1901–1988 · Japan · Cinematographer
Asakazu Nakai
Kurosawa's camera for rain, mud and vast colour battlefields.
Seven Samurai, 1954Source: Wikipedia
CINEMATOGRAPHER · 1923–2014 · INDIA
V. K. Murthy
Shafts of light and deep shadows in Hindi cinema's golden age.
- Born
- 1923
- Died
- 2014
- Country
- India
- Field
- Cinematographer
KNOWN FOR
- 1957Pyaasa
- 1959Kaagaz Ke Phool
- 1960Chaudhvin Ka Chand
- 1962Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
WHY THEY MATTER
Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2010); IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award (2005); Filmfare Awards for Kaagaz Ke Phool and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam.
THE LIFE
Murthy was born in Mysore, trained as a violinist and was jailed as a freedom fighter before working in film. He was Guru Dutt's regular cameraman, creating some of Indian cinema's most memorable images in starkly contrasted black and white. He shot Pyaasa and India's first CinemaScope film, Kaagaz Ke Phool. In 2010 he received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
Also born in 1900–1929
1901–1996 · United States · Cinematographer
John Alton
Hard shadows and pools of light that defined film noir.
T-Men, 1947Source: Wikipedia
1901–1974 · United States · Cinematographer
Leon Shamroy
Bold Technicolor of the Fox studio era.
Leave Her to Heaven, 1945Source: Wikipedia
1902–1998 · United Kingdom · Cinematographer
Freddie Young
Sweeping, lush widescreen colour.
Lawrence of Arabia, 1962Source: Wikipedia
1902–2000 · Italy · Cinematographer
Otello Martelli
Neorealist grit that opened up into Fellini's nocturnal spectacle.
La Dolce Vita, 1960Source: Wikipedia
1904–1948 · United States · Cinematographer
Gregg Toland
Deep focus, with near and far planes sharp at once.
Citizen Kane, 1941Source: Wikipedia