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Michael Chapman
Among the key below-the-line figures of the American New Wave of the 1970s, Chapman has brought his distinct eye to movies by directors such as Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, Philip Kaufman, etc. On his passing today, Scorsese had this to say.
Cinematographers' best cinematography - all open
Among the key below-the-line figures of the American New Wave of the 1970s, Chapman has brought his distinct eye to movies by directors such as Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, Philip Kaufman, etc. On his passing today, Scorsese had this to say.
“I consider myself so fortunate to have been able to work with Michael Chapman. Michael and I made three films together—’Taxi Driver,’ ‘The Last Waltz,’ and ‘Raging Bull,’ and he brought something rare and irreplaceable to each of them.”
“I remember when ‘Taxi Driver’ came out and Michael became known as a ‘poet of the streets’—I think that was the wording, and it seemed right to me. Michael was the one who really controlled the visual palette of ‘The Last Waltz,’ and on ‘Raging Bull’ he and his team met every single challenge—and there were so many. One of the greatest of those challenges was shooting in black and white, which Michael had never done before, a fact that still astonishes me. His relationship with the camera and the film that was running through it was intimate, mysterious, almost mystical. He was a great artist, and it saddens me that I won’t get to see him again.”
“I remember when ‘Taxi Driver’ came out and Michael became known as a ‘poet of the streets’—I think that was the wording, and it seemed right to me. Michael was the one who really controlled the visual palette of ‘The Last Waltz,’ and on ‘Raging Bull’ he and his team met every single challenge—and there were so many. One of the greatest of those challenges was shooting in black and white, which Michael had never done before, a fact that still astonishes me. His relationship with the camera and the film that was running through it was intimate, mysterious, almost mystical. He was a great artist, and it saddens me that I won’t get to see him again.”
Cinematographers' best cinematography - all open
| Poll date | Voters |
1. Hoyte Van Hoytema - Interstellar 2. Emmanuel Lubezki - The Tree of Life 3. Roger Deakins - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 4. Wally Pfister - Inception 5. Robert Richardson- Inglourious Basterds 6. Jeff Cronenweth - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 7. John Toll - The Thin Red Line 8. Conrad Hall - Road to Perdition 9. Greig Fraser - Foxcatcher 10. Christopher Doyle - In The Mood For Love 11. Bruno Delbonnel - Inside Llewyn Davis 12. Janusz Kaminski - Schindler's List 13. Rodrigo Prieto - Silence 14. Daruis Khondji - Se7en 15. Gregg Toland - Citizen Kane 16. Dante Spinotti - LA Confidential 17. Robert Elswit - There Will Be Blood 18. Vittorio Storaro - Apocalypse Now 19. Chung Chung-Hoon - The Handmaiden 20. Gordon Willis - The Godfather: Part II 21. John Seale - Mad Max: Fury Road 22. Matthew Libatique - Black Swan 23. Dick Pope - Mr. Turner 24. Michael Chapman - | Nov 2017 Dec 2017 Jan 2018 April 2018 May 2018 May 2018 May 2018 June 2018 Sep 2018 March 2020 March 2020 April 2020 April 2020 April 2020 May 2020 May 2020 May 2020 June 2020 June 2020 June 2020 July 2020 July 2020 July 2020 Sep 2020 | 44 44 56 32 22 25 27 27 21 26 37 30 33 33 18 31 26 31 9 20 24 26 25 |
1. Hoyte Van Hoytema 2. Emmanuel Lubezki 3. Roger Deakins
4. Wally Pfister 5. Robert Richardson 6. Jeff Cronenweth
7. John Toll 8. Conrad Hall 9. Greig Fraser 10. Christopher Doyle
11. Bruno Delbonnel 12. Janusz Kaminsk 13. Rodrigo Prieto
14. Darius Kohndji 15. Gregg Toland 16. Dante Spinotti
17. Robert Elswit 18. Vittorio Storaro 19. Chung Chung-Hoon
20. Gordon Wills 21. John Seale 22. Matthew Libatique
23. Dick Pope
In our last poll for Dick Pope, Mr. Turner was overwhelmingly voted as Pope's best cinematography work.
4. Wally Pfister 5. Robert Richardson 6. Jeff Cronenweth
7. John Toll 8. Conrad Hall 9. Greig Fraser 10. Christopher Doyle
11. Bruno Delbonnel 12. Janusz Kaminsk 13. Rodrigo Prieto
14. Darius Kohndji 15. Gregg Toland 16. Dante Spinotti
17. Robert Elswit 18. Vittorio Storaro 19. Chung Chung-Hoon
20. Gordon Wills 21. John Seale 22. Matthew Libatique
23. Dick Pope
In our last poll for Dick Pope, Mr. Turner was overwhelmingly voted as Pope's best cinematography work.