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Occupation
  
Cinematographer

Name
  
Oliver Stapleton


Role
  
Cinematographer


Born
  
12 April 1948 (age 76) (
1948-04-12
)
London, England

Nominations
  
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography, Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography

Movies
  
Unfinished Business, The Proposal, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, The Best of Me, The Cider House Rules

Similar People
  
Robert Nelson Jacobs, Steven Conrad, Mick Audsley, Leslie Dixon, Gregor Jordan

Education
  
University of Cape Town

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Oliver Stapleton, BSC is an English cinematographer.

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Oliver Stapleton - Cinematographer


Life and career

He graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1970 with a degree in psychology and from the National Film and Television School (NFTS) UK while working in South Africa (from 1966 to 1974) and England.

One of his first efforts was the student film Shadowplay, a film about South African immigrants trying to adjust to life in London, which he wrote, directed, and edited. He progressed to filming music videos and commercials. He worked with many famous bands in the early-to-mid 80s, including a-ha, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Eddy Grant and The Human League.

Awards

  • 1986 – won MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography for "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." by a-ha.
  • nominated for ACE Award for Danny, the Champion of the World.
  • 1990 – nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for Earth Girls Are Easy.
  • 2001 – nominated for Camerimage Golden Frog for Buffalo Soldiers.
  • 2003 – nominated for AFI Award for Ned Kelly.
  • References

    Oliver Stapleton Wikipedia