1930–1992 · Spain · Cinematographer
Nestor Almendros
Natural window light and magic-hour exteriors.
Days of Heaven, 1978Source: Wikipedia
CINEMATOGRAPHER · 1935–2020 · UNITED STATES
Michael Chapman
Lurid night colour and stark black-and-white fight scenes.
- Born
- 1935
- Died
- 2020
- Country
- United States
- Field
- Cinematographer
KNOWN FOR
- 1976Taxi Driver
- 1980Raging Bull
- 1993The Fugitive
WHY THEY MATTER
Academy Award nominations for Raging Bull and The Fugitive; shot Taxi Driver for Martin Scorsese.
THE LIFE
Chapman was an American cinematographer who began as a camera operator on Jaws and The Godfather. He shot Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. Raging Bull, in black and white, earned him an Academy Award nomination. He was nominated again for The Fugitive.
Also born in 1930–1959
1930–2001 · India · Cinematographer
Subrata Mitra
Natural bounce light and quiet realism.
Pather Panchali, 1955Source: Wikipedia
1930–2016 · United States · Cinematographer
Vilmos Zsigmond
Pre-flashed, muted colour and atmospheric haze.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1977Source: Wikipedia
1931–2014 · United States · Cinematographer
Gordon Willis
Top light and deep underexposure that earned him the name the Prince of Darkness.
The Godfather, 1972Source: Wikipedia
1933–2007 · United States · Cinematographer
Laszlo Kovacs
Loose, natural-light American New Wave photography.
Easy Rider, 1969Source: Wikipedia
1934–2001 · United States · Cinematographer
John A. Alonzo
Naturalistic, cinema verite-inspired photography of the New Hollywood.
Chinatown, 1974Source: Wikipedia