Robin Vidgeon
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Robin Vidgeon | |
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| Born | 12 August 1939 London, England |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Notable awards | John Alcott Memorial Reward (1999) |
| Partners | Angela Dawson |
Robin Vidgeon (born 12 August 1939) BSC, is a retired cinematographer best known for his work on Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II and Nightbreed. For many years, he was a focus puller, working with the late cinematographer Douglas Slocombe and camera operator Bernard (Chic) Waterson.[1][2]
As a child, Robin took an early interest in film, creating his own dark room and using a 9.5mm projector to screen movies for his neighbors. In 1956, he would go to work at Pinewood Studios cleaning equipment boxes. In 1959, he left Pinewood and applied for various jobs in the industry before he was eventually hired by Douglas Slocombe to work as a focus puller on Circus of Horrors.[3][2]
Work with Slocombe
For the next twenty five years, Robin would work with Slocombe on numerous films such as Rollerball, The Great Gatsby and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, to name just a few. After completing production on the Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Robin would part with Slocombe and go on to work as a cinematographer.[4][2][1]
