Victor J. Kemper
Victor J. Kemper (born April 14, 1927 in Newark , New Jersey ) is an American cameraman .
Life
After his training on the camera, Kemper joined a New York television station in 1949, where he worked as an engineer. In the following decade and a half he remained loyal to technical professions in television and film, before devoting himself entirely to camerawork in cinema.
In 1967 he was responsible for The Tiger Makes Out for the first time as a simple cameraman . Two years later he worked in the same capacity at Alice's Restaurant . In the same year he was promoted to chief cameraman in the 1970 film The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart . Altogether he participated in almost 60 productions.
Victor J. Kemper was President of the American Society of Cinematographers from 1993 to 1996 and from 1999 to 2001 . In 1998 he received the " ASC Lifetime Achievement Award " from this organization .
In 1987 he was nominated for an Emmy for his work on the television film Every Murder Has Its Prize , the first sequel to the series Kojak - Operation in Manhattan . The following year he received an ASC Award nomination for the same production.
Filmography (selection)
- 1971: Hospital (The Hospital)
- 1971: Who is Harry Kellerman? (Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?)
- 1972: Bill McKay - The Candidate
- 1973: The sniffer dog (Shamus)
- 1974: The Gambler (The Gambler)
- 1975: Dog Days (Dog Day Afternoon)
- 1976: Mr. Universum (Stay Hungry)
- 1976: The Last Tycoon (The Last Tycoon)
- 1977: Slap Shot (Slap Shot )
- 1977: Audrey Rose - the girl from beyond the grave (Audrey Rose)
- 1978: Coma
- 1977: Oh God ... (Oh God!)
- 1978: Magic (Magic)
- 1979: ... and Justice for All (... And Justice for All)
- 1980: Countdown in Manhattan (Night of the Juggler)
- 1980: The Final Countdown (The Final Countdown)
- 1980: Xanadu
- 1982: Daddy! Daddy! Five annoyances and a father (Author, Author)
- 1983: Mr. Mom
- 1983: The shrill four on the move (National Lampoon's Vacation)
- 1985: Pee-Wee's crazy adventure (Pee-wee's Big Adventure)
- 1985: All the murderers are already there (Clue)
- 1987: Every murder has its price (Kojak: The Price of Justice)
- 1988: Hot to Trot (Hot to Trot)
- 1988: Hitman - Cohen & Tate
- 1989: Die Glücksjäger (See No Evil, Hear No Evil)
- 1990: Crazy People
- 1991: F / X 2 - The Deadly Illusion (F / X2)
- 1991: Dinner for Six - Woodstock meets Wallstreet (Married to It)
- 1992: a dog named Beethoven (Beethoven)
- 1995: Tommy Boy - Through Thick and Thin (Tommy Boy)
- 1996: Eddie
- 1996: A Promise is a Promise (Jingle All the Way)
- 2005: American Pie Presents: The Next Generation (American Pie: Band Camp)
- 2006: Girls United - All or Nothing (Bring It On: All or Nothing)
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 4: H - L. Botho Höfer - Richard Lester. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 353.
Web links
- Victor J. Kemper in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kemper, Victor J. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kemper, Victor |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1927 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Newark , New Jersey , USA |