Fouad Said (; born 1933) is an Egyptian producer, cinematographer and filmmaker.

Early life and education

Said graduated from

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. He received his master's degree from

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in 1973. He completed his thesis on the diversification of the Cinemobile Systems company from equipment truck production to film production.

Career

He is best known for inventing Cinemobile, a mobile movie studio, which was developed on the set of the TV series ''

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'' and proved influential in Hollywood. Said conceived of the precursor to the Cinemobile while working for producer

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in Hong Kong. He converted a

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panel truck so that it would load onto cargo planes and filled it with all the necessary equipments, such as cameras and generators. He later earned a Scientific and Engineering Award from the

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in 1969 "for the design and introduction of the Cinemobile series of equipment trucks for location motion picture production".Dick Hobson, "Little Fou's Big Revolution" ''TV Guide'' 23 March 1968
accessed 12 July 2014 Said funded a development studio with $10 million in outside investment.

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later became the parent company of the studio, with United Artists Theatre Group and

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as investors.

Select credits

* '' Virgin Sacrifice'' (1959) – associate producer, cinematographer * '' 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt'' (1964) – cinematographer * ''

'' (1965–68) – location cinematographer * '' Hickey & Boggs'' (1972) – producer * ''

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'' (1972) – producer * ''

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'' (1973) – producer * '' Aloha Bobby and Rose'' (1975) – producer

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Said, Fouad Egyptian film producers 1933 births Living people Egyptian cinematographers USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni