Peter James (born 7 March 1947 in Sydney) is an Australian cinematographer.[1]
Peter James | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 March 1947 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Years active | 1971–2018 |
He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC),[2] an organization that offers membership to directors of photography only "by invitation, based on an individual’s body of work".[3]
Career
editJames has been either cinematographer or director of photography on more than 50 films.
He has won Australian Cinematographers Society's (ACS) Milli Award four times,[4] Australian Film Institute's Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography three times[5] and was nominated for the award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie at the 56th Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on the 2003 television film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself.[6]
In 1999, James was inducted into the Australian Cinematographers Society Hall of Fame for having "made a substantial contribution to the industry and the Society, as well as having left a legacy of fine work and having been responsible for training and influencing others."[7]
Filmography
editShort film
edit| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Willy Willy | Gregory Ropert | |
| 1973 | Transition | Graham Shirley | |
| 1976 | Rate of Exchange | Edward Ogden | |
| 1977 | A Calendar of Dreamings | Geoffrey Bardon | With Jack Doyle |
| 1980 | Blackhearted Barney Blackfoot | Yvonne Mackay | |
| 2017 | Football Dads | Anna Yosin |
Feature film
edit| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Avengers of the Reef | Chris McCullough |
| 1976 | Caddie | Donald Crombie |
| 1978 | The Irishman | |
| 1981 | The Killing of Angel Street | |
| 1984 | The Wild Duck | Henri Safran |
| 1985 | Rebel | Michael Jenkins |
| 1987 | The Right Hand Man | Di Drew |
| Echoes of Paradise | Phillip Noyce | |
| 1989 | Driving Miss Daisy | Bruce Beresford |
| 1990 | Mister Johnson | |
| 1991 | Black Robe | |
| 1992 | Rich in Love | |
| 1993 | Alive | Frank Marshall |
| The Thing Called Love | Peter Bogdanovich | |
| My Life | Bruce Joel Rubin | |
| 1994 | Silent Fall | Bruce Beresford |
| 1996 | Diabolique | Jeremiah S. Chechik |
| Last Dance | Bruce Beresford | |
| 1997 | Paradise Road | |
| 1998 | The Newton Boys | Richard Linklater |
| 1999 | Double Jeopardy | Bruce Beresford |
| 2000 | Meet the Parents | Jay Roach |
| 2001 | Bride of the Wind | Bruce Beresford |
| The Man Who Sued God | Mark Joffe | |
| 2005 | The Pacifier | Adam Shankman |
| Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | ||
| 2008 | 27 Dresses | Anne Fletcher |
| 2009 | Mao's Last Dancer | Bruce Beresford |
| 2010 | Yogi Bear | Eric Brevig |
| 2018 | Ladies in Black[8] | Bruce Beresford |
TV movie
edit| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | McManus MPB | Max Varnel |
| 1981 | The Monster's Christmas | Yvonne Mackay |
| 2003 | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Bruce Beresford |
| 2006 | Orpheus |
Documentary works
editShort film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Mick and the Moon | Geoffrey Bardon | With Jon Falkenmire |
| 1984 | Palace of Dreams | Himself |
Film
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Sister, If You Only Knew | Janet Isaac |
TV movie
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Who Killed Jenny Langby? | Donald Crombie |
References
edit- ^ "Picture Perfect: A conversation with cinematographer Peter James" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Flickering Myth. Retrieved 2015-4-13.
- ^ American Society of Cinematographers Roster Archived 12 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine, American Society of Cinematographers. Accessed 12 February 2010.
- ^ The Legacy Lives On Archived 23 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine, American Society of Cinematographers. Accessed 12 February 2010.
- ^ The Milli Award Archived 21 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Cinematographers Society; accessed 12 February 2010.
- ^ AFI Award Winners, Feature Categories 1958–2008
- ^ And Starring Pancho Villa as himself, The New York Times; accessed 12 February 2010.
- ^ Hall of Fame Archived 18 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Cinematographers Society; accessed 12 February 2010.
- ^ "The Screen Guide Ladies in Black 2018". Screen Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
External links
edit- Peter James at IMDb