Dick Pope (cinematographer)

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Dick Pope
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Pope in 2015
Born1947 (age 7677)
Bromley, Kent, England
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1968–present

Richard "Dick" Pope, B.S.C. (born 1947) is an Academy Award-nominated British cinematographer. He has notably worked with British film director Mike Leigh. [1]

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Filmography

Documentary film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1980Women in RockWolfgang BüldWith Sven Kristen
Punk and Its AftershocksAlso known as British Rock
1983Alan Bush: A LifeAnna AmbroseWith Roger Deakins

Short film

YearTitleDirector
1983Six Days in RomandieLindsey Clennell
2005Friday Night ShirtJoanna Carrick
2007Walking Away
2008IntercomMark Gutteridge
2012 A Running Jump Mike Leigh
2015The ProsCecilia Torquato

Feature film

YearTitleDirector
1985 The Girl in the Picture Cary Parker
1986 Coming Up Roses Stephen Bayly
1990 The Reflecting Skin Philip Ridley
Dark City Chris Curling
Life Is Sweet Mike Leigh
1993 Naked
1994 The Air Up There Paul Michael Glaser
1995 Nothing Personal Thaddeus O'Sullivan
An Awfully Big Adventure Mike Newell
1996 Secrets & Lies Mike Leigh
1997 Career Girls
Swept from the Sea Beeban Kidron
1999 Topsy-Turvy Mike Leigh
The Debt Collector Anthony Neilson
2000 The Way of the Gun Christopher McQuarrie
2001 Thirteen Conversations About One Thing Jill Sprecher
2002 All or Nothing Mike Leigh
Nicholas Nickleby Douglas McGrath
2004 Vera Drake Mike Leigh
2006 Man of the Year Barry Levinson
The Illusionist Neil Burger
2007 Honeydripper John Sayles
2008 Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging Gurinder Chadha
Me and Orson Welles Richard Linklater
Happy-Go-Lucky Mike Leigh
2010 Another Year
It's a Wonderful Afterlife Gurinder Chadha
2011 Thin Ice Jill Sprecher
Bernie Richard Linklater
2014 Mr. Turner Mike Leigh
Cuban Fury James Griffiths
2015 Legend Brian Helgeland
2018 Peterloo Mike Leigh
2019 The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Chiwetel Ejiofor
Motherless Brooklyn Edward Norton
2020 Supernova Harry Macqueen
2022 The Outfit Graham Moore
2024 Hard Truths Mike Leigh

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1975–1978 World in Action 8 episodes
1980Just for TodayBerny StringleTV special
1982 Whoops Apocalypse John Reardon3 episodes
1985 The South Bank Show Nigel Wattis1 episode
40 Minutes Ted ClisbyEpisode "In Between Days"
The PlanetsPaul FisherEpisode "The Angry Red Planet"
1987 Porterhouse Blue Robert Knights 4 episodes
1989 Forever Green David Giles 6 episodes
1992 The Blackheath Poisonings Stuart OrmeMiniseries
1995Lloyds Bank Channel 4 Film Challenge Coky Giedroyc Episode "Life's a Bitch"
1996 Screen Two John Mackenzie Segment Deadly Voyage

TV movies

YearTitleDirector
1992A Sense of History Mike Leigh
1993Fool's Gold: The Story of the Brink's-Mat Robbery Terry Winsor
1994Pleasure Ian Sharp
1995The Great KandinskyTerry Winsor

Awards and nominations

YearTitleAwards/Nominations
2006 The Illusionist New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Cinematography
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated - ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
2014 Mr. Turner British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography
International Cinephile Society Award for Best Cinematography
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
Vulcan Award
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Cinematography [2]
Nominated - ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated - Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated - San Francisco Bay Area Film Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated - Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
2015 Royal Photographic Society Lumière Award for major achievement in British cinematography, video or animation [3]
2019 Motherless Brooklyn Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Cinematography

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References

  1. Smith, Orla (24 April 2019). "DP Dick Pope on the 'magical mystery tour' of working with Mike Leigh". Seventh Row. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. Alexander, Bryan. "Dick Pope: 'I have been called a lot worse'". USA TODAY. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. "2015 Awards". www.rps.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.