David Samuelson

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Forenames(s): David
Family name: Samuelson
Awards/Honours: Academy Award of Merit 2004, Camerimage Innovative Achievements in Motion Picture 2006
Work area/Craft/Role: Camera, Lighting
Industry: Film
Company: British Movietone News; Samuelsons
Websites: IMDb, in70mm.com

Interview no: 218
Interview date(s): 24 September 1991
Interviewer(s): Roy Fowler
Production Media: audio

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David Samuelson was a British cameraman who, with his brothers Sidney and Michael ran the Samuelson Film Service Ltd . It became the largest film equipment servicing company in the world, Samuelson shot the BAFTA-winning documentary Goal! The World Cup (1966). In 2005 he was awarded a technical Oscar for engineering and developing the Louma Camera Crane and remote control system for film production.In 2006, he received Camerimage Special Award for Innovative Achievements in Motion Picture.

Obituary: British Cinematographer, Samuelson Film Service, BUFVC

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