Michael Chapman (b. New York City, November 21, 1935) is an acclaimed American cinematographer whose prominence owes most to his innovative work of the 1970s and 1980s. Nickname: Big Apple; City that never Sleeps; Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He began his career as a camera operator, distinguishing himself on Steven Spielberg's Jaws. As a cinematographer, he became famous for his two collaborations with Martin Scorsese, Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. Steven Allan Spielberg (honourary) KBE (born December 18, 1946) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director and producer. ... Jaws is a 1975 horror–thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Peter Benchleys best-selling novel of the same name. ... Martin Luciano Scorsese (born November 17, 1942) is an acclaimed American film director. ... Taxi Driver is a 1976 American motion picture drama directed by Martin Scorsese. ... Raging Bull is a 1980 film directed by Martin Scorsese, and written by Paul Schrader, and Mardik Martin. ...

Chapman's style tends towards high contrasts and aggressive use of strong colors. He is also extremely adept at setting up complex camera movements quickly and improvising on the set. This style is epitomized in the boxing sequences in Raging Bull, during which the camera was often strapped to the actors through improvised rigs. Chapman was also the principal cinematographer on Scorsese's documentary The Last Waltz. The Last Waltz is the name of The Bands final concert, the Martin Scorsese concert film, and the album of the concert. ...

Besides his work with Scorsese, Chapman has worked as Director of Photography for directors Hal Ashby, Phillip Kaufman, Martin Ritt, Robert Towne, Michael Caton-Jones, Andrew Davis, Ivan Reitman, and Jodie Foster. He occasionally makes cameos in films he shoots. Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 - December 27, 1988) was an American film director and Academy Award winner. ... Martin Ritt (March 2, 1914–December 8, 1990) was an American director, actor, and playwright who worked in both film and theatre. ... Towne in the 1960 movie Last Woman on Earth Robert Towne (born November 23, 1934) is an American actor, screenwriter and director. ... Michael Caton-Jones Michael Caton-Jones (Born Badgers Brook, Lothian, UK in 1958) is the Scottish-born director of such films as Scandal, Rob Roy, Memphis Belle and The Jackal. ... Andrew Frank Davis (born February 2, 1944) is a British conductor. ... Ivan Reitman (born October 27, 1946 in Komárno in Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) is a Slovakian-born, Canadian-raised Jewish film actor, producer, and director. ... Jodie Foster (born November 19, 1962) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, director, and producer. ...

He has directed several films, the best known being All the Right Moves (1983), starring Tom Cruise in one of that actor's breakthrough roles. All the Right Moves is a 1983 drama/romance film,starring Tom Cruise,Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson, Chris Penn, and Gary Graham,directed by Michael Chapman. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ...

External links

• Michael Chapman at the Internet Movie Database
• Video of Michael Chapman at the Peoples Archive