English cinematographer (1920–1981)
Denys Coop
A trailer from the filmRosebud (1975), Coop's last film as cinematographer.
Born Denys Neil Coop
(1920-07-20 ) 20 July 1920Died 16 August 1981(1981-08-16) (aged 61) Other names Denys N. Coop Occupation(s) Camera operator Cinematographer Years active 1936–1981
Denys Neil Coop (20 July 1920 – 16 August 1981) was an English camera operator and cinematographer. He was the president of theBritish Society of Cinematographers from 1973 to 1975.
Coop was best known for his work on the filmSuperman Special Achievement Academy Award and theMichael Balcon Award .
Early life and career [ edit ] He began his career in the cinema as an apprentice toFreddie Young . In the 1960s, he was Director of Photography on films such asA Kind of Loving This Sporting Life Billy Liar Bunny Lake Is Missing
Awards and nominations [ edit ] In 1979, he was one of a team of artists to win a specialOscar for visual effects inSuperman [ 1]
In addition to the Oscar, Coop was also awarded a BAFTA (the Michael Balcon award) for his work onSuperman (as Creative Director of Process Photography). He was also awarded the Bert Easey award by the British Society of Cinematographers.
He was nominated for the Best Cinematography (B&W) BAFTA in 1964 forBilly Liar , in 1965 forKing and Country Bunny Lake is Missing . His black and white cinematography on films such as these, andThis Sporting Life amongst others earned him the reputation as one of the finest B&W cinematographers of his generation.[citation needed
He was followed into the film industry by his son, Trevor (acamera operator ), and his three grandchildren, Jason (focus puller ), Gareth (aclapper loader ) and Amy (anassistant director ).
L. B. Abbott ,A. D. Flowers (1972)Frank Brendel ,Glen Robinson ,Albert Whitlock (1974)Peter Berkos /Albert Whitlock ,Glen Robinson (1975)Carlo Rambaldi ,Glen Robinson ,Frank Van der Veer /L. B. Abbott ,Glen Robinson ,Matthew Yuricich (1976)Ben Burtt /Frank Warner (1977)Les Bowie ,Colin Chilvers ,Denys Coop ,Roy Field ,Derek Meddings ,Zoran Perisic (1978)Alan Splet (1979)Brian Johnson ,Richard Edlund ,Dennis Muren ,Bruce Nicholson (1980)Ben Burtt ,Richard L. Anderson (1981)Richard Edlund ,Dennis Muren ,Ken Ralston ,Phil Tippett (1983)Kay Rose (1984)Stephen Hunter Flick ,John Pospisil (1987)Richard Williams (1988)Eric Brevig ,Rob Bottin ,Tim McGovern ,Alex Funke (1990)John Lasseter (1995)Alejandro González Iñárritu (2017)
1963–1980 Emil Kosa Jr. –Cleopatra Peter Ellenshaw ,Eustace Lycett , andHamilton Luske –Mary Poppins John Stears –Thunderball Art Cruickshank –Fantastic Voyage L. B. Abbott –Doctor Dolittle Stanley Kubrick –2001: A Space Odyssey Robbie Robertson –Marooned A. D. Flowers andL. B. Abbott –Tora! Tora! Tora! Alan Maley ,Eustace Lycett , andDanny Lee –Bedknobs and Broomsticks L. B. Abbott andA. D. Flowers –The Poseidon Adventure Frank Brendel ,Glen Robinson , andAlbert Whitlock –Earthquake Albert Whitlock andGlen Robinson –The Hindenburg Carlo Rambaldi ,Glen Robinson , andFrank Van der Veer –King Kong John Stears ,John Dykstra ,Richard Edlund ,Grant McCune , andRobert Blalack –Star Wars Les Bowie ,Colin Chilvers ,Denys Coop ,Roy Field ,Derek Meddings , andZoran Perisic –Superman H. R. Giger ,Carlo Rambaldi ,Brian Johnson ,Nick Allder , andDennis Ayling –Alien Brian Johnson ,Richard Edlund ,Dennis Muren , andBruce Nicholson –The Empire Strikes Back 1981–2000 Richard Edlund ,Kit West ,Bruce Nicholson , andJoe Johnston –Raiders of the Lost Ark Carlo Rambaldi ,Dennis Muren , andKenneth F. Smith –E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Richard Edlund ,Dennis Muren ,Ken Ralston , andPhil Tippett –Return of the Jedi Dennis Muren ,Michael J. McAlister ,Lorne Peterson , andGeorge Gibbs –Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Ken Ralston ,Ralph McQuarrie ,Scott Farrar , andDavid Berry –Cocoon Robert Skotak ,Stan Winston ,John Richardson , andSuzanne M. Benson –Aliens Dennis Muren ,Bill George ,Harley Jessup , andKenneth F. Smith –Innerspace Ken Ralston ,Richard Williams ,Edward Jones , andGeorge Gibbs –Who Framed Roger Rabbit John Bruno ,Dennis Muren ,Hoyt Yeatman , andDennis Skotak –The Abyss Eric Brevig ,Rob Bottin ,Tim McGovern , andAlex Funke –Total Recall Dennis Muren ,Stan Winston ,Gene Warren Jr. , andRobert Skotak –Terminator 2: Judgment Day Ken Ralston ,Doug Chiang ,Douglas Smythe , andTom Woodruff Jr. –Death Becomes Her Dennis Muren ,Stan Winston ,Phil Tippett , andMichael Lantieri –Jurassic Park Ken Ralston ,George Murphy ,Stephen Rosenbaum , andAllen Hall –Forrest Gump Scott E. Anderson ,Charles Gibson ,Neal Scanlan , andJohn Cox –Babe Volker Engel ,Douglas Smith ,Clay Pinney , andJoe Viskocil –Independence Day Robert Legato ,Mark Lasoff ,Thomas L. Fisher , andMichael Kanfer –Titanic Joel Hynek ,Nicholas Brooks ,Stuart Robertson , andKevin Mack –What Dreams May Come John Gaeta ,Janek Sirrs ,Steve Courtley , andJon Thum –The Matrix John Nelson ,Neil Corbould ,Tim Burke , andRob Harvey –Gladiator 2001–2020 Jim Rygiel ,Randall William Cook ,Richard Taylor , andMark Stetson –The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Jim Rygiel ,Joe Letteri ,Randall William Cook , andAlex Funke –The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Jim Rygiel ,Joe Letteri ,Randall William Cook , andAlex Funke –The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King John Dykstra ,Scott Stokdyk ,Anthony LaMolinara , andJohn Frazier –Spider-Man 2 Joe Letteri ,Brian Van't Hul ,Christian Rivers , andRichard Taylor –King Kong John Knoll ,Hal Hickel ,Charles Gibson , andAllen Hall –Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Michael L. Fink ,Bill Westenhofer ,Ben Morris , andTrevor Wood –The Golden Compass Eric Barba ,Steve Preeg ,Burt Dalton , andCraig Barron –The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Joe Letteri ,Stephen Rosenbaum ,Richard Baneham , andAndrew R. Jones –Avatar Paul Franklin ,Chris Corbould ,Andrew Lockley , andPeter Bebb –Inception Robert Legato ,Joss Williams ,Ben Grossmann , andAlex Henning –Hugo Bill Westenhofer ,Guillaume Rocheron ,Erik-Jan de Boer , andDonald R. Elliott –Life of Pi Tim Webber ,Chris Lawrence ,Dave Shirk , andNeil Corbould –Gravity Paul Franklin ,Andrew Lockley ,Ian Hunter , andScott R. Fisher –Interstellar Mark Ardington ,Sara Bennett ,Paul Norris , andAndrew Whitehurst –Ex Machina Robert Legato ,Adam Valdez ,Andrew R. Jones , andDan Lemmon –The Jungle Book John Nelson ,Gerd Nefzer ,Paul Lambert , andRichard R. Hoover –Blade Runner 2049 Paul Lambert ,Ian Hunter ,Tristan Myles , andJ. D. Schwalm –First Man Guillaume Rocheron ,Greg Butler , andDominic Tuohy –1917 Andrew Jackson ,David Lee ,Andrew Lockley , andScott R. Fisher –Tenet 2021–present Paul Lambert ,Tristan Myles ,Brian Connor , andGerd Nefzer –Dune Joe Letteri ,Richard Baneham ,Eric Saindon , andDaniel Barrett –Avatar: The Way of Water Takashi Yamazaki ,Kiyoko Shibuya ,Masaki Takahashi , andTatsuji Nojima –Godzilla Minus One Paul Lambert ,Stephen James ,Rhys Salcombe , andGerd Nefzer –Dune: Part Two
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