Roger Pratt
Born (1947-02-27) 27 February 1947
Leicester, Leicestershire, UK
Alma materLondon Film School
OccupationCinematographer
TitleBSC

Roger James Edward Pratt, BSC (born 27 February 1947) is a British cinematographer.

Biography

The son of an Anglican priest, Pratt attended Loughborough Grammar School and then undertook a gap year with Voluntary Service Overseas in Mali. He enrolled at Durham University in 1966, where he graduated from the General Arts programme in 1969. After Durham, Pratt returned down south to study at the London Film School.[1]

Pratt first met Terry Gilliam, one of his most frequent collaborators, while he was working on the set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) as a clapper loader.[1] Pratt has been the director of photography for more than 35 films, including Batman (1989), Frankenstein (1994), 102 Dalmatians (2000), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Troy (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Inkheart (2008) and The Karate Kid (2010). Other than Gilliam, his most recurring partnerships were with Roger Christian and Richard Attenborough.[1]

He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work in The End of the Affair.

Filmography

Short film

Year Title Director Notes
1980 Black Angel Roger Christian
1983 The Crimson Permanent Assurance Terry Gilliam Segment of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1987 The Short and Curlies Mike Leigh

Feature film

Year Title Director Notes
1982 The Sender Roger Christian
1983 Meantime Mike Leigh
1985 Brazil Terry Gilliam
Dutch Girls Giles Foster
1986 Mona Lisa Neil Jordan
1988 Consuming Passions Giles Foster
High Hopes Mike Leigh
Paris by Night David Hare
1989 Batman Tim Burton
1991 The Fisher King Terry Gilliam
1992 Year of the Comet Peter Yates
1993 Shadowlands Richard Attenborough
1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Kenneth Branagh
1995 12 Monkeys Terry Gilliam
1996 In Love and War Richard Attenborough
1998 The Avengers Jeremiah S. Chechik
1999 Grey Owl Richard Attenborough
The End of the Affair Neil Jordan Nominated – Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
2000 Chocolat Lasse Hallström Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
2001 Iris Richard Eyre
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Chris Columbus
2004 Troy Wolfgang Petersen
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Mike Newell
2006 Especial Mic Graves CG-feature animation film
2007 Closing the Ring Richard Attenborough
2008 Inkheart Iain Softley
2009 Dorian Gray Oliver Parker
2010 The Karate Kid Harald Zwart
2013 Jadoo Amit Gupta

References

  1. 1 2 3 Pennington, Adrian (10 February 2023). "Roger Pratt BSC". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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