - Dir. Tom Shankland - DP. Ole Birkeland - Prod Czar Full Contact - Dir. David Verbeek - DP Frank van den Eeden SBC NSC- Prod Lemming Film

  • OWNER & MANAGER at LITES STUDIOS & WATER STAGE BELGIUM
    Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 7 mos

  • Owner - Manager at LITES WATER STAGE & FILM STUDIOS, LITES FILM EQUIPMENT RENTAL
    Sep 1985 - Present · 40 yrs 11 mos

    MOST ADVANCED WATER FILM STUDIO IN EUROPE Interior water surface 42m x 30m = 1250m2 (13.500 sq ft) Watertank with maximum depth of 10 m. (34 ft) 5.000.000 liter of permanently heated water. Plus 1.000.000 extra when flooding the studio floor with 1 meter extra. Different underwater looks / crystal clear water due to very advanced water treatment & filtering. Waves up to 1m high in the pool or on the complete flooded floor Dual overhead cranes can lift 25 Tons. Moveable floor for dry (heavy) set construction & submerging. The floor can also limit the depth or close the pool completely. This offers a wet studio floor up to 1 meter (3ft) high (+ waves of 1 meter) Underwater infinity with RGBW LED built-in Greenscreens/ Bluescreens underwater & at surface. large SFX pumps built-in for rain, water based mist, current, tiptanks, ... Large gate for 50T truck entrance, with automatic water barrier when flooding the floor. CINEDIVING : High End Underwater filming for Feature Film, Commercials, music videos, Art, ... with Arri Alexa Mini & Studio XT , Phantom Flex 4K and other Film Cameras LITES STUDIOS : Studio 1 : 1250 sq m - 13.500 sq ft Studio 2 : 1700 sq m - 18.300 sq ft - semi wet - 15cm waterproof floor Studio 3 : 500 sq m - 5.400 sq ft Studio 4 : WATER STAGE : 1450 sq m - 15.600 sq ft LITES FILM EQUIPMENT RENTAL & SERVICES Leading rental house focussed on quality and service All Digital & analog Cine Cameras Widest range of modern & vintage anamorphic & spherical cine lenses All classic & modern Cine lighting, Film Trucks, hyper silent film generators Basic Grip equipment