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John Alcott (1930-1986) was an English cinematographer who worked with Stanley Kubrick on four films, including 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Shining. He won an Oscar for Barry Lyndon and received several BAFTA nominations.
John Alcott, the Oscar-winning cinematographer best known for his collaboration with director Stanley Kubrick, was born in 1931, in Isleworth, England, the son of movie executive Arthur Alcott, who would become the production controller at Gainsborough Studios during the 1940s.
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Watch a 1986 PBS program that features John Alcott, the Oscar-winning cameraman who worked with Stanley Kubrick on four films, including 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Shining. Learn about his lighting techniques, his collaboration with Kubrick, and his other projects.
Jan 30, 2018 · John Alcott was the lighting cameraman who helped Stanley Kubrick create a bleak dystopian futurescape in his 1971 film adaptation of Anthony Burgess's novel. Learn how Alcott and Kubrick collaborated to achieve the film's distinctive look and style, and how they overcame the challenges of the controversial subject matter.
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Aug 3, 1986 · John Alcott, an Academy Award-winning cinematographer whose camerawork illuminated some of the most noted films of the director-producer Stanley Kubrick, died of natural causes Monday while...
John Alcott (1930-1986) was a filmmaker who worked with director Stanley Kubrick on four movies, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon and The Shining. He won an Oscar for his work on Barry Lyndon and died of a heart attack in Cannes, France.
Apr 18, 2017 · Learn about the career and achievements of John Alcott, who started as a clapper boy and became one of the most influential cinematographers of the 20th century. He worked on 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, and The Shining, among others.
