Martin Kenzie
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Second unit director Cinematographer |
Martin Kenzie (29 April 1956 – 16 July 2012) was a British
Personal life and career
Kenzie was born on 29 April 1956 in Cambridge, England and started his career as a production runner for a London-based TV Commercials Company named "Picture Palace Productions".[1] Later he worked for the camera department at "Samuelson Film Services" while preparing motion picture cameras for hire. His first feature film work was for Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980) where he worked as an assistant cameraman with film's cinematographer John Alcott. Till 1984, Kenzie continued to work as a Second assistant camera on various films including Return of the Jedi (1983), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and A Passage to India (1984).[2]
Kenzie worked as First assistant camera on various other successful movies such as
For 2005's film
Kenzie was diagnosed with cancer and was being operated on with the help of
Awards
- 2012 Best Technical Accomplishment in a 2012 Science Fiction Film or Television Production –
Creative work
Feature films
Year | Name | Credited as | Notes |
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1980 | The Shining | Assistant cameraman | – |
1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Second assistant camera | Second unit director (Uncredited)
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1981 | Loophole | Second assistant camera | – |
1981 | For Your Eyes Only | Second assistant camera | Second unit director (Uncredited) |
1982 | Five Days One Summer | Second assistant camera | Second unit director |
1983 | Return of the Jedi | Second assistant camera | – |
1983 | Fanny Hill | Second assistant camera | – |
1983 | Never Say Never Again | Second assistant camera | Second unit director (Uncredited) |
1983 | Slayground | Second assistant camera | Second unit director |
1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Second assistant camera: London | – |
1984 | A Passage to India | Clapper | – |
1984 | Santa Claus: The Movie | First assistant camera | Second camera (Uncredited) |
1985 | Spies Like Us | First assistant camera, Second camera | – |
1985 | The Color Purple | Focus puller, Kenya | – |
1985 | Revolution | First assistant camera, Second camera | – |
1985 | Club Paradise | First assistant camera, Second camera | – |
1986 | Aliens | Camera focus | – |
1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | First assistant camera | – |
1987 | Willow | First assistant camera | – |
1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Focus puller, UK | – |
1988 | The Dawning | First assistant camera | – |
1988 | Distant Voices, Still Lives | Focus puller for Stunts | – |
1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Assistant cameraman | – |
1989 | Great Balls of Fire! | Focus puller, UK | – |
1989 | A Dry White Season | First assistant camera: Second camera | – |
1990 | White Hunter Black Heart | Focus puller | – |
1990 | Three Men and a Little Lady | First assistant camera | – |
1990 | The Godfather Part III | First assistant camera: Italy | (Uncredited) |
1992 | The Power of One | Camera operator | – |
1992 | Alien 3 | First assistant camera | – |
1992 | 1492: Conquest of Paradise | Camera operator | – |
1993 | Shadowlands | Camera operator | Second unit director |
1995 | Othello | Camera operator | – |
1996 | Muppet Treasure Island | Camera operator | Second unit director |
1996 | The Ogre | Camera operator | – |
1996 | Hamlet | Camera operator | – |
1997 | Seven Years in Tibet | Camera operator | – |
1997 | Incognito |
Camera operator | – |
1997 | Tomorrow Never Dies | Camera operator | – |
1998 | The Avengers | Camera operator | Car chase unit (Uncredited) |
1999 | Everybody Loves Sunshine | Camera operator | – |
1999 | An Ideal Husband | Camera operator | – |
1999 | The World Is Not Enough | Additional photographer | – |
2000 | Vatel | Camera operator | – |
2001 | Girl from Rio | Camera operator | – |
2001 | Black Hawk Down | Camera operator | – |
2002 | The Four Feathers | Camera operator | – |
2004 | Wimbledon | Second unit director |
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2004 | The Phantom of the Opera | Additional Cinematographer | Second unit director |
2005 | The River King | Director of photography | UK unit |
2005 | Syriana | Assistant Director : Second aerial unit |
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2006 | Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker | Second unit director | – |
2006 | Amazing Grace | Second unit director | – |
2007 | Back in Business | Cinematographer | – |
2007 | St. Trinian's | Second unit director | – |
2008 | Easy Virtue | Cinematographer | – |
2008 | Mamma Mia! | Camera operator | – |
2008 | Wild Child | Second unit director | – |
2008 | Babylon A.D. | Second unit director | Brooklyn square |
2009 | The Boat That Rocked | Second unit director | – |
2009 | Dorian Gray | Second unit director | – |
2009 | Creation | Second unit director | – |
2010 | Clash of the Titans | Second unit director | – |
2010 | The King's Speech | Second unit director | – |
2011 | Hanna | Second unit director | – |
2011 | Johnny English Reborn | Second unit director | – |
2011 | The Iron Lady | Camera operator: Second unit Second unit director |
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Television films/series
Year | Name | Credited as | Notes |
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1981 | Very Like a Whale | Second assistant camera | TV movie |
1983 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Second assistant camera | TV series |
1984 | The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood | Second assistant camera | TV movie |
1989 | Living with Dinosaurs | First assistant camera | TV movie |
1989 | Monster Maker | First assistant camera | TV movie |
1995 | The Big One | Camera operator | TV movie |
1998 | Angels at My Bedside | Cinematographer | – |
2001 | Band of Brothers |
Camera operator | TV mini-series |
2002–03 | Dinotopia | Cinematographer | 12 episodes
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2003–04 | Keen Eddie | Cinematographer | 12 episodes
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2004 | Road to Damascus | Cinematographer | Short film |
2005 | Rome | Cinematographer | 4 episodes
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2005 | Colditz |
Second unit director | TV movie |
2006 | The Official Film of the 2006 FIFA World Cup | Cinematographer | Video documentary |
2010 | The Special Relationship | Additional photography, London | TV movie |
2011 | George Harrison: Living in the Material World | Cinematographer | Video documentary |
2012 | Game of Thrones
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Cinematographer | 4 episodes
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2012 | Game of Thrones | Additional photography | 2 episodes
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2012 | Playhouse Presents | Cinematographer | 2 episodes
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References
- ^ a b "Easy Virtue @ Sony Classics". Sony Pictures Classics. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- "Martin Kenzie @ Sony Classics". Sony Pictures Classics. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "And Action... Superman IV Clapperboard & Shooting Script". christopherreeve.co.uk. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Martin Kenzie BSC accredited new member". British Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Martin Kenzie: 1956 to 2012". British Society of Cinematographers. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Martin Kenzie BSC: Memorial Service". British Society of Cinematographers. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ Woo, Kelly (1 April 2013). "'Game of Thrones' Season 3 Premiere Recap: The War Has Just Begun". Yahoo! TV. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Game of Thrones @ HBO.com". HBO. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ a b "5 cinematographers contribute to the new season of HBO's fantasy-adventure series Game of Thrones". theasc.com. May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- "Harsh Realms". theasc.com. May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ Marechal, A. J. (8 June 2012). "Lensers use color as a compass: Road to the Emmys 2012: Creative Arts: Cinematographers". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Remembering: Martin Kenzie". JustGiving. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- "Marathon for Martin". JustGiving. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- "Matthew Kenzie is fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support". JustGiving. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "And this year's nominees are..." TCON Promotional Society. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Constellation Awards List of 2013 Nominees". TCON Promotional Society. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.