Dick Pope (cinematographer)

Richard "Dick" Pope, B.S.C. (born 1947) is a British cinematographer who has worked numerous times with British film director Mike Leigh. He is most recently known for the cinematography in The Illusionist directed by Neil Burger, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award.^[1]

Filmography

As Cinematographer

• Women in Rock (1980)
• Punk and Its Aftershocks (1980)
• Porterhouse Blue (1987) (TV)
• Life is Sweet (1990)
• Dark City (1990)
• The Reflecting Skin (1990)
• Naked (1993)
• Nothing Personal (1995)
• Secrets & Lies (1996)
• Topsy-Turvy (1999)
• Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)
• Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
• Vera Drake (2004)
• The Illusionist (2006)
• Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
• Another Year (2010)
• It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)

Other credits

• Urgh! A Music War (1981) (camera operator)
• The X Files (1998) (director of photography: London unit)

Academy Awards and Nominations

• 2007 – The Illusionist (nominated) Academy Award Best Achievement in Cinematography

Other Awards and Nominations

• 1988 – Porterhouse Blue (nominated) BAFTA TV Award Best Film Cameraman
• 1990 – The Reflecting Skin (won) - Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival Best Cinematography
• 1995 – Nothing Personal (nominated) Camerimage Golden Frog
• 1996 – Secrets & Lies' (won) Camerimage Golden Frog
• 1999 – Camerimage - Special Award Best Duo: Director - Cinematographer (Shared with: Mike Leigh)
• 2004 – Vera Drake (won) Camerimage Golden Frog
• 2006 – The Illusionist (won) San Diego Film Critics Society Awards - SDFCS Award - Best Cinematography
• 2007 – The Illusionist (nominated) American Society of Cinematographers ASC Award - Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
• 2007 – The Illusionist (won) Camerimage Silver Frog

References

External links

• Dick Pope (cinematographer) at the Internet Movie Database