Brian Probyn

Brian P. Probyn (born November 30, 1920 in London-Lambeth , United Kingdom , † November 25, 1982 in Sydney , Australia ) was a British cameraman .

Live and act

After years as a camera assistant and simple cameraman, Probyn rose to head cameraman in the early 1960s. His first employer was the BBC . In the following years Probyn shot a number of short films and less important entertainment films, but also a few, artistically ambitious A-production such as Ken Loach's slum drama " Poor Cow " and Terrence Malick's outsider, road and gangster movie " Badlands - Zerschossene Träume " . At the beginning of 1969 Probyn was the cameraman for the American skier film " Schußfahrt " with Robert Redford .

In 1973 Probyn settled in Sydney, Australia. There he continued his work as head cameraman and also worked as a lecturer for camera work at the Australian Film & TV School.

Filmography

• 1962: The War Game (short film)
• 1963: Lewis Mumford on the City (documentary short film series, also director)
• 1964: The Great Steam Fire (short film)
• 1965: Do it on the Whistle (short film)
• 1966: Jamina & Johnny (short film)
• 1967: Poor Cow - kissed and beaten (Poor Cow)
• 1968: Deadly Day (The Long Day's Dying)
• 1968: The Magic Apple Tree (short film)
• 1969: Arthur Arthur
• 1969: Schußfahrt (Downhill Racer)
• 1970: The Revolutionary
• 1970: Ti Lung - the deadly shadow of Mr. Shatter (Shatter) (WP: 1974)
• 1971: The Jerusalem File
• 1972: Straight on Till Morning
• 1972: He who lives last lives best (Innocent Bystanders)
• 1972: Man at the Top
• 1973: Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell
• 1973: A crazy trip on the Wahnsinnsbus (Holiday on the Buses)
• 1973: Dracula needs fresh blood (The Satanic Rites of Dracula)
• 1973: Badlands (Badlands)
• 1974: Inn of the Damned
• 1975: Plugg
• 1976: Jog's Trot (short film)
• 1976: On the trail of the tiger (Tigers Don't Cry)
• 1976: The Mango Tree
• 1978: Toby's Journey to an Unknown Land (Little Convict) (cartoon)
• 1980: Gary's Story (short film)
• 1981: Exposure Factors (short film)
• 1982: Far East
• 1982: Sweet Dreamers
• 1982: 18-Foot People (documentary)

literature

• Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 343.

Web links

• Brian Probyn in the Internet Movie Database (English)