Billy Williams (cinematographer)
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Billy Williams OBE, BSC (born 3 June 1929, Walthamstow, London) is a British cinematographer.[1][2]
Williams was responsible for shooting a number of films, including
After this, it was to
Before his feature debut, he became a cameraman on commercials, where he made contact with future directors Ken Russell and John Schlesinger (who had directed for BTF as well).[5] In 1965, he shot his first feature as director of photography (San Ferry Ann), having by-passed the focus puller and operator stages. He made several others before shooting Billion Dollar Brain with Russell in 1967.[1]
Williams can be seen in a cameo in the film .
Williams retired on New Year's Day 1996. Since retirement he has travelled, conducting workshops on film. He was appointed
Selected filmography
- 1965: San Ferry Ann
- 1967: Billion Dollar Brain
- 1968: 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia
- 1968: The Magus
- 1969: Women in Love
- 1970: Tam-Lin
- 1971: Sunday Bloody Sunday
- 1973: The Glass Menagerie
- 1973: The Exorcist(opening scenes only)
- 1975: The Wind and the Lion
- 1976: Voyage of the Damned
- 1977: The Devil's Advocate
- 1978: The Silent Partner
- 1979: Going in Style
- 1981: On Golden Pond
- 1982: Gandhi
- 1983: The Survivors
- 1984: Ordeal by Innocence
- 1985: Dreamchild
- 1987: Suspect
- 1989: The Rainbow
- 1990: Stella
References
- ^ a b "Billy Williams". Archived from the original on 11 November 2017.
- ^ "BSC Members - British Society of Cinematographers". bscine.com.
- ^ "Billy Williams - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Cinematography: A Dialogue with Billy Williams OBE, BSC & Vanessa Whyte – University of Greenwich Galleries". www.greenwichunigalleries.co.uk.
- ^ "BILLY WILLIAMS". www.cinematographers.nl.
- ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. p. 13.
- ISBN 9780810881266– via Google Books.
External links
- Billy Williams at IMDb
- Billy Williams tells his life story at Web of Stories (video)
- Billy Williams tells the story of British Transport Films (video)