Michael Coulter

Michael Coulter BSC (born 1952) is a Scottish cinematographer. On some films, he does additional photography and is a camera operator.

Michael Coulter
Born1952 (age 68–69)
Glasgow, Scotland
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1972–present
Websitehttp://www.michael-coulter.com/

He was nominated at the 68th Academy Awards in the category of Best Cinematography for the film Sense and Sensibility (1995).[1]

He is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers (B.S.C.). Represented by McKinney Macartney Management in the UK and Gersh in the US. [2]

Career

He was introduced to the local film business by his director brother-in-law, the late Charles Gormley.[3] He started as a gopher for local production companies making industrial films, before moving on to load the black and white film stock into camera magazines at football matches. He went freelance in 1975.

Coulter soon became acquainted with writer/director Bill Forsyth and, having recently purchased a 16mm camera, was invited to use it as the director of photography on Forsyth's first feature That Sinking Feeling (1979). Coulter operated for Chris Menges on Forsyth's next pictures, Local Hero (1983) and Comfort and Joy (1984), which Coulter describes as "unmissable opportunities to work with a man I admired tremendously". During the early 1980s he also worked on many documentaries. "Documentaries made you resourceful, inventive. You had to make things work somehow. Also the life-experience of 'travel broadening the mind' was important for me". He enjoyed a brief stint in France during the early 1980s, as an assistant to cinematographer Pierre-William Glenn, but it was back in the UK that he passed a watershed. He was just about to start work as the camera operator on No Surrender (1985), when the original director of photography had to pull out. "One of producers, Mamoun Hassan, asked if I would shoot the film. I decided to pick up the ball and run with it". He has shot numerous commercials directed by Charles Sturridge, Tom Hooper, Mark Mylod, David Jellison (for Kleenex), Gerard de Thame (for Nissan,  Rolex, and KIA), among others.

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Director Notes
1979 That Sinking Feeling Bill Forsyth
1981 Gregory's Girl
1985 No Surrender Peter Smith
The Good Father Mike Newell
1986 Heavenly Pursuits Charles Gormley
1987 Housekeeping Bill Forsyth
1988 The Dressmaker Jim O'Brien
1989 Breaking In Bill Forsyth
Diamond Skulls Nick Broomfield
1991 Where Angels Fear to Tread Charles Sturridge
1992 The Long Day Closes Terence Davies
1994 Being Human Bill Forsyth
Four Weddings and a Funeral Mike Newell
1995 Sense and Sensibility Ang Lee
The Neon Bible Terence Davies
1997 FairyTale: A True Story Charles Sturridge
1998 My Giant Michael Lehmann
1999 Notting Hill Roger Michell
Mansfield Park Patricia Rozema
2002 Killing Me Softly Chen Kaige
2003 Love Actually Richard Curtis
2008 The Bank Job Roger Donaldson
2013 The Lovers Roland Joffé Co-cinematographer with Ben Nott
2019 The Hustle Chris Addison

Awards

Academy Awards, USA

1996 Nominee

Oscar

 Best Cinematography

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

BAFTA Awards

1996 Nominee

BAFTA Film Award

 Best Cinematography

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Awards Circuit Community Awards

2004 Nominee

ACCA

 Best Cast Ensemble

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Shared with:

  • Clint Eastwood
  • Hilary Swank
  • Morgan Freeman
  • Jay Baruchel
  • Anthony Mackie
  • Brían F. O'Byrne
  • Margo Martindale
  • Lucia Rijker
1995 Nominee

ACCA

 Best Cinematography

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

BAFTA Awards, Scotland

1997 Winner

Craft Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film or Television

 (Special jury decision).

British Society of Cinematographers

1995 Nominee

Best Cinematography Award

 Sense and Sensibility (1995)
1994 Nominee

Best Cinematography Award

 Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

Chlotrudis Awards

1998 Nominee

Chlotrudis Award

 Best Cinematography

FairyTale: A True Story (1997)

References
  1. "The 68th Academy Awards (1996) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  2. "Michael Coulter BSC - Cinematographer". michael-coulter.com. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. "MICHAEL COULTER". www.cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 29 April 2020.


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