Witold Sobociński
Witold Sobociński (born October 15, 1929 in Ozorków , † November 19, 2018 in Konstancin-Jeziorna ) was a Polish cameraman .
life and work
Witold Sobociński studied camera at the Łódź Film School and finished his studies in 1955. During his studies he played as a drummer in the band Melomani . He then started working for Polish television and was initially employed as a cameraman for documentaries.
His first feature film work was in 1967 when he shot the camera for Jerzy Skolimowski's film Hands Up! led. However, the film was banned by the Polish censors and only released in 1981. His works for Andrzej Wajda and Roman Polański became particularly famous . In 1980 Witold Sobociński became professor at the Łódź Film School and trained cameramen. His son Piotr Sobociński also completed his training with his father at the university and, when he died early in 2001, was one of the most recognized cameramen in the film business. For his last work on Jerzy Wójcik's war drama Wrota Europy , Witold Sobociński received the Polish Film Prize in 2001 . Sobociński died in November 2018 at the age of 89.
Filmography (selection)
- 1967: hands up! ( Rece do góry ) - Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
- 1968: Dancing w kwaterze Hitlera - Director: Jan Batory
- 1969: Everything for Sale (Wszystko na sprzedaż) - directed by Andrzej Wajda
- 1970: The Countess and Her Colonel (The Adventures of Gerard) - Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
- 1970: Album Poland (Album polski) - Director: Jan Rybkowski
- 1971: Family Life (Życie rodzinne) - Director: Krzysztof Zanussi
- 1971: Trzecia część nocy - Director: Andrzej Żuławski
- 1973: The Wedding (Wesele) - Director: Andrzej Wajda
- 1973: The sanatorium on obituary notice (Sanatorium pod klepsydrą) - directed by Wojciech Has
- 1974: Pittsville - A Safe Full of Blood - Director: Krzysztof Zanussi
- 1974: The Promised Land (Ziemia obiecana) - Director: Andrzej Wajda
- 1975: Night Duty - Director: Krzysztof Zanussi
- 1977: House of Women - Director: Krzysztof Zanussi
- 1977: The Death of the President - Director: Jerzy Kawalerowicz
- 1979: Paths in the Night (Drogi pośród nocy) - Director: Krzysztof Zanussi
- 1981: Był Jazz - Director: Feliks Falk
- 1982: Alicja in Horrorland (Alicja)
- 1984: Widziadło - Director: Marek Nowicki
- 1985: O-bi, O-ba - Koniec cywilizacji - Director: Piotr Szulkin
- 1986: Pirates (Pirates) - Director: Roman Polański
- 1988: Frantic - directed by Roman Polański
- 1989: Torrents of Spring - Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
- 1991: Bronstein's Children - Director: Jerzy Kawalerowicz
- 1993: The Last U-Boot - Director: Frank Beyer
- 1999: Wrota Europy - Director: Jerzy Wójcik
Awards
- 1994: Camerimage Prize for Lifetime Achievement
- 1999: Polish Film Prize for Wrota Europy
- 2003: Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers
- 2011: Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Witold Sobocinski Dies: Cinematographer On Films By Polanski, Wajda & Others Was 89
- ↑ Gazeta.pl, Andrzej Wajda odznaczony Orderem Orła Białego ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , March 21, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sobociński, Witold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ozorków |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th November 2018 |
| Place of death | Konstancin-Jeziorna |