The Australian Cinematographers Society (Acs) is appealing for information on the deaths of cinematographers which have occurred on the job.
The list will appear in the forthcoming photographic history of Australian cinematography The Shadowcatchers, written by Martha Ansara and scheduled for publication at the end of 2011.
The Shadowcatchers will include biographies of outstanding cinematographers in addition to a general history, anecdotes lifted from oral histories, and a selection of images of DOPs at work. It is an initiative of the Acs Book Committee.
According to Ansara, the majority of deaths she’s identified ocurred as a result of war or helicopter crashes. Currently, the list includes:
Damien Parer • 17 September, 1944 Keith (“Dig”) Milner • 29 November, 1960 Frank Parnell • 10 December, 1966 Colin Ennor • Date needed Gary Cunningham • 16 October, 1975 Brian Peters • 16 October, 1975 Tony Stewart • 16 October, 1975 David Brostoff • Date needed, 1981 Blake Hobart • 7 January, 1982 Gary Hansen • August 7, 1982 Joe Mooney • 24 October, 1983 Neil Davis • 9 September , 1985 Jonathan Daley • 25 September, 1992 Brett Joyce...
The list will appear in the forthcoming photographic history of Australian cinematography The Shadowcatchers, written by Martha Ansara and scheduled for publication at the end of 2011.
The Shadowcatchers will include biographies of outstanding cinematographers in addition to a general history, anecdotes lifted from oral histories, and a selection of images of DOPs at work. It is an initiative of the Acs Book Committee.
According to Ansara, the majority of deaths she’s identified ocurred as a result of war or helicopter crashes. Currently, the list includes:
Damien Parer • 17 September, 1944 Keith (“Dig”) Milner • 29 November, 1960 Frank Parnell • 10 December, 1966 Colin Ennor • Date needed Gary Cunningham • 16 October, 1975 Brian Peters • 16 October, 1975 Tony Stewart • 16 October, 1975 David Brostoff • Date needed, 1981 Blake Hobart • 7 January, 1982 Gary Hansen • August 7, 1982 Joe Mooney • 24 October, 1983 Neil Davis • 9 September , 1985 Jonathan Daley • 25 September, 1992 Brett Joyce...
- 12/5/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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