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[Right] with doph Alec Mills |
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ALAN HUME |
Born: 16 October 1924, London, UK.
Died: 13 July 2010, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, UK.
Career: Started as 'gofer' at Olympic Film Laboratories in Acton, Middlesex, during WWII. He would often go with the lab van to pick up daily rushes from the Denham Studios. There, he overheard that one of the clapper/loaders had been called-up for National Service. The next day he went to the Studios to see if he could get the job. Following a chat with Bert Easey, head of the camera department, he was taken to Stage 3 where they were shooting 'The First of the Few'. Following a chat with the c.op and focus puller he was accepted. He was promoted to focus puller on 'The Tawny Pipit' [1943]. He carried on until he was called up for National Service on 1st March 1944. After training, he served in the Fleet Air Arm as a photographer. He was demobilized in 1946. After about three months he was offered a job at Denham and Pinewood Studios as focus puller. In 1953 he got a break as c.op with doph Wilkie Cooper on 'Our Girl Friday/The Adventures of Sadie'. His first film as 1st unit doph was 'No Kidding/Beware of Children' [1960], produced by Peter Rogers and directed by Gerald Thomas at Beaconsfield Studios. He worked for Rogers and Thomas for 10 years without a contract, just a handshake. After that he went freelance. [From the BSC website.]
In 1976, John Glen invited Hume to work with him on the 2u of 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and the ski-jump that graces the pre-titles sequence. This lead to Hume being invited to ph John Glen's directorial debut, 'For Your Eyes Only' [1980].
Became a member of the BSC in 1964 and was president from 1969-71. Became honorary member of the BSC after his retirement. His 4 children were/are active in the film industry: Lindsey [?-1967] was active in the cutting room, Martin is a c.op, Pauline is a titles designer, and Simon is a c.asst.
Wrote his autobiography 'Memoirs of a Film Cameraman: A Life Through the Lens' [2004] with Gareth Owen.
Awards: BSC Award nom [1989] for 'Shirley Valentine'.
FILMS |
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1960 |
No Kidding/Beware of Children [Gerald Thomas] b&w |
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1960 |
Carry On Regardless [Gerald Thomas & (uncred) Ralph Thomas] b&w |
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1961 |
In the Doghouse [Darcy Conyers] b&w |
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1961 |
Raising the Wind/Roommates [Gerald Thomas] c |
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1961 |
Twice Round the Daffodils [Gerald Thomas] b&w |
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1962 |
Carry On Cruising [Gerald Thomas & (uncred) Ralph Thomas] c |
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1962 |
The Iron Maiden/The Swinging Maiden [Gerald Thomas] c |
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1962 |
Kiss of the Vampire/Kiss of Evil [Don Sharp] c |
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1962 |
Nurse on Wheels [Gerald Thomas] b&w |
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1963 |
Carry On Cabby/Call Me a Cab [Gerald Thomas] b&w |
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1963 |
This Is My Street [Sidney Hayers] b&w |
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1963 |
Carry On Jack [Gerald Thomas] c |
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1964 |
Carry On Spying [Gerald Thomas] b&w |
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1964 |
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors [Freddie Francis] ts/c; 5 seg |
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1964 |
Carry On Cleo [Gerald Thomas] c |
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1965 |
Three Hats for Lisa/One Day in London [Sidney Hayers] c |
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1965 |
The Big Job [Gerald Thomas] b&w |
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1965 |
Carry On Cowboy [Gerald Thomas] c |
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1966 |
Carry On Screaming! [Gerald Thomas] c |
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1966 |
Finders Keepers [Sidney Hayers] c; 2uc: Ronnie Taylor |
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1966 |
[Carry On:] Don't Lose Your Head [Gerald Thomas] c |
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1967 |
The Violent Enemy [Don Sharp] c |
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1967 |
[Carry On...] Follow That Camel/Carry on in the Legion [Gerald Thomas] c |
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1967 |
Carry On Doctor [Gerald Thomas] c |
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1968 |
The Bofors Gun [Jack Gold] c |
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1969 |
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City [James Hill] p/c; uwph: Egil Woxholt & Jordan Klein Sr. |
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1969 |
Arthur! Arthur! [Samuel Gallu] c; 2uc & post prod run-by ph; ph: Brian Probyn |
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1969 |
The Last Grenade [Gordon Flemyng] p/c |
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1970 |
The Firechasers/Cause for Alarm [Sidney Hayers] c; 2uc: Jack Lowin |
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1970 |
Zeppelin [Étienne Périer] p/c; 2uc: Brian West; aph: Jack Atchelor & Skeets Kelly (died during filming); spec pfx: Wally Veevers; process ph: Charles Staffell |
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1970 |
Perfect Friday [Peter Hall] c |
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1970 |
Carry On Henry/Carry On Henry VIII [Gerald Thomas] c |
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1972 |
For the Love of Ada [Ronnie Baxter] c |
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1972 |
Carry On Abroad [Gerald Thomas] c |
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1972 |
Not Now Darling [Ray Cooney & David Croft] c; cph: John Rook |
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1972 |
Visions of Eight/Olympic Visions [seg #5 'The Fastest' dir by Kon Ichikawa] c; doc/110m; 8 seg; cph: Masuo Yamaguchi & Mike Davies; chief ph cons: Michael Samuelson |
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1972 |
Father Dear Father [William G. Stewart] c |
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1972 |
Bless This House [Gerald Thomas] c |
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1972 |
The Legend of Hell House [John Hough] c |
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1973 |
Carry On Girls [Gerald Thomas] c |
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1973 |
From Beyond the Grave/Creatures [Kevin Connor] c; 4 seg ('The Gate Crasher', 'An Act of Kindness', 'The Elemental' & 'The Door') |
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1973 |
Sex Play/The Bunny Caper/Games Girls Play [Jack Arnold] c; uwph: Slim MacDonnell |
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1974 |
The Land That Time Forgot [Kevin Connor] c; process ph: Charles Staffell |
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1975 |
Landscape [Peter Hall] c; short/36m |
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1975 |
Confessions of a Pop Performer [Norman Cohen] c |
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1975 |
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold [Chuck Bail (replaced Don Medford)] p/c |
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1975 |
Shout at the Devil [Peter Hunt] p/c; 2uc; ph: Michael Reed |
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1975 |
Trial by Combat/A Choice of Weapons/Dirty Knight's Work [Kevin Connor] c; 2uc: Jimmy Devis |
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1976 |
At the Earth's Core [Kevin Connor] c; process ph: Charles Staffell |
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1976 |
Crash!/Checkered Flag or Crash [Alan Gibson] p/c |
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1976 |
The Spy Who Loved Me [Lewis Gilbert] p/c; 2uc (opening seq dir by John Glen); ph: Claude Renoir |
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1976 |
Gulliver's Travels [Peter Hunt] c; live action + anim/81m |
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1976 |
The Amsterdam Kill/The Cold Wind Kills [Robert Clouse] p/c; 2uc: John Elton |
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1977 |
The People That Time Forgot [Kevin Connor] c; spec tank ph: Paul Beeson; aph: Peter Allwork & John Harris; process ph: Charles Staffell |
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1977 |
That's Carry On [Gerald Thomas] b&w-c; comp of 'Carry On...' film series; cph extracts; new ph: Tony Imi |
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1977 |
Wombling Free [Lionel Jeffries] c |
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1977 |
Warlords of Atlantis/Warlords of the Deep [Kevin Connor] c; 2uc: Arthur Wooster; process ph: Charles Staffell |
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1978 |
The Legacy/The Legacy of Maggie Walsh [Richard Marquand] c; cph: Dick Bush; uwph: Michel Gemmell |
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1978 |
Carry On Emmannuelle [Gerald Thomas] c |
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1978 |
Arabian Adventure [Kevin Connor] c; process ph: Charles Staffell |
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1978 |
Bear Island [Don Sharp] p/c; 2uc: Derek Browne & Keith Woods; uwph: Arthur Wooster; aph: Donald M. Morgan |
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1979 |
The Watcher in the Woods [John Hough & (uncred dir new ending) Vincent McEveety] c; addph: Godfrey Godar; spph: Art Cruickshank & Bob Broughton; spec ph processes: Robin Browne |
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1979 |
Five Star Five [?] scheduled to start in November |
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1980 |
Caveman [Carl Gottlieb] c; 2uc: Genaro Hurtado; stop motion ph: Paul Gentry |
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1980 |
Eye of the Needle [Richard Marquand] c; 2uc: Jack Lowin |
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1980 |
For Your Eyes Only [John Glen] p/c; 2uc: Arthur Wooster; uwph: Al Giddings; aph: James Devis; ski ph: Willy Bogner; vfx ph: Paul Wilson |
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1982 |
[Star Wars: Episode VI -] Return of the Jedi [Richard Marquand] J-D-C Scope (35mm) (+ 70bu)/c; uncred cph: Alec Mills; addph: Jack Lowin & Hiro Narita; loc ph: James Glennon; aph: Ron Goodman & Margaret Herron; optical efx & miniature ph: Robert Elswit, Scott Farrar, a.o.; matte ph: Craig Barron & Neil Krepela; Hume had a falling out with the producers because he felt they were mistreating the director - he was never officially sacked, but the photography during the last month was handled primarily by his c.op Alec Mills |
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1982 |
Octopussy [John Glen] p (35mm) (+ 70bu)/c; addph: Jimmy Devis & Bob Collins; 2uc: Arthur Wooster; aph: Geoff Mulligan; model ph: Leslie Dear |
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1983 |
Supergirl [: The Movie] [Jeannot Szwarc] p (35mm) (+ 70bu)/c; vfx ph: Paul Wilson |
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1984 |
Lifeforce/Space Vampires [Tobe Hooper] J-D-C Scope (35mm) (+ 70bu)/c; 2uc: Jack Lowin; spec vfx: John Dykstra |
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1984 |
A View to a Kill [John Glen] p/c; addph: Jan d'Alquen & Egil Woxholt; 2uc: Arthur Wooster; ski ph: Willy Bogner; aph: David Butler, Peter Allwork & Doug Milsome; model ph: Leslie Dear |
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1985 |
Runaway Train [Andrei Konchalovsky] c; 2uc Alaska: Don Burgess; matte ph: Jim Danforth |
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1985 |
The Second Victory [Gerald Thomas] c |
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1986 |
Hearts of Fire [Richard Marquand] J-D-C Scope/c; 2uc: Jimmy Devis, Christophe Bonnière & Paul Mitchnick; aph: Peter Allwork |
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1987 |
A Fish Called Wanda [Charles Crichton & (uncred) John Cleese] c |
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1988 |
Without a Clue/Sherlock and Me [Thom Eberhardt] c |
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1988 |
Shirley Valentine [Lewis Gilbert] c; 2uc: John Harris |
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1989 |
Eve of Destruction [Duncan Gibbins] c |
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1990 |
Stepping Out [Lewis Gilbert] c |
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1991 |
Just Like a Woman [Christopher Monger] c; 2uc: Jimmy Devis & Derek Browne |
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1992 |
Carry On Columbus [Gerald Thomas] c; last film in the 'Carry On..' series |
TELEVISION |
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1965 |
The Third Man [ep #71 'The House of Bon-Bons' dir by Robert M. Leeds] 77-part series/b&w, 1959-65; 3rd season, 1964-65 |
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1965 |
The Avengers [ep #80 'The Gravediggers' dir by Quentin Lawrence, #81 'The Cybernauts' dir by Sidney Hayers (SH), #86 'A Surfeit of H2O' dir by SH, #89 'Man-Eater of Surrey Green' dir by SH, #90 'Two's a Crowd' dir by Roy Baker (RB) & #93 'Room Without a View' dir by RB] 161-part series, 1961-69; 4th season/b&w, 1965-66; filmed March-June |
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1965 |
The Avengers [ep #97 'Quick-Quick Slow Death' dir by James Hill (JH), #98 'The Danger Makers' dir by Charles Crichton, #99 'A Touch of Brimstone' dir by JH & #100 'What the Butler Saw' dir by Bill Bain] 4th season/b&w, 1965-66; filmed November 1965-January 1966 |
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1966 |
The Avengers [ep #110 'The Winged Avenger' dir by Gordon Flemyng & Peter Duffell, #111 'The Living Dead' dir by John Krish, #113 'The Correct Way to Kill' dir by Charles Crichton & #115 'Epic' dir by James Hill] 5th season, 1967; filmed December 1966-February 1967 |
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1967 |
The Avengers [ep #117 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station' dir by John Krish & #119 'The Joker' dir by Sidney Hayers] 5th season, 1967; filmed March-April |
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1967 |
The Avengers [ep #125 'You Have Just Been Murdered' dir by Robert Asher (RA) & #127 'Murdersville' dir by RA] 5th season, 1967; filmed August |
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1968 |
The Avengers [ep #130 'Game' dir by Robert Fuest, #131 'Super Secret Cypher Snatch' dir by John Hough, #132 'You'll Catch Your Death' dir by Paul Dickson, #133 'Split!' dir by Roy Baker, #134 'Whoever Shot Poor George Oblique Stroke XR40?' dir by Cyril Frankel, #135 'False Witness' dir by Charles Crichton & #136 'All Done with Mirrors' dir by Ray Austin] 6th season, 1968-69; filmed February (#133) & April-July |
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1968 |
The Avengers [ep #143 'The Rotters' dir by Robert Fuest & #148 'Wish You Were Here' dir by Don Chaffey] 6th season, 1968-69; filmed September (#148) & October (#143) |
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1969 |
Mister Jerico [Sidney Hayers] tvm; in theaters outside USA |
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1976 |
Star Maidens [ep #1 'Escape to Paradise' dir by James Gatward & #2 'Nemesis' dir by Wolfgang Storch] 13-part series; other ph: Ken Hodges & Paddy Seale |
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1979 |
Birth of the Beatles [Richard Marquand] tvm; 2uc: Robin Browne; in theaters outside USA |
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1981 |
Carry on Laughing [Gerald Thomas] 13-part film comp series for ITV/Thames-tv |
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1981 |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame/Hunchback [Michael Tuchner] tvm; 2uc: Frank Watts; ep #141 'Hallmark Hall of Fame'-series |
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1982 |
The Adventures of Little Lord Fauntleroy [Desmond Davis] tvm |
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1983 |
What a Carry On [Gerald Thomas] 13-part film comp series, 1983-84, for BBC-tv |
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1985 |
John and Yoko: A Love Story [Sandor Stern] tvm |
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1986 |
Space Police [pilot 'Star Laws' dir by Tony Bell] unaired pilot/25m & 52m; cph: Harry Oakes & Paddy Seale |
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1987 |
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story [Charles Jarrott] 2-part tvm; cph: John Lindley; 2uc: Robin Vidgeon |
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1987 |
Jack the Ripper [David Wickes] 2-part tvm |
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1988 |
[Graham Greene's] The Tenth Man [Jack Gold] tvm; ep #158 'Hallmark Hall of Fame'-series |
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1989 |
[Judith Krantz's] Till We Meet Again [Charles Jarrott] 2-part tvm & 5-part miniseries |
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1989 |
Secret Weapon [Ian Sharp] tvm |
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1992 |
Covington Cross [pilot dir by William Dear] 13-part (6 unaired) series; other ph: Arthur Wooster |
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1993 |
Laugh with the Carry Ons [Gerald Thomas] 13-part film comp series/b&w-c for ITV |
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1993 |
Acapulco H.E.A.T. [17 ep dir by various] 48-part series, 1993-94 & 1998-99; 1st season, 1993-94 (22 ep) |
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1994 |
Space Precinct [various] 24-part series, 1994-95; other ph: Tony Spratling; sfx ph: Harry Oakes & Peter Talbot |
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1994 |
The Return of the Native [Jack Gold] tvm; 2uc: Ronnie Maasz; ep #182 'Hallmark Hall of Fame'-series |
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1995 |
Annie: A Royal Adventure! [Ian Toynton] tvm |
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1996 |
[HBO's] Tales from the Crypt [ep #82 'Last Respects' dir by Freddie Francis & #87 'The Kidnapper' dir by James Spencer & Robin Bextor] 93-part series, 1989-96; 7th season |
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1996 |
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [Michael Anderson] tvm; 2uc: James Devis; uwph: Mike Valentine; model unit ph: Peter Talbot |
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1998 |
What's a Carry On? [John Highlander] doc/90m & 50m; cph: Martin Rissen; + interviewee |
FILMS AS CAMERA ASSISTANT/OPERATOR |
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1942 |
The First of the Few/Spitfire [Leslie Howard] clapper-loader; ph: Georges Périnal |
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1942 |
In Which We Serve [David Lean & Noel Coward] co-clapper-loader; ph: Ronald Neame |
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1942 |
Thunder Rock [Roy Boulting] co-clapper-loader; ph: Mutz Greenbaum |
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1943 |
Yellow Canary [Herbert Wilcox] clapper-loader; ph: Max Greene (= Mutz Greenbaum) |
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1943 |
The Tawny Pipit [Charles Saunders & Bernard Miles] focus puller; ph: Eric Cross |
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1944 |
They Came to a City [Basil Dearden] focus puller; ph: Stan Pavey |
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1945 |
Great Expectations [David Lean] 2nd c.op 2u; 2uc: Ernest Steward; ph: Robert Krasker (started the film) & Guy Green |
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1947 |
Oliver Twist [David Lean] co-focus puller; ph: Guy Green |
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1948 |
The Passionate Friends/One Woman's Story [David Lean] focus puller; ph: Guy Green |
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1949 |
Poet's Pub [Frederick Wilson] focus puller; ph: George Stretton |
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1949 |
Madeleine/The Strange Case of Madeleine [David Lean] focus puller; ph: Guy Green |
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1950 |
Prelude to Fame [Fergus McDonell] focus puller; ph: George Stretton |
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1950 |
The Clouded Yellow [Ralph Thomas] focus puller; ph: Geoffrey Unsworth |
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1951 |
Hotel Sahara [Ken Annakin] focus puller; ph: Jack Hildyard |
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1951 |
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men [Ken Annakin] focus puller; ph: Guy Green |
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1952 |
The Pickwick Papers [Noel Langley] focus puller; ph: Wilkie Cooper |
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1953 |
Our Girl Friday/The Adventures of Sadie [Noel Langley] c.op; ph: Wilkie Cooper |
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1954 |
Svengali [Noel Langley] c.op; ph: Wilkie Cooper |
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1954 |
The End of the Affair [Edward Dmytryk] c.op; ph: Wilkie Cooper |
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1954 |
Dance Little Lady [Val Guest] c.op; ph: Wilkie Cooper |
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1954 |
Geordie/Wee Geordie [Frank Launder] c.op; ph: Wilkie Cooper |
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1955 |
Portrait of Alison/Postmark for Danger [Guy Green] c.op; ph: Wilkie Cooper |
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1955 |
The Secret Tent [Don Chaffey] c.op; ph: Harry Waxman |
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1956 |
The Extra Day [William Fairchild] c.op; ph: Arthur Grant |
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1956 |
The Green Man [Robert Day & (superv) Basil Dearden] c.op; ph: Gerald Gibbs |
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1956 |
Loser Takes All [Ken Annakin] c.op; ph: Georges Périnal |
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1956 |
Three Men in a Boat [Ken Annakin] c.op; ph: Eric Cross |
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1956 |
Fortune Is a Woman/She Played with Fire [Sidney Gilliat] c.op; ph: Gerald Gibbs |
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1957 |
The Vicious Circle/The Circle [Gerald Thomas] c.op; ph: Otto Heller |
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1957 |
The Truth About Women [Muriel Box] c.op; ph: Otto Heller |
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1957 |
Chain of Events [Gerald Thomas] c.op; ph: Peter Hennessy |
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1957 |
The Duke Wore Jeans [Gerald Thomas] c.op; ph: Otto Heller |
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1957 |
The Silent Enemy [William Fairchild] c.op; ph: Otto Heller |
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1958 |
Carry On Sergeant [Gerald Thomas] c.op; ph: Peter Hennessy; 1st film in the 'Carry On...' series |
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1958 |
Carry On Nurse [Gerald Thomas] c.op; ph: Reginald Wyer |
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1959 |
Carry On Teacher [Gerald Thomas] c.op; ph: Reginald Wyer |
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1959 |
Kidnapped [Robert Stevenson] c.op; ph: Paul Beeson |
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1959 |
Please Turn Over [Gerald Thomas] c.op; ph: Ted Scaife |
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1959 |
This Other Eden [Muriel Box] c.op; ph: Gerald Gibbs |
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1959 |
Carry On Constable [Gerald Thomas] c.op; ph: Ted Scaife |
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1960 |
Tarzan the Magnificent [Robert Day] c.op; ph: Ted Scaife |
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1960 |
Watch Your Stern [Gerald Thomas] c.op; ph: Ted Scaife |
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