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Trainspotting cinematographer is 83 years old – The Hollywood Reporter

Brian Tufano, the veteran BAFTA-nominated cinematographer known for his collaborations with Danny Boyle, has died. He was 83.

The news was confirmed by Tufano’s representative at McKinney Macartney Management, with Jon Wardle, director of the UK’s National School of Film and Television – where Tufano previously served as department head – posting a statement grace on Twitter.

Wardle wrote: “Sorry to share that legendary Cinematographer and former Head of Department @NFTSFilmTV Brian Tufano has passed away. “He shoots a lot of great movies and does a lot of work to encourage new talent, especially female DPs. We love him and will REALLY miss him.

Starting his career at the BBC as a cinematographer, Tufano rose to the position of cinematographer in the film department in 1963 and would work on small TV series with directors including including Stephen Frears, Ken Russell and Alan Parker while at the station. His first feature film, which went free in the mid-1970s, will be Return of the sailor for director Jack Gold, while he would later use the hit 1979 Brit drama tetralogy. In the 1980s, he would provide additional cinematographers to Jordon Cronenweth on Sword runner.

Tufano first worked with Boyle in the 1993 television miniseries Mr. Wroe’s virgin, spark a creative partnership that will move into features next year with the director’s groundbreaking debut, Shallow trenchand then including the groundbreaking global breakout Train and A less ordinary life. The two also worked on the short film in 2008 Alien love triangle. Other credits will include East is East, Billy Elliott (starring young Jamie Bell and Tufano will receive a BAFTA nomination) and Once upon a time in the midlandswhile with jumping boy, childhoods, Mature and Everywhere and nowhere, Tufano enjoyed collaborating on four films with director Menhaj Huda. Tufano’s last film was a documentary in 2011 Gymnastics Coach. In 2001, he won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television.

Talk to David A. Ellis’s movie version in 2016 about his career, Tufano said: “I always wanted to work with cameras when I was in school. Nothing else on my mind but that’s the process of getting there. … I find myself able to adapt to each director easily. I used to like when the director stood next to me and next to the camera. They joined the cast and crew. Most young directors can’t seem to work unless they’re looking at the screen.”

In an obituary on his agent’s website, Tufano is described as a “cinematographer of cinematographers” whose work will stand the test of time. “His legacy lives on — not just through those works — but through the careers of the students he nurtured over the years,” it added. “Our lives were enriched by knowing Brian and we will miss him immensely.”




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