Gale Tattersall (born 1948) is a British filmmaker, cinematographer and founder of the HDD SLR Workshops in

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. He was the cinematographer for such movies as '' The Commitments'' and ''

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'' and the director of photography on 120 '' House'' episodes. He is currently mentoring upcoming filmmakers on the art of cinematography and film making.

Early life and education

Tattersall's childhood and education were split between the outskirts of

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, England, and boarding school in

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, his father being an engineer at a steel company in

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(then called Bombay). At the age of sixteen, he left home in Liverpool to make his life in London. The beginnings of his journey to becoming a filmmaker started as a photographer at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. A visit by

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, the renowned American architect and philosopher, in the summer of 1967, caused him to pick up a

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camera to document his visit. He became so enchanted by the film making process that he enrolled at the London Film School for its two-year course. At graduation, he received a grant from the

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to make a short film called ''Value For Money'', inspired by a dream and featuring

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, later to become famous for '' The Naked Civil Servant''.

Awards

Tattersall has been nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Movie for his work on the

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-produced 1998 docudrama miniseries ''

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''. He was twice nominated for the

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Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for the '' House M.D.'' episodes "

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" and " Meaning".

Personal life

Tattersall has two grown sons, Rio and Sunny with his Brazilian ex-wife, Teresa.

Filmography

References

External links

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Gale Tattersall
Official Website
Gale Tattersall
at HD DSLR Workshops {{DEFAULTSORT:Tattersall, Gale 1948 births Living people British cinematographers Film people from Liverpool Alumni of the London Film School