Robert Paynter
{{Short description|English cinematographer (1928–2010)}}
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|birth_name = Robert William Paynter
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|03|12|df=y}}
|birth_place = London, England
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|10|20|1928|03|12|df=y}}
|death_place = Isle of Wight, England
|occupation = Cinematographer
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Robert William Paynter, B.S.C. (12 March 1928 – 20 October 2010) was an English cinematographer.Obituary London Daily Telegraph, 23 October 2010. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/8081599/Robert-Paynter.html Telegraph]
After leaving the Mercers' School in the City of London at the age of 15, Paynter entered the film industry as a camera trainee with the Government Film Department.
He is known for his collaborations with John Landis and Michael Winner.
Collaborations
=John Landis=
Paynter worked with director John Landis on five films: An American Werewolf in London, Trading Places, Thriller, Into the Night and Spies Like Us. Paynter helped to create a "pop" comic book-style for American Werewolf, Thriller and Into the Night.{{IMDb name|668481}} He also made a cameo in three Landis' productions: Into the Night (as Security Guard), Spies like Us (as Dr. Gill) and Burke and Hare.
=Michael Winner=
Winner collaborated on 10 films with Paynter (from 1969 to 1984), including: The Big Sleep (1978) and Scream for Help (1984).
Filmography
=Films=
- Rock-a-Doodle (1992, live-action sequences)
- Strike It Rich (1990)
- When the Whales Came (1989)
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
- Spies Like Us (1985)
- Into the Night (1985)
- The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
- Scream for Help (1984)
- Trading Places (1983)
- Superman III (1983)
- An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- Superman II (1980)
- The Big Sleep (1978)
- Firepower (1979)
- High Velocity (1976)
- Scorpio (1973)
- The Mechanic (1972)
- Chato's Land (1972)
- The Nightcomers (1971)
- Lawman (1971)
- The Games (1970)
- Hannibal Brooks (1969)
=Television=
- The Zoo Gang (1974)
=Music videos=
- Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0668481}}
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Category:English cinematographers