Don Burgess (cameraman)
Don Michael Burgess (born May 28, 1956 in Santa Monica , California ) is an American cinematographer .
Life
After studying at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena , Burgess first shot documentaries, industrial films and worked as a cameraman for commercials. He gained his first experience in feature film productions as a second-unit cameraman and as a camera operator. Burgess has worked as head cameraman since the early 1990s and was nominated for an Oscar and an ASC Award for Best Cinematographer in 1994 for his work on Forrest Gump . Since then he has also worked frequently with the director Robert Zemeckis .
Burgess, who lives in Pasadena, is married with three children. In 2003 he was accepted as a member of the ASC .
Filmography
- 1981: Ruckus
- 1985: Fury to Freedom
- 1987: Heroes USA (Death Before Dishonor)
- 1987: Death Before Dishonor
- 1987: Summer Camp Nightmar
- 1987: The Night Stalker
- 1988 Too Young the Hero
- 1988: Lost World (World Gone Wild)
- 1989: Under the Boardwalk
- 1989: Blind Fury (Blind Fury)
- 1991: Three-way to death (Two-Fisted Tales)
- 1992: Meh 'Geld (Mo' Money)
- 1993: Josh and SAM
- 1994: Forrest Gump
- 1994: Richie Rich
- 1995: Forget Paris
- 1996: Years of Tenderness - The story continues
- 1997: Contact
- 2000: What Lies Beneath (What Lies Beneath)
- 2000: Castaway - Lost (Castaway)
- 2002: Spider-Man
- 2003: Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines
- 2003: radio
- 2004: 30 overnight (13 going on 30)
- 2004: The Polar Express (The Polar Express)
- 2004: Christmas with the Kranks (Christmas with the Kranks)
- 2006: Antarctica - Caught in the Ice (Eight Below)
- 2006: Die Super-Ex (My Super Ex-Girlfriend)
- 2007: Enchanted (Enchanted)
- 2008: A Treasure To Fall In Love With (Fool's Gold)
- 2009: The Noobs - Small But Mean (Aliens in the Attic)
- 2010: The Book of Eli
- 2011: Source Code
- 2011: Priest
- 2011: The Muppets (The Muppets)
- 2012: Flight
- 2013: 42 - The true story of a sports legend (42)
- 2014: Muppets Most Wanted
- 2016: Conjuring 2 (The Conjuring 2)
- 2016: Allied - Familiar Strangers (Allied)
- 2016: Monster Trucks
- 2017: Just as different as I (Same Kind of Different as Me)
- 2017: Wunder (Wonder)
- 2018: The Christmas Chronicles
- 2018: Aquaman
TV Shows
- 1980: Super stunt 2
Awards (selection)
- 1994: Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography in Forrest Gump
- 1997: Satellite Award for Best Camera in Contact (1997)
Web links
- Don Burgess in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burgess, Don |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burgess, Don Michael (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Monica , California |