Elise Nanou Ballais
Director of Photography


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Writer & Director Pelle Kuipers  
DOP Elise Ballais
Production Designer Celine Fransberg
Gaffer Jesse-ze Soepnel

Editor Stern Apperloo
   Colorist Luke Linssen




                                                                                                                                                                                                Writer & Director Shaniqua Paesch
DOP Elise Ballais
Production Designer Celine Fransberg
Gaffer Berend Keesman

Editor Alya Williams
   Colorist Luuk Linssen
 
                                               
                                                                                                        


                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

    

WOLFORD X AMFI

Creative & Client
Julie van Waesberghe
DOP Elise Ballais
Gaffer Tigo Linkeraer

Editor Sam Klement
   Colorist Milton Broen


 





 

                                              


    

FEMKE STASSE

Musician Femke Stasse
Director Roos Spruijt
DOP Elise Ballais
Editor Dijk Booy
Colorist Milton Broen
Vfx Jazzley Claassen




 
MUSIC VIDEO SNIPPETS




                                                                                


INEDIA



Director Stephen Buitelaar
Writer Stephen Buitelaar & Elise Ballais
DOP Elise Ballais
Producer Peter Furtula
Production Design Merel van Kesteren & Jarne Hagelaars
Edit Merel van Kesteren & Jarne Hagelaars
Gaffer Chung Dha Lam




                                                  

THE NAVAJO MAN

Writer & Director Oliver Delgado
DOP Elise Ballais
Producer Mette Halfweeg
Gaffer Sam Olson
Production Designer Nikya Esselink
Editor Oliver Delgado


EXPERIMENTAL COMMERCIAL
                                         
                                                                                       







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