cinematographers Articles

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]