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'''George Heath''' (1901 - 1968) was an Australian cinematographer best known for his collaboration with [[Ken G. Hall]] for whom he shot several features.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37843200?searchTerm=%22the%20broken%20melody%22%20cinesound&searchLimits=l-category=Article%7Ccategory%3AArticle|||sortby=dateAsc 'GLAMOROUS SCREEN STARS The Work of a Camera-Man', ''Western Mail (Perth)'', Thursday 25 November 1937 p 34]</ref> According to one observer, he fitted into the Cinesound world far more than his predecessor, [[Frank Harley]] - "Heath adapted much more easily to studio work and soon developed into a technician of world class. His work on the features was always attuned to the demands of the film and its future audience: his images show few of the pretensions to grandeur which are to be found in the work of Hurley, and instead his photography is clear, expressive and undemanding."<ref>{{cite web|website=Australian National University|url=https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/109798/2/b10157529-pike_A_F.pdf |title=The History of an Australian Film Production Company: Cinesound, 1932-70|first=Andrew Franklin|last=Pike|page=52}}</ref> |
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'''George Heath''' (1901 - 1968) was an Australian cinematographer best known for his collaboration with [[Ken G. Hall]].<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37843200?searchTerm=%22the%20broken%20melody%22%20cinesound&searchLimits=l-category=Article%7Ccategory%3AArticle|||sortby=dateAsc 'GLAMOROUS SCREEN STARS The Work of a Camera-Man', ''Western Mail (Perth)'', Thursday 25 November 1937 p 34]</ref> |
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==Selected filmography== |
==Selected filmography== |
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* ''[[Strike Me Lucky]]'' (1934) |
* ''[[Strike Me Lucky]]'' (1934) |
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George Heath (1901 - 1968) was an Australian cinematographer best known for his collaboration with Ken G. Hall for whom he shot several features.[1] According to one observer, he fitted into the Cinesound world far more than his predecessor, Frank Harley - "Heath adapted much more easily to studio work and soon developed into a technician of world class. His work on the features was always attuned to the demands of the film and its future audience: his images show few of the pretensions to grandeur which are to be found in the work of Hurley, and instead his photography is clear, expressive and undemanding."[2]
Selected filmography
- Strike Me Lucky (1934)
- The Burgomeister (1935)
- Grandad Rudd (1935)
- Thoroughbred (1936)
- Orphan of the Wilderness (1936)
- It Isn't Done (1937)
- Tall Timbers (1937)
- Lovers and Luggers (1937)
- The Broken Melody (1938)
- Let George Do It (1938)
- Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938)
- Gone to the Dogs (1939)
- Come Up Smiling (1939)
- Mr. Chedworth Steps Out (1939)
- Dad Rudd, MP (1940)
- 40,000 Horsemen (1940)
- The Rats of Tobruk (1944)
- Smithy (1946)
- Bush Christmas (1947)
- Eureka Stockade (1949)
- Bitter Springs (1950)
- Wherever She Goes (1951)
- The Phantom Stockman (1953) - also producer
- The Forerunner (1957) - short
References
- ^ 'GLAMOROUS SCREEN STARS The Work of a Camera-Man', Western Mail (Perth), Thursday 25 November 1937 p 34
- ^ Pike, Andrew Franklin. "The History of an Australian Film Production Company: Cinesound, 1932-70" (PDF). Australian National University. p. 52.
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