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American cinematographer and camera operator (1949–2020)
Douglas Knapp |
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Born | (1949-08-05)August 5, 1949
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Died | February 3, 2020(2020-02-03) (aged 70)
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Other names |
- Douglas H. Knapp
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- Doug Knapp
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Occupations |
- Cinematographer
- camera operator
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Douglas Knapp (August 5, 1949 – February 3, 2020) was an American
cinematographer and
camera operator.
[3] His film credits include The All-American Girl,
Dark Star,
Assault on Precinct 13, and
The First Nudie Musical.
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Life and career
Douglas Knapp was born in
Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 5, 1949.
[3] Growing up in
Calgary,
Alberta, he attended
Western Canada High School.
[3] In 1972, he graduated from the
USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he attended with
John Carpenter.
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Knapp served as the cinematographer on
Dark Star and
Assault on Precinct 13, both of which were directed by Carpenter.
[3] He also served as the camera operator on Carpenter's
Escape from New York,
Tim Burton's
Frankenweenie and
Beetlejuice, as well as
Back to School,
Coming to America,
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and
Driving Miss Daisy.
[3] In 1994, he received the President's Award from the
Society of Camera Operators.
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He taught cinematography at the
Los Angeles Film School and
West Los Angeles College.
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After a battle with pancreatic cancer, he died at the age of 70 at his home in
Burbank, California on February 3, 2020.
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Filmography
Feature films
Short films
Television series
Videos
References
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^ Maslin, Janet (July 25, 1977).
"'First Nudie,' New Film, Sets Sex to Music".
The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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^ Verrier, Richard (March 4, 2009).
"Discord inside stage union".
Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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i Barnes, Mike (February 5, 2020).
"Douglas Knapp, Cinematographer and Camera Operator for John Carpenter, Dies at 70".
The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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"Douglas Knapp".
Mubi. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
External links
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1970s | |
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1980s | |
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1990s |
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Stan Winston (1991)
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Ken Ralston, Tom Woodruff Jr., and Alec Gillis (1992)
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Dennis Muren,
Stan Winston,
Phil Tippett, and
Michael Lantieri (1993)
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John Bruno (1994)
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Stan Parks (1995)
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Volker Engel,
Clay Pinney,
Douglas Smith, and
Joe Viskocil (1996)
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Phil Tippett,
Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr.,
John Richardson (1997)
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Volker Engel,
Patrick Tatopoulos,
Karen E. Goulekas, and
Clay Pinney (1998)
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Rob Coleman,
John Knoll,
Dennis Muren, and
Scott Squires (1999)
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2000s |
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Scott E. Anderson,
Craig Hayes,
Scott Stokdyk, and
Stan Parks (2000)
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Dennis Muren,
Scott Farrar,
Stan Winston,
Michael Lantieri (2001)
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Rob Coleman,
Pablo Helman,
John Knoll, and
Ben Snow (2002)
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Jim Rygiel,
Joe Letteri,
Randall William Cook, and
Alex Funke (2003)
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John Dykstra,
Scott Stokdyk,
Anthony LaMolinara, and
John Frazier (2004)
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Joe Letteri,
Richard Taylor,
Christian Rivers, and
Brian Van't Hul (2005)
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John Knoll,
Hal T. Hickel,
Charles Gibson, and
Allen Hall (2006)
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Scott Farrar,
Scott Benza,
Russell Earl, and
John Frazier (2007)
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Nick Davis,
Chris Corbould,
Timothy Webber, and
Paul J. Franklin (2008)
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Joe Letteri,
Stephen Rosenbaum,
Richard Baneham, and
Andrew R. Jones (2009)
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2010s |
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Chris Corbould,
Andrew Lockley,
Paul J. Franklin, and
Peter Bebb (2010)
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Dan Lemmon,
Joe Letteri,
R. Christopher White, and
Daniel Barrett (2011)
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Janek Sirrs,
Jeff White,
Guy Williams, and
Dan Sudick (2012)
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Tim Webber,
Chris Lawrence,
Dave Shirk, and
Neil Corbould (2013)
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Paul J. Franklin,
Andrew Lockley,
Ian Hunter, and
Scott R. Fisher (2014)
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Roger Guyett,
Patrick Tubach,
Neal Scanlan, and
Chris Corbould (2015)
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John Knoll,
Mohen Leo,
Hal Hickel, and
Neil Corbould (2016)
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Christopher Townsend,
Guy Williams,
Jonathan Fawkner, and
Dan Sudick (2017)
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Dan DeLeeuw,
Matt Aitken,
Russell Earl, and
Dan Sudick (2018/19)
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Roger Guyett,
Neal Scanlan,
Patrick Tubach, and Dominic Tuohy (2019/20)
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Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year. |
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