{"id":60368,"date":"2020-09-23T00:14:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T14:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/?p=60368"},"modified":"2020-09-23T00:14:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T14:44:52","slug":"vale-michael-chapman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/2020\/09\/23\/vale-michael-chapman\/","title":{"rendered":"Vale – Michael Chapman"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Acclaimed cinematographer and film director Michael Chapman, best known for working with Martin Scorsese and Ivan Reitman, has passed away.<\/p>\n

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Mr Chapman got his break in Hollywood as a camera operator, working on projects such as David Greene’s The People Next Door<\/em>, Alan Arkin’s Little Murders<\/em>, and Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather<\/em>, which would win Best Picture in 1972. His final feature as camera operator before stepping up as cinematographer was Steven Spielberg’s monster hit Jaws<\/em>, in 1975.<\/p>\n

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Michael Chapman on the set of “Taxi Driver”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He then snagged work on a duo of early Martin Scorsese projects, Taxi Driver<\/em> (1976) and Raging Bull<\/em> (1980), which garnered his cinematography significant acclaim for its stylish and aggressive aesthetic. Between Taxi Driver<\/em> and Raging Bull<\/em>, Chapman would lens such films as The Last Waltz<\/em> (a documentary concert film featuring The Band), a remake of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers<\/em> (1978), and Paul Schraeder’s Hardcore<\/em> (1979), before a couple of Carl Reiner comedies starring Steve Martin – Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid<\/em> and The Man With Two Brains<\/em>, saw him branch into more commercial comedic fare.<\/p>\n

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Michael Chapman (center) on the set of “Raging Bull” with star Robert DeNiro and director Martin Scorsese<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The late 80’s and entire 90’s saw Mr Chapman cement a lasting legacy with some of Hollywood’s greatest filmmakers and stars, none moreso than Ivan Reitman, for whom he would lens Ghostbusters II<\/em>, Kindergarten Cop, Six Days Seven Nights<\/em>, and Evolution<\/em>, whist tackling diverse projects such as Joel Schumacher’s The Lost Boys<\/em>, the Michael J Fox comedy Doc Hollywood<\/em>, an Oscar-nominated job for The Fugitive<\/em>, and more recently Bridge To Terabithia<\/em> – his final film.<\/p>\n

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Steven Spielberg (Left) and camera operator Michael Chapman (center) with cinematographer Bill Butler (right) on the set of “Jaws”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As a director, Michael Chapman helmed four films, including a breakout feature for Tim Cruise in All the Right Moves<\/em>, and 1986’s adaption of Jean M Auel’s novel The Clan Of The Cave Bear<\/em> (starring Darryl Hannah).<\/p>\n

Michael Chapman passed away on September 20, aged 84.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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