Peter James (cinematographer)

Peter James
Born (1947-03-07) 7 March 1947
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Years active1971–2018

Peter James (born 7 March 1947 in Sydney) is an Australian cinematographer.[1]

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

James 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

Short film

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

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

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

Short 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

  1. ^ "Picture Perfect: A conversation with cinematographer Peter James" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Flickering Myth. Retrieved 2015-4-13.
  2. ^ American Society of Cinematographers Roster Archived 12 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine, American Society of Cinematographers. Accessed 12 February 2010.
  3. ^ The Legacy Lives On Archived 23 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine, American Society of Cinematographers. Accessed 12 February 2010.
  4. ^ The Milli Award Archived 21 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Cinematographers Society; accessed 12 February 2010.
  5. ^ AFI Award Winners, Feature Categories 1958–2008
  6. ^ And Starring Pancho Villa as himself, The New York Times; accessed 12 February 2010.
  7. ^ Hall of Fame Archived 18 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Cinematographers Society; accessed 12 February 2010.
  8. ^ "The Screen Guide Ladies in Black 2018". Screen Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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