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RÉSUMÉ
NATIONALITY:
Australian
DATE OF BIRTH:
24th March, 1951
MARITAL STATUS:
Single
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Multi-award-winning Director of Photography with a successful career spanning 30 years, specializing primarily in feature-film drama production (including television movies and series). Credits in well over 100 productions, including 14 recent feature films in Europe, Asia and America.
PROFESSIONAL GUILD:
Full member A.C.S.
SPECIALIZATION:
Good reputation in visualization, camera mise-en-scène, and particularly, lighting design. Expertise in 35mm anamorphic cinematography (CinemaScope), and the "forgotten" art of black & white cinematography. Experience with the latest Digital Video systems from DV to High Definition.
RECENT AWARDS:
- CREATIVE QUEST AWARD - International Film Festival of
St. Petersburg, Russia - VENUS IN FURS,
1994
- BEST BLACK AND WHITE FILM - THE STREAM,
39th Cork Film Festival, 1994
- ACS SILVER AWARD for Cinematography - THE
LAKE, 1995
- ACS SILVER AWARD for Lighting Design - VENUS
IN FURS, 1995
- ACS GOLD AWARD for Cinematography - THE
BRIDGE, 1996
FORMAL TRAINING:
- A.F.T.R.S. (Australian National Film and Television
School) 1975 to 1978.
- Graduated with a Diploma in Cinematography.
The School has a respected international reputation. Among its graduates are: Jane Campion (The Piano), Jocelyn Moorehouse (Proof), Gillian
Armstrong (Little Women), Phil Noyce (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger), and Andrew Lesnie, ACS (Lord of the Rings).
ADDITIONAL TRAINING:
- Studied under internationally renowned
cinematographers: Don McAlpine, ASC (Mrs
Doubtfire), Russel Boyd, ACS (Tender
Mercies), and Brian Probyn, BSC (Badlands).
- Participated in workshops with Haskell Wexler ASC,
Dean Cundey ASC, and Allen Daviau ASC, at Paramount
Studios, Los Angeles.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:
- Trained Steadicam operator
- International truck driving licence
- Scuba experience
RELATED EXPERIENCE:
- Producer and director of many films, both drama and
documentary, many of which are in active distribution.
- Experience as a film editor, screenplay writer, and in
marketing films.
ADDITIONAL:
- Have taught film, video and television production
techniques ranging from workshops in the Third World, to
lecturing at university level.
- Lecturer in film and television production at the
University of Technology, Sydney, for 3 years.
- Conducted KODAK Workshop in Advanced Cinematography,
Seoul, Korea, 1996.
- Cinematography co-tutor in Master Class - Directing
workshop with international director, Mike Hodges (Prayer
For The Dying, 1988), at the Maurits Binger Film
Institute, Amsterdam, 1997.
- Conducted High-Definition Digital Camera Workshops in Seoul & Pusan, Korea (October & December, 2000)
- Published technical and historical research documents
on a range of craft-related topics.
Peter Gray
(near Los Angeles)
P.O. Box 5132
Pine Mountain Club, CA 93222
United States of America
cell: +1 (661) 219-3981
telephone1: +1 (661) 268-1530
telephone2: +1 (661) 242-1234
dp@petergray.org
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