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David James (b. 1941)

Birthplace:
Birmingham, England, UK

Born:
December 16, 1941

Biography from TheMovieDB

David James was born and educated in England. At the age of 16, his career started in the Still Photography Department at MGM Studios in London. His work has been published in many books, the first ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ and most recently, Taschen Books ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’. He is the Photographer and Author of two books, ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Crystal Skull a Shooting Diary’ and ‘Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol Shooting Diary’. His work has been exhibited in galleries and numerous international collections around the world. He won the 2006 Publicist Guild Award for Excellence in Still Photography and was honored with the 2011 SOC Lifetime Achievement Award. David is a founding member and past president of the Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers (smpsp). He is now mentoring a new generation of Still Photographers and participating in Photography Symposiums, Conferences, Media Workshops and Festivals worldwide.

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Additional Still Photographer:
1964  The Moon-Spinners
1983  Yellowbeard
1989  The Mighty Quinn
1992  Freejack
1998  A Civil Action
1999  Snow Falling on Cedars
2010  Love & Other Drugs

Camera Operator:
1964  The Moon-Spinners
1983  Yellowbeard
1989  The Mighty Quinn
1992  Freejack
1998  A Civil Action
1999  Snow Falling on Cedars
2010  Love & Other Drugs
2019  Of Chameleons and Iguanas: A Video Appreciation of The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

Still Photographer:
1962  Crooks Anonymous
1962  The Fast Lady
1963  Bitter Harvest
1964  Carry On Cleo
1964  Just for You
1964  The Eyes of Annie Jones
1964  The Moon-Spinners
1965  Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965  Carry On Cowboy
1968  A Dandy in Aspic
1968  The Magus
1969  Battle of Britain
1969  Women in Love
1970  The Buttercup Chain
1971  Fiddler on the Roof
1972  Pope Joan
1973  Jesus Christ Superstar
1976  The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976  The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1978  Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1980  The Dogs of War
1983  Eureka
1983  Yellowbeard
1983  Yentl
1984  A Christmas Carol
1984  Another Country
1984  Electric Dreams
1984  Ordeal by Innocence
1985  Morons from Outer Space
1985  The Shooting Party
1986  Castaway
1986  Highlander
1987  Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987  The Second Victory
1987  The Sicilian
1988  A Fish Called Wanda
1988  Track 29
1989  A Dry White Season
1989  Black Rain
1989  Leviathan
1989  The Mighty Quinn
1989  Winter People
1990  Everybody Wins
1990  Flashback
1990  Postcards from the Edge
1990  The Bonfire of the Vanities
1991  Shattered
1992  Chaplin
1992  Final Analysis
1992  Forever Young
1992  Freejack
1992  White Sands
1993  Indecent Proposal
1993  Schindler's List
1994  Love Affair
1994  Speechless
1995  Casper
1995  Cutthroat Island
1996  The Mirror Has Two Faces
1996  Twister
1997  Red Corner
1997  The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1998  A Civil Action
1998  Bulworth
1998  Saving Private Ryan
1999  Random Hearts
1999  Snow Falling on Cedars
2000  Pay It Forward
2000  The Legend of Bagger Vance
2001  A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001  Town & Country
2002  Chicago
2002  Minority Report
2002  The Gathering Storm
2003  My House in Umbria
2003  The Last Samurai
2004  Shall We Dance?
2005  Batman Begins
2005  Constantine
2005  Memoirs of a Geisha
2006  Dreamgirls
2006  Mission: Impossible III
2006  Superman Returns
2007  Hairspray
2007  Lions for Lambs
2007  Stardust
2008  Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2009  Nine
2010  How Do You Know
2010  Knight and Day
2010  Love & Other Drugs
2011  Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
2011  Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011  Water for Elephants
2012  Lincoln
2012  Rock of Ages
2013  Oblivion
2014  Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014  Edge of Tomorrow
2014  Unbroken
2015  Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015  Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2016  Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2017  American Made
2017  Ghost in the Shell
2017  The Wall
2018  12 Strong
2018  Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2019  Of Chameleons and Iguanas: A Video Appreciation of The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

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