Gyula Pados
Pados was born in Budapest, Hungary. In 1990, he attended the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest as a cinematographer. He worked as a camera assistant to Academy Award-winner Vilmos Zsigmond. As a university student, he and his friends founded a company, which is still the third largest Hungarian commercial film studio. His diploma work was cinematographing and directing Hajnal, for which he was awarded several prizes. Then he cinematographed The dance. Later, he made Angyal utca with a completely Hungarian team. In England, he shot the short movie Meter Running, written by Charles Martin and directed by David Moore. After getting his degree in 1996, he returned to England and shot The Star and The Sin Eater. In 2000, he was the cinematographer of Hotel Splendide, which was also awarded. His last movie in England was The Heart of Me. He came back to Hungary in 2003, filming Kontroll, which made him famous also in Hungary. After this movie, he was the cinematographer of the movie Fateless in 2005. His first major Hollywood film was Predators (2010), and he has also shot the blockbuster films Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and its 2019 sequel, and Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023).
Known for
CameraBirthday
April 2, 1969Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
16Place of birth
Budapest, HungaryCrew credits
Basic Instinct 2
Director of PhotographyKontroll
Director of PhotographyEvening
Director of PhotographyThe Duchess
Director of PhotographyPredators
Director of PhotographyHotel Splendide
Director of PhotographyMaze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Director of PhotographyMaze Runner: The Death Cure
Director of PhotographyJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Director of PhotographyJumanji: The Next Level
Director of PhotographyMillion Dollar Arm
Director of PhotographyShazam! Fury of the Gods
Director of PhotographyStop Mom Theresa!
Director of PhotographyFateless
Director of PhotographyKingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Director of PhotographyThe Heart of Me
Director of Photography