Christopher Ross (cinematographer)

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Christopher Ross
Born1976 (age 4647)
Wandsworth, London, England
Alma mater University of Nottingham
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2004–present

Christopher Ross, B.S.C. (born 1976), [1] is a British cinematographer and the current president of the British Society of Cinematographers. [2] [3] His credits as a cinematographer include the films Eden Lake (2008), [4] Black Sea (2014), [5] Terminal (2018), [6] [7] Yesterday , [7] [8] Cats (both 2019), [7] [9] and The Swimmers (2022). [10] [11]

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References

  1. "BSC Members | Christopher Ross". BSCine.com. British Society of Cinematographers . Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. "Christopher Ross BSC named president of the BSC". British Cinematographer. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. "Board". BSCine.com. British Society of Cinematographers . Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. Mitchell, Neil, ed. (2015). Directory of World Cinema: Britain 2. Vol. 32. Intellect Ltd. p. 126. ISBN   978-1-78320-397-0.
  5. Young, Neil (5 December 2014). "'Black Sea': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. DeFore, John (9 May 2018). "'Terminal': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 Valentini, Valentina (9 September 2019). "Tomorrow Never Knows: Christopher Ross BSC / Yesterday". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  8. Halligan, Fionnuala (5 May 2019). "'Yesterday': Tribeca Review". Screen Daily . Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  9. Pennington, Adrian (11 December 2019). "Behind the Scenes: Cats". IBC.org. International Broadcasting Convention . Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  10. Baughan, Nikki (8 September 2022). "'The Swimmers': Toronto Review". Screen Daily . Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  11. Lanning, Courtney (25 November 2022). "'The Swimmers'". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . Retrieved 22 August 2023.

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