Cinematographer
- The Lady from the Sea (2023)
- Feel the Rush TV series (2025)
- Awayday Short (2023)
- For Good or Ill, Rain Shall Come Short (2023)
Rush Mind Coaching
James Ian Gray
Head of Workflow, Mission Digital · Rush Mind Coaching · Mental wellbeing
Profile
James currently also works as Head of Workflow at Mission Digital, supporting productions with on-set workflow, imaging and dailies — in the same world he coaches in through Rush Mind Coaching.
Born in a small English town called Grantham in 1985. Throughout the years growing up learning theatre lighting, to then study Film and Media Productions at Brooksby Melton Colege and Lincoln University.
Broadening his horizons on learning and shooting.
James is now climbing the ladder as a Cinematographer. Shooting on Feature Films like The Lady from the Sea to Clown Song.
For over 18 years he has trained people up and helped them break into the industry. He's worked with many people in the industry who work in TV drama, Feature Films, Content Creation and other Artists for their Creative work. Rush Mind isn’t just for your career: James also works as a relationship and mental wellbeing coach, because the industry often needs the whole picture — mental health, creativity and relationships together. In other words you have a life, it's not just about work.
Credits, crew listings and awards are on IMDb; career history and professional updates on LinkedIn; set life and photos on Instagram.
Training: Level 2 qualified in Counselling Skills; Level 2 qualified in Suicide Awareness and Prevention.
When you’re ready to explore, submit James a request.
Cinematography awards
James has won Best Cinematography for The Lady from the Sea at festivals including New York Movie Awards, Cannes International Independent Film Festival (CIIFF) and Frida Film Festival — full detail on IMDb awards.
- New York Movie Awards
- Cannes International Independent Film Festival (CIIFF)
- Frida Film Festival
Selected credits
A curated snapshot from James’s filmography — status and episode counts reflect IMDb at the time of publishing. Full credits on IMDb.
Upcoming & in progress
- The Wanted Man TV series · Head of Workflow · Post-production · 2 episodes
- Anansi Boys TV mini-series · Digital lab dailies: second unit · Completed · 6 episodes
- The One True Empress · Cinematographer · Pre-production
- Finding Love Short · Cinematographer · Post-production
- Felicity Fire and the Forever Key TV series · Cinematographer · Pre-production
Digital Imaging Technician
- ABBA Voyage (2022)
- The Power TV series (2023)
- Watchmen TV mini-series (2019)
- Collateral TV mini-series (2018)
Lab supervisor
- In the Grey (2026)
- Hedda (2025)
- In the Room TV mini-series (2025)
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)
Head of dailies workflow & lab
- Everything Now TV series · Head of Dailies Workflow (2023)
- My Mother’s Wedding · Head of Dailies Workflow (2023)
- Red, White & Royal Blue · Dailies Lab Technician (2023)
- My Lady Jane TV series · Senior Digital Lab Technician (2024)