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Born in Woolwich, Biddle was a talented swimmer in his youth. It was through this that he broke into the film industry. In 1969 the underwater photographer Gil Woxholt hired him to be his apprentice. In this capacity he worked, uncredited, on both the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) and Murphy's War (1971). After this, Biddle worked for Ridley Scott's advertising company RSA. He worked on a large number of adverts with Scott and when Scott moved into films, Biddle followed him. On The Duellists (1977) he worked as a clapper loader, before advancing to the position of focus puller on Alien (1979). Woolwich (pronounced Woolitch) is a town in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames, though the tiny exclave of North Woolwich (which is now part of the London Borough of Newham) is on the north side of the river. ... Swimming is the method by which humans (or other animals) move themselves through water. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond, also known as 007 (pronounced double-oh seven), is a fictional British spy created by writer Ian Fleming in 1953. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition On Her Majestys Secret Service is the eleventh James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, published in 1963. ... Murphys War DVD Murphys War is a 1971 film starring Peter OToole as Murphy. ... Ridley Scott Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields) is an influential British film director and producer. ... The Duellists (1977) was Ridley Scotts first feature film, based on the Joseph Conrad short story The Duel. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, it features two French Hussar officers, DHubert and Feraud (played by Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel). ... A clapper loader is part of a film crew, whose name refers to the tasks of operating the clapperboard (slate) at the beginning of each take and loading the raw film stock into camera magazines. ... In cinematography, a focus puller or first assistant camera (1 AC) is the member of a film crew responsible for keeping the cameras focus right during a shoot. ... The science fiction/horror film Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott, has become extremely popular and influential, and has spawned several sequels and imitators. ...

Following Alien, Biddle returned to working as a cinematographer on adverts. During this time he developed a number of new lighting techniques and worked on a number of famous campaigns. His most famous advert was 1984 (1984), directed by Ridley Scott, for Apple. The advert's photography, combined with a personal reccomendation from Scott, prompted James Cameron to hire Biddle as his cinematographer for Aliens (1986), this was the first film Biddle worked on in this role. A screenshot from the commercial 1984 is the title of the television commercial that launched the Apple Macintosh personal computer in 1984. ... Apple Computer, Inc. ... James Cameron from Ghosts of the Abyss James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian-born American film director noted for his action/science fiction films, which are often extremely successful financially. ... Aliens is a 1986 science fiction movie starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Carrie Henn, Bill Paxton and Paul Reiser. ...

Biddle went on to work on a further twenty-five feature films as a cinematographer. Including Thelma and Louise (1991), for which he received a nomination for the Oscar for Best Cinematography. In 1997 he was voted as the European Cinematographer of the Year for his work on The Butcher Boy. The last film that he worked on, prior to his death from a heart attack, was V for Vendetta (2006). Thelma and Louise Thelma and Louise is a road movie from 1991 conceived and written by Callie Khouri, co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Geena Davis as Thelma, Susan Sarandon as Louise, and Harvey Keitel as a sympathetic detective trying to solve crimes that the two women... The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Butcher Boy (1992) is a book by Irish writer Patrick McCabe. ... A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ... V for Vendetta is a 2006 film, directed by James McTeigue. ...

Filmography (as cinematographer)

• Aliens (1986)
• The Princess Bride (1987)
• Willow (1988)
• The Dawning (1989)
• The Tall Guy (1989)
• Thelma and Louise (1991)
• 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
• City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
• Judge Dredd (1995)
• 101 Dalmatians (1996)
• The Butcher Boy (1997)
• Event Horizon (1997)
• Fierce Creatures (1997)
• Holy Man (1998)
• The World Is Not Enough (1999)
• The Mummy (1999)
• The Weight of Water (2000)
• Gangster No. 1 (2000)
• 102 Dalmatians (2000)
• The Mummy Returns (2001)
• Reign of Fire (2002)
• Shanghai Knights (2003)
• Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
• Laws of Attraction (2004)
• An American Haunting (2005)
• V for Vendetta (2006)

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External link

• Adrian Biddle at the Internet Movie Database