David Tattersall, (born 14 November 1960) is a British

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. He has worked on many big-budget films and was nominated for an

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for his cinematography on ''

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'' television series. Three of his most noted collaborations include having worked with film directors

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and

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. Tattersall studied at Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School for Boys before moving on to

Goldsmiths College Goldsmiths, University of London, officially the Goldsmiths' College, is a constituent research university of the University of London in England. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by the Wor ...

in London, receiving a first class BA in

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. He went on to study at Britain's

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in Buckinghamshire. The first film Tattersall worked on was ''Salette'' in 1986.

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1960 births Living people British cinematographers Emmy Award winners Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London Alumni of the National Film and Television School {{UK-film-bio-stub

Filmography

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