Peter James (cinematographer)

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

Peter James
Born	7 March 1947 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Cinematographer, director of photography
Years active	1973–present

James has been either cinematographer or director of photography on more than thirty films since 1973 when he worked on the Australian film Avengers of the Reef. James 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]

Partial filmography

Year	Film	Credit
1973	Avengers of the Reef	Cinematographer
1974	Who Killed Jenny Langby?	Cinematographer
	The Cars That Ate Paris	Camera operator
1975	Sister, If You Only Knew	Cinematographer Camera operator
	Sidecar Racers	Camera operator
	The Removalists	Camera operator
	Inn of the Damned	Camera operator
1976	Caddie	Cinematographer
1977	White Rock	Photographer
1978	The Irishman	Cinematographer
1981	The Monster's Christmas	Director of photography
	The Killing of Angel Street	Cinematographer
1984	The Wild Duck	Cinematographer
	A Private Function	Clapper loader
1985	Rebel	Cinematographer
1987	The Right Hand Man	Cinematographer
	Echoes of Paradise	Cinematographer
1989	Driving Miss Daisy	Director of photography
1990	Mister Johnson	Cinematographer
1991	Black Robe	Director of photography
1992	Rich in Love	Director of photography
1993	Alive	Cinematographer
	The Thing Called Love	Cinematographer
	My Life	Cinematographer
1994	Silent Fall	Director of photography
	Richie Rich	Additional photographer
1996	Diabolique	Cinematographer
	Last Dance	Cinematographer
1997	Paradise Road	Director of photography
1998	The Newton Boys	Director of photography
1999	Double Jeopardy	Director of photography
2000	Meet the Parents	Director of photography
2001	Bride of the Wind	Cinematographer
	The Man Who Sued God	Cinematographer
2003	And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself	Cinematographer
2005	The Pacifier	Cinematographer
	The Big White	Director of photography
	Cheaper by the Dozen 2	Cinematographer
2006	Orpheus	Cinematographer
2008	27 Dresses	Director of photography
2009	Mao's Last Dancer	Director of photography
2010	Yogi Bear	Cinematographer
2018	Ladies in Black	Director of photography[8]

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.

External links

• Peter James at IMDb