Donald Peterman
Donald "Don" Peterman ( born January 3, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, † February 5, 2011 in Palos Verdes ) was an American cinematographer. He was one of the leading designers in the image quality Hollywood entertainment cinema of the 1980s and 1990s.
Life and work
Donald "Don" Peterman had in his hometown of Los Angeles attended the University of Southern California and started his practical training as a cinematographer film depositors during his second year of training at the film school. His military service rendered from the Californians as a cinematographer in the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
At the age of 22 years Peterman continued his civilian career continued in a specialized optical equipment company. He then went to ' Cascade Pictures', for the Peterman shot over 300 commercials. About the director Arch Oboler him entry succeeded in the movie. But it was only from 1978 Peterman could regularly obtain jobs as chief cameraman.
Don Peterman was from the beginning with professionally -made, but mostly conventional Hollywood entertainment behind the camera. This was mainly to higher - up high-class A- productions. Some of these productions proved to be veritable blockbusters like the shot of him in advertising aesthetic dance film Flashdance, the modern mermaid tale Splash - A Virgin on the hook, the elderly & Alien Comedy Cocoon and the original story of two schwarzgewandeter hunter of himself on earth insubordinate behaving aliens, Men in Black. Remarkably came Don Peterman also the surf and aerial Kathryn Bigelow to bank robbers thriller Point Break.
An accident during the filming of Mighty Joe Young in July 1997 led to a temporary injury-related withdrawal Petermans of the film work. The cameraman had been under cinematic equipment, which collapsed suddenly and with him injuries (including a broken leg ) was noted. After recovering Peterman did not return for a long time back in his profession.
It was not until the turn of the millennium it was the director Ron Howard, with the Peterman had worked several times in the 80s, to persuade another film. It should be Petermans last work behind the camera. After this work on the story about a grouchy Christmas haters The Grinch ( from a story by Dr. Seuss ), the 68 -year-old Peterman he finally retired into private life.
Peterman was a member since 1984 of the American Cinematographers ASC - professional organization. For his work in Flashdance and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1984 he was nominated for an Oscar in 1987 respectively.