Oliver Stapleton
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Oliver Stapleton is a prolific cinematographer of feature films and music videos who has conveyed a great range of moods and textures in the different genres in which he has worked. The late 1970s saw Stapleton work on several short films, several episodes of the satirical "The Comic Strip Presents...," and the concert film "The Secret Policeman's Other Ball." He also ignited a fruitful ...
Biography
Oliver Stapleton is a prolific cinematographer of feature films and music videos who has conveyed a great range of moods and textures in the different genres in which he has worked. The late 1970s saw Stapleton work on several short films, several episodes of the satirical "The Comic Strip Presents...," and the concert film "The Secret Policeman's Other Ball." He also ignited a fruitful relationship with the director Stephen Frears when they collaborated on the comedy/drama "My Beautiful Laundrette." Over the years, the two worked on seven more features: the neo-kitchen sink dramas "Prick Up Your Ears" and "Sammie and Rosie Get Laid"; the neo-noir "The Grifters"; the biting satire "Hero"; the low-key Irish-set comedies "The Snapper" and "The Van"; and the contemporary western "The Hi-Lo Country." He has worked with Julien Temple numerous times as well - the pop musical "Absolute Beginners" and the comedy "Earth Girls Are Easy," among others - and with Lasse Hallström on the films "The Cider House Rules," "The Shipping News," "An Unfinished Life," "Casanova," and "The Hoax." Stapleton's work can also be seen in the fantasy film "The Waterhorse," marking the first time he has dealt with significant use of CGI effects, and the horror movie "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark." In the early to mid-1980s, his work in music videos resulted in some of the touchstones of the era, specifically his work on the inventive a-ha "Take On Me" video.
Filmography
Cinematography (Feature Film)
Gore
(2018)
Director Of Photography
The Comedian
(2016)
Director Of Photography
Hot Pursuit
(2015)
Director Of Photography
Unfinished Business
(2015)
Director Of Photography
The Best of Me
(2014)
Director Of Photography
The Guilt Trip
(2012)
Director Of Photography
Will
(2012)
Director Of Photography
Unthinkable
(2010)
Director Of Photography
The Proposal
(2009)
Director Of Photography
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
(2008)
Director Of Photography
The Water Horse
(2007)
Director Of Photography
The Hoax
(2006)
Director Of Photography
Casanova
(2005)
Director Of Photography
An Unfinished Life
(2005)
Director Of Photography
Ned Kelly
(2004)
Camera Operator
Ned Kelly
(2004)
Director Of Photography
Birthday Girl
(2001)
Director Of Photography
The Shipping News
(2001)
Director Of Photography
Buffalo Soldiers
(2001)
Director Of Photography
Pay it Forward
(2000)
Director Of Photography
State and Main
(2000)
Director Of Photography
The Cider House Rules
(1999)
Director Of Photography
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1999)
Director Of Photography
The Object of My Affection
(1998)
Director Of Photography
The Hi-Lo Country
(1998)
Director Of Photography
The Designated Mourner
(1997)
Director Of Photography
One Fine Day
(1996)
Director Of Photography
Kansas City
(1996)
Director Of Photography
The Van
(1996)
Director Of Photography
Restoration
(1995)
Director Of Photography
The Snapper
(1993)
Director Of Photography
Look Who's Talking Now
(1993)
Director Of Photography
Hero
(1992)
Director Of Photography
Let Him Have It
(1991)
Director Of Photography
The Grifters
(1990)
Director Of Photography
Cookie
(1989)
Director Of Photography
She-Devil
(1989)
Director Of Photography
Aria
(1988)
Director Of Photography
Earth Girls Are Easy
(1988)
Director Of Photography
Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door
(1987)
Director Of Photography
Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll!
(1987)
Director Of Photography
Prick Up Your Ears
(1987)
Director Of Photography
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
(1987)
Director Of Photography
Absolute Beginners
(1986)
Director Of Photography
Restless Natives
(1986)
Director Of Photography
My Beautiful Laundrette
(1985)
Director Of Photography
Running Out of Luck
(1985)
Cinematographer
Mantrap
(1984)
Director Of Photography
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
(1982)
Director Of Photography
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
(1981)
Director Of Photography
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
The Comedian
(2016)
Other
Unfinished Business
(2015)
Other
Unfinished Business
(2015)
Dp/Cinematographer
The Best of Me
(2014)
Other
The Best of Me
(2014)
Dp/Cinematographer
The Guilt Trip
(2012)
Dp/Cinematographer
The Guilt Trip
(2012)
Other
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
(2008)
Dp/Cinematographer
Casanova
(2005)
Dp/Cinematographer
An Unfinished Life
(2005)
Dp/Cinematographer
The Shipping News
(2001)
Other
Birthday Girl
(2001)
Dp/Cinematographer
Pay it Forward
(2000)
Dp/Cinematographer
The Cider House Rules
(1999)
Dp/Cinematographer
The Object of My Affection
(1998)
Dp/Cinematographer
One Fine Day
(1996)
Dp/Cinematographer
Restoration
(1995)
Dp/Cinematographer
Look Who's Talking Now
(1993)
Dp/Cinematographer
The Grifters
(1990)
Dp/Cinematographer
She-Devil
(1989)
Dp/Cinematographer
Earth Girls Are Easy
(1988)
Dp/Cinematographer
Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll!
(1987)
Other
My Beautiful Laundrette
(1985)
Dp/Cinematographer
Cinematography (Special)
Robert Altman's Jazz '34
(1997)
Cinematographer
Cinematography (TV Mini-Series)
Heading Home
(1992)
Director Of Photography
Danny, The Champion of the World
(1989)
Director Of Photography
Life Events
1984
Debut as director of photography "Restless Natives"
Videos
Movie Clip
