Ole Andreas Grøntvedt

Ole Andreas Grøntvedt, FNF is a Cinematographer based in Norway. Member of the Norwegian Society of Cinematographers (FNF). Born 1983 in Trondheim, Norway. Working as a Cinematographer since 2003. Ole Andreas studied Cinematography at the Film & TV-Academy (NISS) in Oslo. Later he did Advanced Study in Extended Cinematography at the Global Cinematography Institute (GCI) in Los Angeles, founded by Yuri Neyman, ASC and Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC. He served as a Cameraman/Editor during his Conscription Military Service. In his early twenties he worked part-time at Norsk Filmstudio, the biggest Rental House in Norway. He also has a background as Focus Puller/1st AC where he gained experience from feature films, TV-dramas, shorts and commercials. Later he spent some years at NRK - the Norwegian Broadcasting Company. Today he is 100% freelance Cinematographer and Board Member of FNF. As a Cinematographer he does Commercials, Promos, Shorts, Television, Music Videos, Dramas and Industrials. Besides working on features and TV-Dramas, Ole Andreas has been DOP on reality-shows as the Norwegian "Survivor", "Trinny & Susannah" and "Farmer Wants a Wife" (4 seasons). As a cameraman he has done physically challenging productions like "71 Degrees North" (7 seasons). Based in Oslo, but working globally: Ole Andreas has shooting experience from Scandinavia, UK, USA, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Switzerland, The Faroe Islands, The Canary Islands, Israel, Palestine, Kazhakstan, The Philippines, Mexico, Colombia and Peru.