Ralph B. White

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Ralph Bradshaw White (born August 28, 1941 in San Bernardino , California , United States , † February 4, 2008 in Glendale , California, United States) was an American cameraman , film director , film producer and photographer who worked primarily in the Has engaged in locating and documenting the wreck of the RMS Titanic .

Life

White grew up in Hawaii . In the Vietnam War he was involved in the Marines . He later founded a parachute school in Lancaster and worked as a freefall cameraman for the television show "Ripcord" and wildlife photography for the National Geographic Society .

In 1976, together with Dr. Robert Ballard (Woodshole Oceanographic Institute), Emory Kristof (National Geographic Society) and Bill Tatum (Titanic Historical Society) came up with the idea of ​​locating the wreck of the Titanic.

In 1978 he worked as a cameraman for the team of the National Geographic Society, which deployed a lighting and imaging system at a depth of approx. 3700 m in the position where the Titanic had sunk.

In 1985, as a cameraman, he documented the expedition that found the wreck of the Titanic on September 1st.

1987 and 2000 he was involved as deputy director and photographer in the recovery of a large number of objects from the remains of the Titanic.

In 1991 he worked as a camera diver and navigator on the IMAX film "Titanica". The film work took place from the Russian research vessel Keldysh using the two submarines Mir I and Mir II .

In 1992 he was deputy leader of an expedition to further explore and document the Titanic wreck from the research vessel Sea Mussel .

In 1994 he developed a special photography and lighting system for the work of filmmaker James Cameron on the wreck of the Titanic.

From 1995–96 he was expedition leader and second cameraman for the film " Titanic " by James Cameron. As a co-pilot of the French submarine Nautile and the Russian submarine Mir, he undertook 35 diving trips to the wreck of the Titanic at a depth of about 3700 m.

In 1999 he worked as deputy expedition leader, photographer and lecturer for tourist excursions to the Titanic wreck with the two Russian Mir submarines.

In 2000 he led an expedition to recover over 900 selected items from the remains of the Titanic.

In 2001 he oversaw the diving operations of the ROV Medusa as part of the filming for James Cameron's three-dimensional IMAX film " The Spirits of the Titanic ".

In 2005 he coordinated the use of the technical equipment during James Cameron's live TV show "Last Mysteries of the Titanic". Also in 2005, he contributed deep-sea recordings and as an expert on the Titanic wreck to the television program "Titanic's Last Moments" with John Chatterton and Ritchie Kohler.

Filmography

As a cameraman

  • "Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces" (2006) (TV)
  • "Last Mysteries of the Titanic" (2005) (TV)
  • "Titanica" (1995)
  • "On the hunt for the lost treasure" (1984)
  • "New! Animal World "(1983) (TV Series)
  • "The World of Reptiles" (1971) (TV)
  • "Animal World" (1969–1970) (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • "World of the Sea" (1970) (TV series)
  • "The Challenging Sea" (1969) TV series

As a director

  • "New! Animal World "(1983) (TV Series)
  • "The World of Reptiles" (1971) (TV)
  • "Animal World" (1969–1970) (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • "World of the Sea" (1970) (TV series)

As a producer

  • "Animal World" (1969–1970) (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • "World of the Sea" (1970) (TV series)
  • "The Challenging Sea" (1969) (TV series)

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personal data
SURNAME White, Ralph B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES White, Ralph Bradshaw
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film director, cameraman, film producer
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH San Bernardino , California, United States
DATE OF DEATH February 4, 2008
Place of death Glendale (California) , California, United States