FrameThrower · Actors · William Shimell
William Shimell
2 films · 91 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2010–2012
Born 23 September 1952 · Brentwood, Essex, England, UK
William Shimell is an English baritone who has had an active international career performing in opera and on the concert platform since the 1980s, and more recently has appeared in non-singing roles in films.
Shimell studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and at the National Opera Studio. For his student performance at the Guildhall the Opera critic noted "William Shimells's Figaro stood out from all the others. His is a rich, full-toned baritone voice, and he used it to great musical and dramatic effect."
He joined the chorus of Kent Opera in 1978 and sang an usher in Rigoletto with them in 1980 and Venus and Adonis in the UK and Venice.…
How their films are shot
Measured across 91 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work William takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 61% of their frames are day, 58% natural — the look of the work William takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
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