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Find out more about the greatest British Cinematographers, including Roger Deakins, David Lean, Nicolas Roeg, Peter Greenaway and Douglas Slocombe.
- Jack Cardiff
Jack Cardiff was a British cinematographer and director who...
- Jack Cardiff
http://www.bafta.org/. Best Cinematography is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize a cinematographer who has delivered outstanding cinematography in a film.
- Billy Bitzer
- Gregg Toland
- Freddie Young
- Kazuo Miyagawa
- Jack Cardiff
- Sven Nykvist
- Raoul Coutard
- Vittorio Storaro
- Roger Deakins
- Maryse Alberti
American cinematographer Billy Bitzer will always remain one of the pioneering figures in the evolution of cinematography. His collaboration with the D.W. Griffith on films like The Birth of a Nation (which was partly funded by Bitzer’s life savings) and Intolerance has been recognised as examples of cinematic brilliance during the infancy of cinem...
With a stellar filmography that includes masterpieces like Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane, William Wyler’s The Best Years of Our Lives and John Ford’s The Grapes of Wrath, it is safe to say that Gregg Toland has secured his spot in the pantheon of great cinematographers of all time. He revolutionised the art form by experimenting with light and shadow ...
British cinematographer Freddie Young is most famous for his work on David Lean’s masterpieces like Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Ryan’s Daughter, winning Academy Awards for his cinematography on all three films. The first British cinematographer to film in CinemaScope, Young worked on more than 130 projects in his life and influenced seve...
Japanese cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa is fondly remembered for his collaborations with the Japanese master Akira Kurosawa. The tracking shots he employed in Rashomonare studied by film students to this day; Miyagawa also worked with other Japanese visionaries like Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujirō Ozu. Inspired by German Expressionism, Miyagawa decide...
British cinematographer Jack Cardiff evolved as an artist along with the technological developments in cinema. From his early work in silent films, he transitioned to Technicolour and became an acclaimed filmmaker towards the end of his career. Cardiff worked with geniuses like Alfred Hitchcock, John Huston and Powell and Pressburger among others a...
Swedish cinematographer Sven Nykvist is known all around the world as one of the greatest cinematographers of all time who partnered with one of the greatest filmmakers of all time: Ingmar Bergman. They formed the dream team, creating several masterpieces together like Cries and Whispers and Fanny and Alexanderfor which he received Academy Awards. ...
An indispensable part of the iconic French New Wave, Raoul Coutard shot more than 75 films in an exceptional career and worked with legends like Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut and Jacques Demy. He was pivotal in the New Wave’s attempts to redefine cinema and considered Godard to be the only true revolutionary. Coutard’s ingenuity with lighting ...
Italian cinematographer Vittorio Storaro filmography is as impressive as they come, full of acclaimed entries like Apocalypse Now, The Conformist and The Last Emperor among others. Storaro’s views on cinematography are largely influenced by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s theory of colours, insisting that colours have a deep psychological connection t...
English cinematographer Roger Deakins has achieved worldwide fame and critical acclaim for his breathtaking work in films by Denis Villeneuve, Sam Mendes and the Coen brothers. Although he has been famously snubbed by the Academy 13 times, Deakins finally won the elusive honour for Blade Runner 2049. For each of his projects, Deakins tries to ident...
French cinematographer Maryse Alberti has been a constant inspiration for aspiring female cinematographers, stunning the world with her groundbreaking work on both documentaries as well as feature films. She was the first contemporary female cinematographer to be featured on the cover of American Cinematographer, earning critical acclaim for her in...
British cinematographer Roger Deakins holds the record of most wins in the category with seven, followed by Douglas Slocombe with five, Oswald Morris and Freddie Francis with four, and Freddie Young and Geoffrey Unsworth with three. Winners and nominees. 1950s. 1960s. 1970s. 1980s. 1990s. 2000s. 2010s. 2020s. See also.
Best Cinematography in a Television Drama Award. Winners & Nominees. BSC TV Award Criteria.
Nov 10, 2022 · Wally Pfister. Image via Warner Bros. Pictures. There are a handful of cinematographers who are best known for their partnership with a single filmmaker, and Wally Pfister is arguably one of them ...
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