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BAFTA Award For Best Cinematography
The BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography is a film award presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) at the annual British Academy Film Awards to recognize a cinematographer who has delivered outstanding cinematography in a film. BAFTA is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, and video games (and formerly also for children's film and television). Since 1963, selected cinematographers have been awarded with the BAFTA award for Best Cinematography at an annual ceremony. In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year. Winners and nominees 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins and nominations Multiple nominations ;11 nomination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs or BAFTA Awards, is an annual film award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. The ceremony was first held at the flagship Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square in London, then the Royal Opera House from 2007 to 2016. The event was held at the Royal Albert Hall from 2017 to 2022, before moving to the Royal Festival Hall for 2023. The statue awarded to recipients depicts a theatrical mask. The first BAFTA Awards ceremony was held in 1949, and the ceremony was first broadcast on the BBC in 1956 with Vivien Leigh as the host. The ceremony was initially held in April or May; since 2001, it typically takes place in February. History The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) was founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Charles Laughton, Roger Manvell, La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutz Greenbaum
Mutz Greenbaum (3 February 1896 – 5 July 1968), sometimes credited as Max Greene or Max Greenbaum, was a German film cinematographer. He was the son of the pioneering film producer Jules Greenbaum who had founded Deutsche Bioscope. He began as a cameraman in 1915 working on German silent movies, especially in association with directors Urban Gad, Max Mack, and Franz Hofer. Most of the time he worked for his father's company Greenbaum-Film GmbH in Berlin, even directing some detective films around 1920. His career continued into the sound era and he moved to England working on such films as ''The Stars Look Down (film), The Stars Look Down'' (1940), ''Hatter's Castle (film), Hatter's Castle'' (1942), ''Thunder Rock (film), Thunder Rock'' (1942), ''So Evil My Love'' (1948), ''Night and the City'' (1950) and ''I'm All Right Jack'' (1959), usually credited as Max Greene. Mutz Greenbaum left Germany in the early 1930's, signing with Gaumont-British as director of photography. Durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scarlet Blade
''The Scarlet Blade'' (released in the United States as ''The Crimson Blade'', but with the dialogue unchanged) is a 1963 British adventure film written and directed by John Gilling and starring Lionel Jeffries, Oliver Reed, Jack Hedley and June Thorburn. It is a period drama set during the English Civil War, a genre not usually approached by Hammer films of that time. Plot When King Charles I is captured by Roundhead forces led by the tyrant Colonel Judd and his right-hand man Captain Sylvester, it is up to a band of locals loyal to the King led by a Robin Hood–type character named the Scarlet Blade to try to rescue him. They are helped by Judd's daughter Claire who secretly helps them in defiance of her father. Cast * Lionel Jeffries as Colonel Judd * Oliver Reed as Captain Tom Sylvester * Jack Hedley as Edward Beverley, the Scarlet Blade * June Thorburn as Claire Judd * Michael Ripper as Pablo * Harold Goldblatt as Jacob * Duncan Lamont as Major Bell * Clifford Elki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwin Hillier
Erwin Hillier (2 September 1911 – 10 January 2005) was a German-born cinematographer known for his work in British cinema from the 1940s to 1960s. Early career Born in Germany to English-German Jewish parents (original surname Hiller), he studied art in Berlin in the late 1920s. Impressed by Hillier's paintings, the director F. W. Murnau offered him a job as camera assistant on '' Tabu'' (1931), but Hillier's father intervened because of Murnau's homosexuality. Fortunately, Murnau recommended him to director Fritz Lang at UFA studios, who employed him on his classic '' M'' (1931). Soon after he moved to Britain to pursue a career in film. In Britain, he worked as a camera assistant for Gaumont Pictures, where he worked with Hitchcock. He later moved to Elstree Studios, working on ''The Man Behind the Mask'' (1936) with Michael Powell, who noted his "insane enthusiasm". His debut as cinematographer came with ''Lady from Lisbon'' (1942). Work with The Archers Impressed by hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Going South
''Sammy Going South'' (retitled ''A Boy Ten Feet Tall'' for its later US release) is a 1963 British adventure film directed by Alexander Mackendrick, photographed by Erwin Hillier and starring Edward G. Robinson, Fergus McClelland and Constance Cummings. ''Sammy Going South'' was based on a 1961 novel by W. H. Canaway and adapted for the screen by Denis Cannan. It was produced by Michael Balcon Productions and Bryanston Films. The film had a difficult production period; Robinson suffered a heart attack and some cast members were bitten by snakes. It was first broadcast on British television on BBC2 on Christmas Day 1970 and on American television by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in 1971. Plot Ten-year-old English boy Sammy Hartland lives in Port Said, Egypt, with his parents. When they are killed in a bombing during the Suez Crisis, the boy flees the city in the ensuing panic. He sets out to reach his only living relative, an aunt who lives 5,000 miles to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Krasker
Robert Krasker, BSC (21 August 1913 – 16 August 1981) was an Australian cinematographer who worked on more than 60 films in his career. Robert Krasker was born in Alexandria, Egypt during a family business trip to Europe and back and his birth was registered in Perth, Western Australia. He moved to England in 1931 after studying art in Paris and photography in Dresden, and after joining Les Studios Paramount in Joinville-le-Pont where he worked as translator and camera assistant to Philip Tannura, found work at Alexander Korda's London Films, where he became a senior camera operator. His first credit as Director of Photography was '' The Saint Meets the Tiger'' (cinematography in 1941, released in 1943), directed by Paul L. Stein followed by ''The Gentle Sex'' (cinematography in 1942, released in 1943), directed by Leslie Howard and ''The Lamp Still Burns'' (cinematography in 1943, released in 1943), directed by Maurice Elvey. Robert Krasker's neo-expressionist camerawork on ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Running Man (1963 Film)
''The Running Man'' is a 1963 British-American neo-noir Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Carol Reed, starring Laurence Harvey as a man who fakes his own death in a Glider (sailplane), glider accident, then runs into trouble when an insurance investigator (Alan Bates) starts taking a close interest. Lee Remick co-starred with Harvey as the man's wife. It was adapted by screenwriter John Mortimer from the 1961 novel ''The Ballad of the Running Man'' by Shelley Smith (writer), Shelley Smith. It was filmed in San Roque, Cádiz; La Línea de la Concepción, Cádiz; Algeciras, Cádiz; Spain; Gibraltar; and Ireland. The film opened at the Odeon Leicester Square in London's West End of London, West End on 1 August 1963. The film briefly came to the attention of the Warren Commission investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy because of a viral marketing campaign that placed personal ads in the ''Dallas Morning News'' asking the "Running Man" to ple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Ibbetson
Arthur Ibbetson BSC (8 September 1922 in Bishop Auckland, England – 19 October 1997 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England) was a British cinematographer. Biography Ibbetson was born in Bishop Auckland, England in 1922, and died from cancer in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England. Starting out as a child actor in 1935, his best-known projects as a cinematographer were films with or for children, including '' Whistle Down the Wind'' (1961), ''The Railway Children'' (1970) and ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' (1971). Awards * Nominee, Best Cinematography, British Society of Cinematographers, '' The Bounty'' (1984) * Nominee, Best Cinematography (for a Series or Special), Emmy Award, '' Witness for the Prosecution'' (1982) * Winner, Best Cinematography (for a Series or Special), Emmy Award, ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (1980) * Nominee, Best Cinematography, Academy Award, ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1969) * Nominee, Best Cinematography, BAFTA, ''The Chalk Garden'' (1964) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Hours To Rama
''Nine Hours to Rama'' is a1963 British-American neo noir crime film directed by Mark Robson (film director), Mark Robson that follows a fictionalised Nathuram Godse in the hours before he Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, assassinated the Indian independence leader, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Gandhi, and the police attempt to prevent the murder. It is based on a 1962 novel of the same name by Stanley Wolpert. The film was written by Nelson Gidding and filmed in England and India with mainly white actors in prominent roles. It stars Horst Buchholz, Diane Baker, Jose Ferrer, and Robert Morley. It was shot in CinemaScope DeLuxe Color. The film was shot clandestinely throughout India and was banned in the country upon release, as was the novel. Plot The film is a fictional narrative set in the nine hours in the life of Nathuram Godse (Horst Buchholz) that led up to his assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (J.S. Casshyap). As he prepares for the shooting at Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Moore
Ted Moore, (7 August 1914 – 1987) was a South African-British cinematographer known for his work on seven of the James Bond films in the 1960s and early 1970s. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Fred Zinnemann's '' A Man for All Seasons,'' and two BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography for ''A Man for All Seasons'' and ''From Russia with Love''. Biography Born in South Africa, Moore moved to Great Britain at age sixteen, where from 1942 he served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. As a qualified pilot, he flew as a cameraman in DH Mosquitoes with the "Pinewood Military Film Unit" filming its bomber operations. During the war, he joined the film unit and began honing his craft. After serving as a camera operator on such films as '' The African Queen'', and the Irving Allen and Albert R. Broccoli's Warwick Films ''The Red Beret'', ''Hell Below Zero'', and '' The Black Knight'', he was given the cinematography job for 1956's ''High Flight' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Russia With Love (film)
''From Russia with Love'' is a 1963 spy film directed by Terence Young and the second in the ''James Bond'' series. It was produced by Eon Productions, starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The picture was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and written by Richard Maibaum and Johanna Harwood, based on Ian Fleming's 1957 novel ''From Russia, with Love''. In the film, Bond is sent to assist in the defection of Soviet consulate clerk Tatiana Romanova in Turkey, where SPECTRE plans to avenge Bond's killing of Dr. No. Following the success of '' Dr. No'', United Artists greenlit a sequel and doubled the budget available for the producers. In addition to filming on location in Turkey, the action scenes were shot at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, and in Scotland. Production ran over budget and schedule, and was rushed to finish by its scheduled October 1963 release date. ''From Russia with Love'' was a critical and commercial success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Challis
Christopher George Joseph Challis BSC, FRPS (18 March 1919 – 31 May 2012) was a British cinematographer who worked on more than 70 feature films from the 1940s onwards. Career After working as camera operator on several films for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, he made his debut as director of photography on ''The End of the River'' (1947) one of their projects as producers. After filming of ''The End of the River'' concluded, Challis was camera operator under Jack Cardiff on '' The Red Shoes''. He did not object to the demotion as he wanted to work on the film. Following this he went back to being director of photography. He was cinematographer on most of Powell and Pressburger's later films, including ''The Small Back Room'' (1949), '' The Elusive Pimpernel'' (1950), ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1951), '' Oh... Rosalinda!!'' (1955), '' The Battle of the River Plate'' (1956) and ''Ill Met by Moonlight'' (1957). His expertise in colour cinematography meant that he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
