Roger Pratt (cinematographer)

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Roger Pratt
Born (1947-02-27) 27 February 1947 (age 77)
Alma materLondon Film School
OccupationCinematographer
TitleBSC

Roger James Edward Pratt, BSC (born 27 February 1947) is a British cinematographer.

Biography

The son of an Anglican priest, Pratt attended Loughborough Grammar School and then undertook a gap year with Voluntary Service Overseas in Mali. He enrolled at Durham University in 1966, where he graduated from the General Arts programme in 1969. After Durham, Pratt returned down south to study at the London Film School.[1]

Pratt first met Terry Gilliam, one of his most frequent collaborators, while he was working on the set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) as a clapper loader.[1] Pratt has been the director of photography for more than 35 films, including Batman (1989), Frankenstein (1994), 102 Dalmatians (2000), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Troy (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Inkheart (2008) and The Karate Kid (2010). Other than Gilliam, his most recurring partnerships were with Roger Christian and Richard Attenborough.[1]

He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work in The End of the Affair.

Filmography

Short film

Year Title Director Notes
1980 Black Angel Roger Christian
The Spirit of Cheshire Kevin T. Marsland
1981 The Dollar Bottom Roger Christian
1982 The Tractor Factor Stephen Frears
1983 The Crimson Permanent Assurance  Terry Gilliam Segment of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1987 The Short and Curlies Mike Leigh TV short
1993 The Line, the Cross and the Curve Kate Bush
2000 Not I Neil Jordan Segment of Beckett on Film

Feature film

Year Title Director Notes
1982 The Sender Roger Christian
1985 Brazil Terry Gilliam
1986 Mona Lisa Neil Jordan
1988 Consuming Passions Giles Foster
High Hopes Mike Leigh
Paris by Night David Hare
1989 Batman Tim Burton
1991 The Fisher King Terry Gilliam
1992 Year of the Comet Peter Yates
1993 Shadowlands Richard Attenborough
1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Kenneth Branagh
1995 12 Monkeys Terry Gilliam
1996 In Love and War Richard Attenborough
1998 The Avengers Jeremiah S. Chechik
1999 Grey Owl Richard Attenborough
The End of the Affair Neil Jordan
2000 102 Dalmatians Kevin Lima With Adrian Biddle
Chocolat Lasse Hallström
2001 Iris Richard Eyre
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Chris Columbus
2004 Troy Wolfgang Petersen
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Mike Newell
2007 Closing the Ring Richard Attenborough
2008 Inkheart Iain Softley
2009 Dorian Gray Oliver Parker
2010 The Karate Kid Harald Zwart
2013 Jadoo Amit Gupta
2014 Keeping Rosy Steve Reeves

Television

TV movies

Year Title Director
1983 Meantime Mike Leigh
1985 Dutch Girls Giles Foster
1987 Scoop Gavin Millar
1991 Bernard and the Genie Paul Weiland

TV series

Year Title Director Notes
1985 The Planets Paul Fisher 3 episodes
1989 4 Play Michael Bradwell Episode "Chains of Love"
1991 The Storyteller: Greek Myths Tony Smith
David Garfath
Paul Weiland
John Madden
4 episodes
1998 Performance Richard Eyre Episode "King Lear"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Result
1999 Academy Awards Best Cinematography The End of the Affair Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Cinematography Nominated
2000 Chocolat Nominated
1993 British Society of Cinematographers Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film Shadowlands Nominated
1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Nominated
1999 The End of the Affair Nominated
2000 Chocolat Nominated
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b c Pennington, Adrian (10 February 2023). "Roger Pratt BSC". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

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