Mark Irwin (born August 7, 1950) is a Canadian
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 ...
.
He was born in
Toronto, Ontario, and studied
political science at the
University of Waterloo and
filmmaking at
York University.
He is widely known for his early collaborations with
David Cronenberg
David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation ...
on films such as ''
Fast Company'', ''
Scanners
''Scanners'' is a 1981 Canadian science fiction horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, and Patrick McGoohan. In the film, "scanners" are psychics with unusual telepathic ...
'', ''
Videodrome'', ''
The Dead Zone The Dead Zone may refer to:
* ''The Dead Zone'' (novel), a 1979 novel by Stephen King
* ''The Dead Zone'' (film), a 1983 film adaptation of the novel, starring Christopher Walken and directed by David Cronenberg
* ''The Dead Zone'' (TV series), ...
'', and ''
The Fly''. Irwin has also been a main collaborator for several directors such as
Wes Craven,
Todd Phillips and
The Farrelly brothers. He has worked primarily in the genres of
horror
Horror may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Genres
*Horror fiction, a genre of fiction
** Japanese horror, Japanese horror fiction
**Korean horror, Korean horror fiction
* Horror film, a film genre
*Horror comics, comic books focusing o ...
and
comedy film. He is a four-time recipient of the C.S.C. Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature, and a
Genie Award
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...
nominee.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
Won
*
CSC Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature
** ''
Videodrome'' (1983)
**
''The Dead Zone'' (1983)
** ''
Youngblood
Youngblood, Youngbloods or Young Blood may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Young Blood'' (1926 film), a German silent drama film
* ''Young Blood'' (1932 film), an American western film
* ''Young Blood'' (1943 film), a Swedish drama film
* ...
'' (1986)
** ''
The Fly'' (1986)
Nominated
*
CableACE Award for Direction of Photography and/or Lighting Direction for a Comedy or Dramatic Series:
** ''
The Ray Bradbury Theater'' (1985; 1 episode)
*
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Achievement in Cinematography, to honour the best Canadian film cinematography.
The award was first presented in 1963 as part of the Canadian Film Awards, with separate ...
:
** ''
Videodrome'' (1983)
References
External links
*
*
Mark Irwin – cinematographers.nl
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1950 births
Canadian cinematographers
Living people
People from Toronto
University of Waterloo alumni
York University alumni