Elise Ballais
Director of Photography
CV
Contact
Artist statement
A heightened interpretation of reality.
Through painterly unexpected compositions,
I seek to evoke emotion and reveal the subtleties
of the human experience.
Elise Ballais
CV
Contact
Artist statement
A heightened interpretation of reality.
Through painterly unexpected compositions,
I seek to evoke emotion and reveal the subtleties
of the human experience.
AMFI X WOLFORD
A fashion graduation project about inclusivity in the ballet industry
Creative & Client Julie van Waesberghe
DOP Elise Ballais
Gaffer Tigo Linkeraer
MUAH Elena Garrison
Producer Julie van Waesberghe
Location Lola Sophie
Production Assistant Lizzy Brans
Editor Sam Klement
Composer Don Wei
Colorist Milton Broen
Email:
elise.ballais.film@gmail.com
Instagram:
@elise.nb
Linkedin:
Elise Ballais
EXPERIENCE
2021 - 2025 Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
Audio Visuele Media
2018 - 2021 AMFI Fashion & Branding
Visual Culture Minor
DOP
2026
Kota running event
Collaboration Darion Thompson
Tandem commercial
Director: Claudia Checa Lopez
Album release promotion
Client: Femke Stasse
Director: Roos Spruijt
Modderdans 30min
Graduation film HKU AVM
Director: Pelle Kuipers 2025 Gaffer: Jesse-Ze Soepnel
Colorist: Luke Linssen
2025
IMAGY commercial
Director: Mart Pool
Pattern 15min
Graduation film HKU AVM
Director: Shaniqua Paesch 2025 Gaffer: Berend Keesman
Colorist: Milton Broen
2024
AMFI Graduation Project 2min
AMFI X WOLFORD
Client: Julie van Waesberghe 2024 Gaffer: Tigo Linkeraer
Colorist: Milton Broen
Teaser The Cluster B effect Megan
van Engelen (fashion designer &
film maker) 00:30
Client: Megan van Engelen 2024 Director: Stefan Droger
The Navajo Man 5 min
Experimental Commercial
Director: Oliver Delgado
2023
Pampero Sunrise 15min
Shortfilm HKU
Director: Shaniqua Paesch
Gaffer: Misael Eermesillia
Inedia 10min
Shortfilm HKU
Director: Stephen Buitelaar Gaffer: Chung da Lham
2022
48H Houd me vast 5min
Shortfilm HKU
Director: Jarne Hagelaars Gaffer: Stephen Buitelaar
2021
Fuck de weg 5min
Shortfilm HKU
Director: Imre Korpadi
2020
AMFI Documentary Express for freedom
Director: Romy Warnars
Videography
2025
@Tomsieplomsie Content Tiktok & Instagram
2023
BTS Starbucks Commercial
Nosh Food Films
Radar Music Festival
2024
Zomernachten - Experimental Short film
Director: Jurre Vos
Dop: Jurre Vos
Agatha nightmare sequence - HKU Graduation film
Director: Xenia Lodewijks
Dop: Remi Rakeem
Light Assist
2026
SMIB x Ziggodome Commercial
Gaffer: Thijs Besteman
Here lies Lola short film
Gaffer: Berend Keesman
2024
PAKKA - Short film
Gaffer: Nicholas Burrough
Sail Commercial
Gaffer; Thijs Besteman
Rabobank WaveMakers - Commercial
Gaffer: Nicholas Burrough
KLM Engineers - Commercial
Gaffer: Bram van Woudenberg
Drive it - Music video
Gaffer: Thijs Besteman
De Knuppel - St Joost Graduation film
Gaffer: Thijs Besteman
2023
The Idyll - Feature film
Gaffer: Nicholas Burrough
Sticks and stones - Fashion video
Gaffer: Nicholas Burrough
Assistant Camera
2024
1st AC
Berry - Fashion film
Dop Sem Hovingh
2nd AC
De Vierde Wand - Web Series
Dop Jesse Post