Elise Nanou Ballais
Director of Photography


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WOLFORD X AMFI    


      
COMMERCIAL

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



 

                                              





CONTACT

Email:
elise.ballais.film@gmail.com

Instagram:
@elise.nb Film account
@elise.visuals Photography account

Linkedin:
Elise Ballais


A director of Photography that specialises in sensible imagery.
Intuitive creator that dabbles into experimentation and extensive research. 
For me translating the director’s vision is very important because the visual 
style always needs to be serving to the story.




Education
 
HKU Audio Visual Media
2021-2025

AMFI Fashion & Branding 
2018-2021

EXPERIENCE
DOP

2025
IMAGY commercial
Director: Mart Pool

Teaser Music Promotion
Client: Femke Stasse
Director: Roos Spruijt

Modderdans 30min
Graduation film HKU AVM
Director: Pelle Kuipers 2025 Gaffer: Jesse-Ze Soepnel
Colorist: Luke Linssen

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

Gaffer

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

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