Cynthia Webster

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Cynthia Webster
Other namesBrett Webster
OccupationCinematographer
Parent Nicholas Webster

Cynthia Webster is an American cinematographer known for her work on films like Brush with Death and Scalps .

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Biography

Cynthia got her start as a cinematographer in the late 70s; some of her earliest credits (as Brett Webster) were on films like Fred Olen Ray's Scalps (1983), Broken Victory (1988), and Totally Exposed (1991). [1] [2] Her father, Nicholas Webster, directed films like Santa Claus Conquers the Martians . [3]

Selected filmography

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  2. 1 2 Stine, Scott Aaron (2015-09-18). The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s. McFarland. ISBN   9781476611327.
  3. dev (2006-08-24). "Nicholas Webster, 94, Adventurer, Noted Documentary Filmmaker". Palisadian Post. Retrieved 2019-05-14.