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Roger Pratt | |
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| Born | 27 February 1947 |
| Alma mater | London Film School |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Title | BSC |
Roger James Edward Pratt, BSC (born 27 February 1947) is a British cinematographer.
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Roger Pratt | |
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| Born | 27 February 1947 |
| Alma mater | London Film School |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Title | BSC |
Roger James Edward Pratt, BSC (born 27 February 1947) is a British cinematographer.
The son of an Anglican priest, Pratt attended Loughborough Grammar School and then undertook a gap year with Voluntary Service Overseas in Mali. He enrolled at Durham University in 1966, where he graduated from the General Arts programme in 1969. After Durham, Pratt returned down south to study at the London Film School. [1]
Pratt first met Terry Gilliam, one of his most frequent collaborators, while he was working on the set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) as a clapper loader. [1] Pratt has been the director of photography for more than 35 films, including Batman (1989), Frankenstein (1994), 102 Dalmatians (2000), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Troy (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Inkheart (2008) and The Karate Kid (2010). Other than Gilliam, his most recurring partnerships were with Roger Christian and Richard Attenborough. [1]
He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work in The End of the Affair .
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 1980 | Black Angel | Roger Christian | |
| The Spirit of Cheshire | Kevin T. Marsland | ||
| 1981 | The Dollar Bottom | Roger Christian | |
| 1982 | The Tractor Factor | Stephen Frears | |
| 1983 | The Crimson Permanent Assurance | Terry Gilliam | Segment of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life |
| 1987 | The Short and Curlies | Mike Leigh | TV short |
| 1993 | The Line, the Cross and the Curve | Kate Bush | |
| 2000 | Not I | Neil Jordan | Segment of Beckett on Film |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 1982 | The Sender | Roger Christian | |
| 1985 | Brazil | Terry Gilliam | |
| 1986 | Mona Lisa | Neil Jordan | |
| 1988 | Consuming Passions | Giles Foster | |
| High Hopes | Mike Leigh | ||
| Paris by Night | David Hare | ||
| 1989 | Batman | Tim Burton | |
| 1991 | The Fisher King | Terry Gilliam | |
| 1992 | Year of the Comet | Peter Yates | |
| 1993 | Shadowlands | Richard Attenborough | |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Kenneth Branagh | |
| 1995 | 12 Monkeys | Terry Gilliam | |
| 1996 | In Love and War | Richard Attenborough | |
| 1998 | The Avengers | Jeremiah S. Chechik | |
| 1999 | Grey Owl | Richard Attenborough | |
| The End of the Affair | Neil Jordan | ||
| 2000 | 102 Dalmatians | Kevin Lima | With Adrian Biddle |
| Chocolat | Lasse Hallström | ||
| 2001 | Iris | Richard Eyre | |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Chris Columbus | |
| 2004 | Troy | Wolfgang Petersen | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Mike Newell | |
| 2007 | Closing the Ring | Richard Attenborough | |
| 2008 | Inkheart | Iain Softley | |
| 2009 | Dorian Gray | Oliver Parker | |
| 2010 | The Karate Kid | Harald Zwart | |
| 2013 | Jadoo | Amit Gupta | |
| 2014 | Keeping Rosy | Steve Reeves |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 1983 | Meantime | Mike Leigh |
| 1985 | Dutch Girls | Giles Foster |
| 1987 | Scoop | Gavin Millar |
| 1991 | Bernard and the Genie | Paul Weiland |
TV series
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Planets | Paul Fisher | 3 episodes |
| 1989 | 4 Play | Michael Bradwell | Episode "Chains of Love" |
| 1991 | The Storyteller: Greek Myths | Tony Smith David Garfath Paul Weiland John Madden | 4 episodes |
| 1998 | Performance | Richard Eyre | Episode "King Lear" |
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
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| 1999 | Academy Awards | Best Cinematography | The End of the Affair | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| 2000 | Chocolat | Nominated | ||
| 1993 | British Society of Cinematographers | Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | Shadowlands | Nominated |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Nominated | ||
| 1999 | The End of the Affair | Nominated | ||
| 2000 | Chocolat | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Nominated |
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