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Alan Hume
Alan Hume, (16 October 1924 – 13 July 2010) was an English cinematographer. Life and career Hume arrived at Denham Film Studios in 1942, and worked for Cineguild Productions during the late 1940s. His early credits, prior to being called up to the Royal Navy and Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War, included ''Oliver'' and ''The First of the Few'' (1942). Post-war, he served as a camera operator for ''Great Expectations'' (1946), '' Madeleine'' (1950) and ''The End of the Affair'' (1955). During the 1960s, he was director of photography for the successful '' Carry On'' comedy films, beginning with 1961's ''Carry On Regardless''; eventually, Hume alternated with Ernest Steward in the position of the series' regular director of photography. Hume's other cinematographic work during the 1960s included the horror films ''The Kiss of the Vampire'' (1962, for Hammer Films) and ''Dr. Terror's House of Horrors'' (1965, for Amicus Productions). Among his later films were '' Chec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Society Of Cinematographers
The British Society of Cinematographers (abbreviated B.S.C. or BSC) is an organisation formed in 1949 by Bert Easey (23 August 1901 – 28 February 1973), the then head of the Denham and Pinewood studio camera departments, to represent British cinematographers in the British film industry. The stated objectives at the formation of the BSC were: * To promote and encourage the pursuit of the highest standards in the craft of Motion Picture Photography. * To further the applications by others of the highest standards in the craft of Motion Picture Photography and to encourage original and outstanding work. * To co-operate with all whose aims and interests are wholly or in part related to those of the society. * To provide facilities for social intercourse between the members and arrange lectures, debates and meetings calculated to further the objects of the Society. There were originally 55 members. Currently, there are 256 full, honorary and associate members. For a British cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camera Operator
A camera operator, or depending on the context cameraman or camerawoman, is a professional operator of a film camera or video camera as part of a film crew. The term "cameraman" does not necessarily imply that a male is performing the task. Duties and functions In filmmaking, the cinematographer or director of photography (DP or DoP) is responsible for bringing Director's vision to life on screen. The Cinematographer or Director of Photography handles all the technical aspects of visual storytelling and is the head of the camera crew and light crew on the set. The DP may operate the camera themselves, or enlist the aid of a camera operator or second cameraman to operate it or set the controls. The first assistant cameraman (1st AC), also known as a focus puller, is responsible for maintenance of the camera, such as clearing dirt from the film gate and adjusting the follow focus. A second assistant cameraman (2nd AC), also known as a clapper loader, might be employed to load ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Fish Called Wanda
''A Fish Called Wanda'' is a 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by Crichton and John Cleese. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. The film follows a gang of diamond thieves who double-cross one another to recover stolen diamonds hidden by their jailed leader. His barrister becomes a central figure – and jealousies rage – as ''femme fatale'' Wanda seduces him to locate the loot. The picture grossed over $188 million worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 1988. It received three nominations at the 61st Academy Awards: Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for Kline, which he would go on to win. A spiritual sequel, '' Fierce Creatures'', was released in 1997. The British Film Institute ranked ''A Fish Called Wanda'' the 39th-greatest British film of the 20th century. Plot London-based gangster George Thomason plans a jewel heist with his right-hand man, Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runaway Train (film)
''Runaway Train'' is a 1985 American action thriller film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and starring Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay and John P. Ryan. The screenplay by Djordje Milicevic, Paul Zindel and Edward Bunker was based on an original 1960s screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, with uncredited contributions by frequent Kurosawa collaborators Hideo Oguni and Ryūzō Kikushima. The film was also the feature debut of both Danny Trejo and Tommy "Tiny" Lister, who both proceeded to successful careers as "tough guy" character actors. Kurosawa intended the original screenplay to be his first color film following ''Red Beard'', but difficulties with the American financial backers led to its being shelved. The story concerns two escaped convicts and an assistant locomotive driver who are stuck on a runaway train as it barrels through snowy desolate Alaska. Voight and Roberts were both nominated for Academy Awards. It received generally positive reviews from critics b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Your Eyes Only (film)
''For Your Eyes Only'' is a 1981 spy film directed by John Glen and produced by Albert R. Broccoli. The fifth film to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond, it also co-stars Carole Bouquet, Chaim Topol, Lynn-Holly Johnson and Julian Glover. The twelfth film in the ''James Bond'' franchise produced by Eon Productions, ''For Your Eyes Only'' was written by Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson. Although the script is principally based on two Ian Fleming short stories, " For Your Eyes Only" and " Risico", some elements of the plot were also inspired by the novels '' Live and Let Die'', '' Goldfinger'' and '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service''. The film follows Bond as he attempts to locate a missile command system while becoming tangled in a web of deception spun by rival Greek businessmen along with Melina Havelock, a woman seeking to avenge the murder of her parents. After the science-fiction-focused '' Moonraker'', the producers wanted a return to the sty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eye Of The Needle (film)
''Eye of the Needle'' is a 1981 British spy film directed by Richard Marquand, and starring Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan. Written by Stanley Mann, it is based on the 1978 novel of the same title by Ken Follett. The film is about a German Nazi spy in the United Kingdom during World War II who discovers vital information about the upcoming D-Day invasion and his attempt to return to Germany while he is stranded with a family on the isolated (fictional) Storm Island, off the coast of Scotland. Plot Henry Faber is a cold and emotionless German sleeper agent nicknamed "the Needle" because he prefers to kill with a stiletto. While spying in England, he obtains critical information of a massive military deception campaign to disguise the Allies' plans to invade Normandy instead of Pas de Calais as Nazi Germany High Command expects, but is unable to transmit the information. MI5, knowing that Faber's discoveries could foil D-Day, are hounding his every move. Faber heads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkered Flag Or Crash
''Checkered Flag or Crash'' is a 1977 American adventure comedy film about off-road racing through the Philippines jungle, starring Joe Don Baker and Susan Sarandon and featuring Larry Hagman, Alan Vint and Parnelli Jones. It was written by Michael Allin and directed by Alan Gibson. Plot Hard-charging race car driver "Walkaway" Madden (Baker), nicknamed that because of his history of walking away from car crashes, just wants to win the big Manilla 1000 off-road race. Photojournalist C.C. Wainwright ( Sarandon) intends to ride with him in that race. But Walkaway just wants to get rid of her. Fast-talking promoter Bo Cochran ( Hagman) wants the race completed by any means necessary. Cast *Joe Don Baker as ''Walkaway Madden'' *Susan Sarandon as ''C.C. Wainwright'' *Larry Hagman as ''Bo Cochran'' *Alan Vint as ''Doc Pyle'' *Parnelli Jones as ''Himself'' *Logan Clarke as ''Ringer'' * Daina House as ''Rider in Black'' Production Susan Sarandon, Larry Hagman, and members of the crew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amicus Productions
Amicus Productions was a Cinema of the United Kingdom, British film production company, based at Shepperton Studios, England, active between 1962 and 1977. It was founded by American producers and screenwriters Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg. Films Prior to establishing Amicus, its two producers collaborated on the successful horror film ''The City of the Dead (film), The City of the Dead'' (1960). Amicus's first two films were low-budget musicals for the teenage market, ''It's Trad, Dad!'' (1962) and ''Just for Fun (film), Just for Fun'' (1963). Amicus is best remembered for making a series of Portmanteau film, portmanteau horror films, horror anthologies, inspired by the Ealing Studios film ''Dead of Night'' (1945). They also made some straight thriller films, often based on a gimmick. Amicus's horror and thriller films are sometimes mistaken for the output of the better-known Hammer Film Productions, due to the two companies' similar visual style and use of some of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammer Film Productions
Hammer Film Productions Ltd. is a British film production company based in London. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic horror and fantasy films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. Many of these involve classic horror characters such as Victor Frankenstein, Baron Victor Frankenstein, Count Dracula, and the Mummy (undead), Mummy, which Hammer reintroduced to audiences by filming them in vivid colour for the first time. Hammer also produced science fiction, Thriller film, thrillers, film noir and Comedy film, comedies, as well as, in later years, television series. During its most successful years, Hammer dominated the horror film market, enjoying worldwide distribution and considerable financial success. This success was, in part, due to its distribution partnerships with American companies such as United Artists, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, American Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kiss Of The Vampire
''Kiss of the Vampire'' (also known as ''Kiss of Evil'' on American television) is a 1963 British vampire film directed by Don Sharp and starring Edward de Souza and Jennifer Daniel. It was written by producer Anthony Hinds (as John Elder) and made by Hammer Film Productions. It was Sharp's first movie for Hammer. He went on to make several more films for the company. Plot Gerald and Marianne Harcourt are a couple honeymooning in early 20th-century Bavaria when their car runs out of petrol. They stop in a small village and opt to stay at the local inn until a cart arrives with more petrol. They accept a dinner invitation from Dr. Ravna, who introduces them to his children Carl and Sabena. At a costume ball at Ravna's chateau, Gerald and Marianne are separated from each other. Donning a mask identical to Gerald's in order to impersonate him, Carl silently leads Marianne to an upstairs bedroom, where Dr. Ravna, a vampire, bites her. Gerald becomes concerned about Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Steward
Ernest Steward BSC (11 September 1910 or 8 January 1914 – 8 April 1990) Retrieved 2012-12-12 was a British . Born in , he began his career – as with most cinematographers of his era – as a . His early credits in this field included '' |
Carry On Regardless
''Carry On Regardless'' is a 1961 British comedy film, the fifth in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). The film revolves loosely around the activities of a job agency, 'Helping Hand', run by Sid James's character, Bert Handy. By now a fairly regular team was established with Sid James, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims and Kenneth Williams all having appeared in previous entries. Hattie Jacques – who was also a regular – makes a cameo appearance during a hospital scene. "Professor" Stanley Unwin appears in a guest role, playing his trademark "gobbledegook" speaking act. It was the final appearance in the series for early regular Terence Longdon. Liz Fraser made her debut and appeared in a further three ''Carry On'' films. The film was followed by '' Carry On Cruising'' (1962). Plot Down at the local labour exchange, everyone moans about the lack of decent jobs. Nearby, Bert Handy and his secretary Miss Cooling attempt to fill vacancies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
