Caleb Deschanel, Allen Daviau at “Behind the Motion Picture Canvas” Presentation
Pictured above are (left to right): host and council member Rob Hummel, Oscar-nominated cinematographer Stephen Burum (The Untouchables, Mission Impossible), Oscar-nominated cinematographer Allen Daviau (E.T., The Color Purple), cinematographer John Bailey (Groundhog Day, As Good As It Gets) and Oscar-nominated cinematographer Caleb Deschanel (The Black Stallion, Fly Away Home) at the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ presentation of "Behind the Motion Picture Canvas: Film Forms Through the 21st Century" on Tuesday, September 9, 2009, at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Photos: Todd Wawrychuk / ©A.M.P.A.S.
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Rob Hummel
Rob Hummel
John Bailey
Caleb Deschanel
Stephen Burum
by Deborah Arthur | September 15, 2009
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Tags: Allen Daviau, Behind the Motion Picture Canvas, Caleb Deschanel, Cinematographers, John Bailey, Photos, Rob Hummel, Stephen Burum
Jack Cardiff
Cinematographer and director Jack Cardiff, one of the early masters of color cinematography, has died. He was 94.
Cardiff’s work as a cinematographer was quite eclectic, ranging from his partnership with Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger in the British-made Black Narcissus (1945) and The Red Shoes (1948) to prestigious international productions such as John Huston’s The African Queen (1951) and King Vidor’s War and Peace (1956), and to low-brow commercial fare such as Conan the Destroyer (1984) and Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985).
I’ve never watched Conan or Rambo, but I have watched more than 20 of Cardiff’s 60 or so features, and I can testify that whether working in art-house or commercial fare, Cardiff’s cinematography was invariably one [...]
by Andre Soares | April 22, 2009
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Tags: A Matter of Life and Death, Alfred Hitchcock, Annabella, Ava Gardner, Black Narcissus, Caesar and Cleopatra, Cinematographers, Classic Movies, Conan the Destroyer, Death on the Nile, Emeric Pressburger, Errol Flynn, Fanny, Girl on the Motorcycle, Harold D. Schuster, Henry Fonda, Jack Cardiff, John Huston, King Vidor, Laurence Olivier, Michael Powell, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Ray Rennahan, Robert Donat, Rod Taylor, Sean O'Casey, Sons and Lovers, The African Queen, The Barefoot Contessa, The Black Rose, The Dance of Shiva, The Long Ships, The Red Shoes, The Vikings, The Wicked Lady, Trevor Howard, Tyrone Power, Under Capricorn, Vivien Leigh, War and Peace, Wings of the Morning, Young Cassidy
Sylvia Miles, John Barry at MIDNIGHT COWBOY Screening
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented the 1969 Best Picture winner Midnight Cowboy as part of the "Monday Nights with Oscar" series on Monday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Directors Guild of America Theatre in New York City.
Pictured above (from left to right): composer John Barry, costume designer Ann Roth, cinematographer Adam Holender, Oscar-nominated actress Sylvia Miles, former United Artist executive and moderator David V. Picker and Oscar-winning producer Jerome Hellman.
Photos: Alex Oliveira / ©A.M.P.A.S.
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David V. Picker, Sylvia Miles
Sylvia Miles, Jerome Hellman, David V. Picker, Adam Holender, Ann Roth
Oscar 2009: Robert Pattinson, Sophia Loren, Kate Winslet, Reese Witherspoon
Oscar 2009: Jennifer Aniston, Penélope [...]
by Deborah Arthur | March 28, 2009
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Tags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Adam Holender, Ann Roth, Cinematographers, Composers, Costume Designers, David V. Picker, Jerome Hellman, John Barry, Midnight Cowboy, Photos, Producers, Sylvia Miles
David Watkin
Hugh Hudson’s Chariots of Fire (top); Meryl Streep, Robert Redford in Out of Africa (bottom)
Cinematographer David Watkin, best known for his work on Hugh Hudson’s Chariots of Fire and Sydney Pollack’s Out of Africa, died of cancer this past February 19 at his home in Brighton, England. He was 82.
Watkin’s career as a feature-film cinematographer spanned nearly four decades and more than 60 films, from two offbeat 1965 Richard Lester productions — Cannes Palme d’Or winner The Knack …and How to Get It and the Beatles‘ musical Help! — to the Kirsten Dunst vehicle All Forgotten in 2000.
Among Watkin’s other credits are Peter Brook’s Marat/Sade (1967); Tony Richardson’s The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) and A Delicate Balance (1973); [...]
by Andre Soares | February 29, 2008
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Tags: Chariots of Fire, Cinematographers, Classic Movies, David Watkin, Gay Interest, Out of Africa, Richard Lester
American Society of Cinematographers Awards 2005
2005 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards
2005 ASC winners: Hollywood & Highland complex in Los Angeles on February 13, 2005
ASC 2005 Award Nominations
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
A Very Long Engagement by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
The Aviator, Robert Richardson
Collateral, Dion Beebe and Paul Cameron,
* A Very Long Engagement, Bruno Delbonnel
The Passion of the Christ, Caleb Deschanel
Ray, Pawel Edelman
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series’/Pilot for Broadcast TV
* Homeland Security – Jonathan Freeman
Judas – Michael Goi
Lost (pilot episode) – Larry Fong
Medical Investigation (pilot episode) – J. Clark Mathis
The Five People You Meet in Heaven – Kramer Morgenthau
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episodic TV Series (one episode) [...]
by Andre Soares | February 2, 2005
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Tags: A Very Long Engagement, American Society of Cinematographers Awards, Bruno Delbonnel, Caleb Deschanel, Cinematographers, Dion Beebe, Film Awards, Paul Cameron, Pawel Edelman, Robert Richardson
2005 American Society of Cinematographers Award Nominations
The nominees for the 2005 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award in the feature film category are:
Dion Beebe and Paul Cameron, Collateral
Bruno Delbonnel, Un long dimanche de fiançailles / A Very Long Engagement
Caleb Deschanel, The Passion of the Christ
Pawel Edelman, Ray
Robert Richardson, The Aviator
The big surprise in this year’s ASC list was that critics’ favorites Christopher Doyle and Xiaoding Zhao were not included among the five finalists for their work in the Chinese films Hero and House of Flying Daggers, respectively. Roberto Schaefer of Finding Neverland was also another notable absentee.
On the other hand, the inclusion of The Passion of the Christ cinematographer Caleb Deschanel shouldn’t come as a surprise [...]
