Ian Wilson BSC (23 April 1939 – 20 January 2021) was a British

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

Biography

Ian Wilson was born in London, England. He studied graphic design and photography at the

Nottingham School of Art Founded in 1843, the School of Art & Design at Nottingham Trent University is one of the oldest in the United Kingdom. History In 1836, the Government Select committee (United Kingdom), Select Committee on Art and Manufactures produced a repor ...

and the

London International Film School London Film School (LFS) is a film school in London and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, neighbouring Soho, a hub of the UK film industry. It is the oldest film school in the UK.

. In the 1960s he worked for the United Nations and made footage for documentaries in Greece. In 1966 he entered the film business and his first work as cinematographer was '' Private Right'' by Michael Papas. In the period after this, he made short films, commercials, or documentaries. Notable features in the

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were the animated movie ''

Butterfly Ball ''The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast'' is a concept album and subsequent live rock opera appearing in 1974 and 1975 respectively, based on the children's poem of a similar title. The album cover design is from Alan Aldridge's desig ...

'' (the filming of the eponymous work by Roger Glover) and the science fiction series ''

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'' by Piers Haggard. In

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he received a BAFTA Award nomination for his work on ''

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'' by Roy Ward Baker. In

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he began his collaboration with director and screenwriter David Leland. He worked with Leland on his films ''

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'', '' Checking Out'', and ''

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''. Other well-known films which were photographed by Ian Wilson are ''

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'', '' Backbeat'', '' Erik the Viking'', ''

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'', and '' The Crying Game''. For the 1999 film version of ''

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'' with Patrick Stewart he received an

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nomination. Wilson had Parkinson's disease and died from COVID-19 on 20 January 2021. He was 81.

Selected filmography

* '' Bartleby'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1970) * '' Up the Chastity Belt'' (1971) * ''

The House in Nightmare Park ''The House in Nightmare Park'' (known as ''Crazy House'' in the U.S.) is a 1973 British comedy horror film directed by Peter Sykes and starring Frankie Howerd, Ray Milland and Hugh Burden. It was one of a number of British comedy films which pa ...

'' (1973) * '' Gawain and the Green Knight'' (1973) * ''

Children of Rage Children of Rage is a 1975 film written and directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman, filmed mostly in Malta. It deals with the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The film stars Helmut Griem, Simon Ward, Cyril ...

'' (1975) * ''

Privates on Parade ''Privates on Parade: A Play with Songs in Two Acts'' is a 1977 farce by English playwright Peter Nichols (book and lyrics), with music by Denis King. Plot The play is set around the activities and exploits of the fictional Song and Dance Uni ...

'' (1982) * ''

'' (1987) * ''

Dream Demon ''Dream Demon'' is a 1988 British horror film co-written and directed by Harley Cokeliss and starring Jemma Redgrave in her debut role opposite Kathleen Wilhoite, Jimmy Nail, Susan Fleetwood and Timothy Spall. Plot Diana Markham, an upper cl ...

'' (1988) * '' Erik the Viking'' (1989) * '' Checking Out'' (1989) * ''

'' (1990) * ''

'' (1991) * '' The Crying Game'' (1992) * '' Backbeat'' (1994) * ''

'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1998) * ''

'' (1999)

References

External links

*
Biography in the Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers
British cinematographers Artists from London 1939 births 2021 deaths Alumni of the London Film School Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in England {{cinematographer-stub