David Watkin

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David Watkin

Camera March 23, 1925

Margate, Kent, England, UK

David Watkin BSC (23 March 1925 – 19 February 2008) was an English cinematographer, an innovator who was among the first directors of photography to experiment heavily with the us…

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Out of Africa

Out of Africa

7.1 1985 Movie
This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life

7.1 1993 Movie
Moonstruck

Moonstruck

6.8 1987 Movie
Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

6.8 1981 Movie
Return to Oz

Return to Oz

6.7 1985 Movie
Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

7.8 1977 TV Show
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

6.4 1984 Movie
The Devils

The Devils

7.5 1971 Movie
Memphis Belle

Memphis Belle

6.8 1990 Movie
Hamlet

Hamlet

6.6 1990 Movie
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

6.7 1973 Movie
Catch-22

Catch-22

6.7 1970 Movie

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David Watkin BSC (23 March 1925 – 19 February 2008) was an English cinematographer, an innovator who was among the first directors of photography to experiment heavily with the usage of bounce light as a soft light source. He worked with such film directors as Richard Lester, Peter Brook, Tony Richardson, Mike Nichols, Ken Russell, Franco Zeffirelli, Sidney Lumet and Sydney Pollack. In 1985, Watkin won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Out of Africa. He received lifetime achievement awards in 2004 from the British Society of Cinematographers and the cinematographic-centric Camerimage Film Festival in Łódź, Poland. In Chariots of Fire, he "helped create one of the most memorable images of 1980s cinema: the opening sequence in which a huddle of young male athletes pounds along the water's edge on a beach" to the film's theme music by Vangelis. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Watkin (cinematographer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2007
    THE BEATLES in HELP!

    Movie Self

  2. 2002
    Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils

    Movie Self

  3. 2001
    All Forgotten

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 2001
    One Continuous Take: Kay Mander's Life in Film

    Movie Himself

  5. 1999
    Tea with Mussolini

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 1999
    Gloria

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1997
    Critical Care

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 1997
    Obsession

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1997
    Night Falls on Manhattan

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1996
    Bogus

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1996
    Jane Eyre

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 1994
    It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

    Movie Cinematography

  13. 1994
    Milk Money

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1993
    Bopha!

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1993
    This Boy's Life

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1992
    Used People

    Movie Director of Photography

More credits
  1. 1991
    The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 1991
    The Object of Beauty

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 1990
    Hamlet

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 1990
    Memphis Belle

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1989
    Murder on the Moon

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 1988
    Last Rites

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1988
    The Good Mother

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 1988
    Journey to the Center of the Earth

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1988
    Masquerade

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1987
    Moonstruck

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1986
    Sky Bandits

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 1985
    Out of Africa

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1985
    White Nights

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1985
    Return to Oz

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1984
    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

    Movie Additional Photography

  16. 1984
    The Hotel New Hampshire

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 1983
    Yentl

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 1981
    Endless Love

    Movie Director of Photography

  19. 1981
    Chariots of Fire

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 1981
    La Cenerentola

    Movie Director of Photography

  21. 1979
    Cuba

    Movie Director of Photography

  22. 1979
    That Summer!

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 1979
    Hanover Street

    Movie Director of Photography

  24. 1977
    Jesus of Nazareth

    TV show Director of Photography