Bill Pope
William "Bill" Homer Pope [ wɪljəm hoʊmɚ poʊp ] (* 19th June 1952 in Bowling Green , Kentucky ) is an American cameraman that stands out for his work on the Matrix - trilogy and the films Spider-Man 2 and Spider Man 3 became known.
Life
Pope first studied architecture in college and received his master's degree in art from New York University . In addition to feature films, he also made music videos. He won an MTV Best Cinematography Award in 1988 for the video for Sting's song We'll Be Together . In 1989, he turned the successful video One of Metallica . From 1989 he worked primarily as a cameraman.
In 1997 he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for his work on Bound . Matrix earned him a nomination for the BAFTA Award , Spider Man 2 one for the Golden Satellite Award .
He worked with director Sam Raimi on several films, starting with Darkman from 1990 .
Pope has two sisters who are also artistically active, including the Oscar-nominated set designer Leslie Pope . He is married to the film producer Sharon Oreck .
Filmography (selection)
- 1990: Darkman
- 1992: Army of Darkness (Army of Darkness)
- 1993: Fire in the Sky
- 1994: Mac Millionaire - Too Smart for a Blank Check
- 1995: Clueless - what else! (Clueless)
- 1996: Bound - Bound (Bound)
- 1997: Gridlock'd - Full on! (Gridlock'd)
- 1998: Zero Effect
- 1999: Matrix (The Matrix)
- 2000: Devilish (Bedazzled)
- 2003: Matrix Reloaded (The Matrix Reloaded)
- 2003: Matrix Revolutions (The Matrix Revolutions)
- 2004: Spider-Man 2
- 2004: Team America: World Police
- 2006: Fell - A Love Story (Fur - An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus)
- 2007: Spider-Man 3
- 2008: The Spirit
- 2010: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World)
- 2012: Men in Black 3
- 2013: The World's End
- 2016: The Jungle Book
- since 2016: Preacher (TV series)
- 2017: Baby Driver
- 2019: If You Were King (The Kid Who Would Be King)
- 2019: Alita: Battle Angel
- 2019: 3 Charlie's Angels (Charlie's Angels)
Awards (selection)
- 1988 : MTV Video Music Award in the category Best Cinematography in a Video ( Sting - We'll Be Together )
- 1997 : Nomination for the Independent Spirit Award in the category Best Cinematography ( Bound )
- 2000: Nomination for the British Academy Film Award in the category Best Cinematography ( Matrix )
- 2000: Nomination for the Chlotrudis Award in the category Best Visual Design ( Matrix )
- 2005: Nomination for Satellite Award in the Golden Satellite Award category ( Spider-Man 2 )
Web links
- Bill Pope in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bill Pope bgdailynews.com, accessed on February 4, 2013.
- ↑ Sharon Oreck vidics.ch, accessed on February 4, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pope, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pope, William Homer (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bowling Green , Kentucky , United States |