Gerald Finnerman
Gerald Finnerman | |
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Born | Gerald Perry Finnerman December 17, 1931 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | April 6, 2011 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 79)
Resting place | Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 1959-1995 |
Parent | Perry Finnerman (father) |
Gerald Perry Finnerman (December 17, 1931 – April 6, 2011) was an American
Biography
Gerald Finnerman was born on December 17, 1931, in Los Angeles, California.[1] He attended Hollywood High School,[2] and afterwards went to Loyola Marymount University where he majored in abnormal psychology.[3] Finnerman was a combat photographer before joining his father, Perry Finnerman, at Warner Bros., where Perry was contracted as a camera operator (and, later, a cinematographer). After Perry's death at the age of 56, Finnerman began to work with Harry Stradling at Warner. Stradling promoted Finnerman from focus puller to camera operator, and in 1964 the two left Warner to become freelancers.[1]
They worked together for
He was subsequently hired, and, at the age of 32, was one of the youngest cinematographers in Hollywood.[1] He later said, "On a show like Star Trek, you have to push the envelope, the result of playing it safe is a diet of pabulum."[1] He used light placements and colored gels as mood lighting. Employing lighting techniques and changing background wall colors, he discovered that a range of effects could be seen on a single set.[1] One enhancement he made was the effects for the transporter; he explained, "I put fixtures in the bottom and fixtures in the top, and [the actors] would stand on them. Then I would have somebody on a dimmer work the visual, the special effect of light going on and off, and then they would zap them."[4]
He worked on Star Trek through most of the three-year run of the series, and afterwards moved on to
During the 1970s and 1980s, he earned
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Witmer, Jon D. (July 2011). "In Memoriam: Gerald Perry Finnerman, ASC, 1931-2011". American Cinematographer. 92 (7). Retrieved February 8, 2013. (subscription required)
- ^ a b c "Gerald Finnerman, Cinematographer for Star Trek, Many Other Series". Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ ISBN 9780394564012.
- ^ "Noted Cinematographer Gerald Perry Finnerman has Died". Archive of American Television. April 8, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ "NTSB Identification: DEN70A0004". National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
External links
- Gerald Finnerman at IMDb
- Gerald Finnerman at Memory Alpha