IEC
#1: "Troy" [2003]
#2: From doc "Behind the Camera" [by Richard Blanshard, 1999]
ROGER PRATT BSC
Born: 27 February 1947, Leicester, UK, as son of an Anglican parish priest.
Education: The London Film School.
Career: Made an 8mm b&w film at school, about the school and got the bug. Went to the London Film School. This study was paid for by the Leicester City Council. Spent almost 2 years in the Humphries Laboratories to get his union ticket.
Ph numerous commercials dir by Harm Lust, Martin Campbell, Vince Squibb, Sheree Folkson, a.o.
Member [now honorary accredited] of the BSC.
His brother Anthony [1937-] is an art dir & prod designer.
Appeared in the November 1999 ep [dir by Richard Blanshard/12m] of BBC2-tv series 'Behind the Camera'.
Awards: Royal Television Society 'Technique Award' [1986] for 'Dutch Girls'; BSC Best Cinematography Award nom [1993] for 'Shadowlands'; BSC Best Cinematography Award nom [1994] for 'Frankenstein'; 'Oscar' AA nom [2000] & BAFTA Film Award nom [2000] for 'The End of the Affair'; BAFTA Film Award nom [2001] & BSC Best Cinematography Award nom [2001] for 'Chocolat'; BSC Best Cinematography Award nom [2006] for 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'; ICFF Manaki Brothers 'Special Golden Camera 300' for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema Art [2010].
| FILMS | |
|---|---|
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1976 |
We Matter: Living with MS [Kevin Marsland] c; comm doc/10m; for the Multiple Sclerosis Society |
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1978 |
Coalport [Kevin Marsland] c; comm doc/15m; for Wedgwood |
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1978 |
Josiah Wedgwood and the English Potteries [Kevin Marsland] c; comm doc/20m; for Wedgwood |
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1978 |
The Craftsmanship of Wedgwood [Kevin Marsland] 16mm/c; comm doc/18m; for Wedgwood |
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1978 |
Woodman: David Nash, Sculptor [Peter Francis Browne] 16mm/c; doc/35m |
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1979 |
In a World Apart [Julian Doyle] c; comm doc/26m; for the National Society for Mentally Handicapped Children |
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1979 |
Wells Cathedral [Kevin Marsland] 16mm/c; comm doc/29m; for the British Tourist Authority |
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1979 |
Black Angel [Roger Christian] p/c; short/25m (1980); restored in 2013 |
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1980 |
Willie Carson - Riding to Win [Kevin Marsland] 16mm/c; doc/51m |
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1980 |
The Spirit of Cheshire [Kevin Marsland] 16mm/c; comm doc/20m; for Rolls-Royce |
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1980 |
The Dollar Bottom [Roger Christian] c; short/33m |
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1981 |
A Breath of Sunshine [Peter Robinson] c; doc (about a day in the life of two small severely handicapped boys)/20m; cph: Arthur Wooster & Tony Coggans |
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1982 |
The Tractor Factor [Stephen Frears] c; comm short/25m; for Massey Ferguson International Training & Development |
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1982 |
The Sender [Roger Christian] c |
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1982 |
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life [Terry Jones] c; ph seg 'The Crimson Permanent Assurance' (dir by Terry Gilliam); other ph: Peter Hannan |
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1983 |
Mick's People [Jonathan Lynn] c; comm short/25m; for Barclays |
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1983 |
Brazil [Terry Gilliam] c; + co-model/efx ph |
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1986 |
Mona Lisa [Neil Jordan] c |
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1987 |
Consuming Passions [Giles Foster] c |
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1987 |
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen [Terry Gilliam] c; model ph; ph: Giuseppe Rotunno |
[Left] with dir Mike Leigh - "High Hopes"
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1988 |
High Hopes [Mike Leigh] c |
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1988 |
Paris by Night [David Hare] c |
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1988 |
Batman [Tim Burton] c; 2uc: Peter MacDonald; vfx ph: Paul Wilson |
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1990 |
The Fisher King [Terry Gilliam] s35-to-35mm/c |
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1991 |
Year of the Comet [Peter Yates] c |
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1993 |
Shadowlands [Richard Attenborough] p/c; 2uc: Eddie Collins |
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1993 |
The Line, the Cross & the Curve [Kate Bush] c; mus film/50m |
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1993 |
[Mary Shelley's] Frankenstein [Kenneth Branagh] c; 2uc: Roger Lanser; aph: Matthew Allwork & Ian Speed |
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1995 |
12 Monkeys/Twelve Monkeys [Terry Gilliam] s35-to-35mm/c; + small part |
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1996 |
In Love and War [Richard Attenborough] p/c |
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1997 |
The Avengers [Jeremiah Chechik] c; 2uc: Harvey Harrison |
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1998 |
Grey Owl [Richard Attenborough] p/c; 2nd cam: Sylvain Brault |
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1999 |
The End of the Affair [Neil Jordan] c |
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1999 |
102 Dalmatians [Kevin Lima] c; cph: Adrian Biddle; 2uc: Harvey Harrison; completion ph: Robin Vidgeon |
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2000 |
Chocolat [Lasse Hallström] c; 2uc: Nick Schlesinger |
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2000 |
Not I [Neil Jordan] c; short/14m; ep 'Beckett on Film'-series |
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2001 |
Iris [Richard Eyre] c; uwph: Mark Silk |
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2001 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [Chris Columbus] s35 (+ digital)/c; 161m & 174m; 2uc: Mike Brewster; model unit ph: Nigel Stone; replaced doph John Seale |
[Right/hat] - "Troy"
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2003 |
Troy [Wolfgang Petersen] s35/c; addph: Harvey Harrison; 2uc: Fraser Taggert; aph: John Marzano |
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2004 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [Mike Newell] s35 (+ IMAX-70bu)/c; 2uc: Mike Brewster; aph: Adam Dale; uwph: Tim Wooster; model unit ph: Nigel Stone |
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2006 |
Closing the Ring [Richard Attenborough] c; aph: Mark Hryma |
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2006 |
Inkheart [Iain Softley] p/c; 2uc: Alan Stewart; Gwin unit ph: Paul Bond; vfx ph: Steve Brooke Smith |
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2007 |
Born [Daniel Simpson] pre-production; scheduled for Fall start; still waiting for funding (2009); status unknown |
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2008 |
Dorian Gray [Oliver Parker] c; 2uc: Martin Kenzie |
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2009 |
The Karate Kid/The Kung Fu Kid [Harald Zwart] s35 (+ D-Cinema)/c; loosely based on film (1983, John G. Avildsen; ph: James Crabe) |
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2011 |
Snow White and the Huntsman [Rupert Sanders] p+s35 (vfx)+65mm+RED Epic (surf unit)-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/c; uncred splinter unit ph; ph: Greig Fraser |
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2012 |
Jadoo [Amit Gupta] s35 (+ D-Cinema)/c |
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2013 |
Keeping Rosy [Steve Reeves] ts (+ D-Cinema)/c |
| TELEVISION | |
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|
1978 |
Focus on Soccer [Terry Ryan] 6-part doc series; cph: Julian Doyle, Nick Struthers, a.o. |
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1983 |
Meantime [Mike Leigh] tvm |
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1984 |
Dutch Girls [Giles Foster] tvm |
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1985 |
The Planets [ep #1 'The Children of the Sun', #2 'Venus and Mercury' & #3 'The Blue Planet' dir by Paul Fisher] 7-part doc series; cph: Gabriel Beristáin (#1) & Dick Pope (#1-3); for Channel 4 |
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1986 |
Scoop [Gavin Millar] tvm |
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1987 |
The Short & Curlies [Mike Leigh] tvm/18m |
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1987 |
V. [Richard Eyre] exp doc/40m; for Channel 4 |
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1989 |
Chains of Love [Mike Bradwell] tvm/60m; ep Channel 4 series '4 Play', 1989-91 |
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1989 |
[Jim Henson's] The Storyteller: Greek Myths [ep #1 'Theseus & The Minotaur' dir by John Madden (JM), #2 'Perseus & The Gorgon' dir by JM, #3 'Orpheus & Eurydice' dir by Tony Smith (TS) & #4 'Daedalus & Icarus' dir by TS] 4-part series; for Channel 4 |
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1991 |
Mr. Bean [ep #4 'Mr. Bean Goes to Town', #5 'The Trouble with Mr. Bean' & #6 'Mr. Bean Rides Again' dir by John Birkin (studio) & Paul Weiland (film)] 19-part series, 1990-95 |
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1991 |
Bernard and the Genie [Paul Weiland] tvm/67m |
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1997 |
King Lear [Richard Eyre] tvm; ep BBC-tv series 'Performance' |
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2002 |
Concert for George [David Leland] concert film/146m/HD; co-cameraman; ph: Chris Menges |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |
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1971 |
Bleak Moments/Loving Moments [Mike Leigh] c.asst; ph: Bahram Manocheri |
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1972 |
My Childhood [Bill Douglas] c.asst; ph: Mick Campbell |
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1973 |
These Enlightened Days [Mick Campbell; doc] c.op; ph: M. Campbell |
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1974 |
Monty Python and the Holy Grail [Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones] clapper-loader; ph: Terry Bedford |
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1976 |
Jabberwocky [Terry Gilliam] focus puller; ph: Terry Bedford; + small part |
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1978 |
[Monty Python's] Life of Brian [Terry Jones] co-anim & model dept; ph: Peter Biziou |
