John Palmer (cinematographer)

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John Palmer (born June 7, 1942 in London , United Kingdom ) is a British cameraman .

Live and act

Palmer began his cinematic career in 1957 as a delivery boy at ABPC Studios in Elstree . 1959 began his professional training in their camera department. In 1962, Palmer became second camera assistant in the romance "Flieg mit mir ins Glück" , three years later he was promoted to first camera assistant. Until Palmer was regularly employed as a simple cameraman since Stanley Donen's film adaptation of the classic children's book The Little Prince in 1974 , he initially worked closely as an assistant with the chief cameramen Oswald Morris and Brian West . Later, from 1970 to 1981, Christopher Challis was his teacher. As head cameraman, John Palmer only oversaw four productions, including a video and a documentary.

Much more important, however, are the films in which he was involved in a subordinate role (simple cameraman, special shots and the like): These include two Agatha Christie crime novels, Tony Richardson's adaptation of the novel Hotel New Hampshire , and the Hollywood comedy since the early 1980s Spies like us , Nicolas Roeg's fantasy fun witches , the dog story 101 Dalmatians and its sequel 102 Dalmatians , the James Bond thriller The World Is Not Enough and the love episode film Actually… Love . After the zombie movie fun Shaun of the Dead , for which he had made additional recordings, and a fitness video, Palmer retired into private life.

Filmography

as a simple cameraman or chief cameraman

literature

  • David Jones (Ed.): Film Fanatics Guide. Merlin Books Ltd., Braunton (Devon) 1988, p. 323

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personal data
SURNAME Palmer, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH June 7, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH London , UK