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Oliver Stapleton
Born 1948-04-12 · London, England, UK
Oliver David Whiteside Stapleton (born 12 April 1948), BSC is an English cinematographer. He graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1970 with a degree in psychology and from the National Film and Television School (NFTS) UK while working in South Africa (from 1966 to 1974) and England. One of his first efforts was the student film Shadowplay, a film about South African immigrants trying to adjust to life in London, which he wrote, directed, and edited. He progressed to filming music videos and commercials. He worked with many famous bands in the early-to-mid 80s, including a-ha, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Eddy Grant and The Human League.
Acting credits
8.7A documentary crew films heavy metal band Bad News as they have trouble starting their van, pick up a schoolgirl groupie, and meet up with rock journalist Sally at a motorway service station where they argue about the cost of sausage and chips.
Bad News
1983
NRDocumentary about the beginnings and the Channel 4 years of the Comic Strip.
The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023
NRA double offering of heavy metal madness from The Comic Strip and Bad News.
Completely Bad News
2019
NRA brand new feature-length documentary on the film’s production, including new interviews with director Stephen Frears, director of photography Oliver Stapleton, editor Michael Audsley, executive producer Barbara Defina and co-producer Peggy Rajaki.
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
2018
NRLaundrette was the first of seven collaborations between director Stephen Frears and cinematographer Oliver Stapleton. In this engaging interview, Stapleton discusses his experiences on set, including how he approached the film with a mixture of stylization left over from his experience on rock music videos and an attempt to be naturalistic and invisible.
Interview with Oliver Stapleton
2015