Stephen H. Burum
American cinematographer (born 1939)
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Stephen Henry Burum, A.S.C. (born November 25, 1939) is a retired American cinematographer, best known for his work with directors Brian De Palma and Francis Ford Coppola. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Hoffa (1992).
November 25, 1939
Stephen H. Burum | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stephen Henry Burum November 25, 1939 Dinuba, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1960–2004 |
Biography
Burum was born in Dinuba, California, a small Central Valley town near Visalia. He graduated from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in the 1960s, and became an instructor at the same school. He began his professional filmmaking career working on the Walt Disney anthology television series, and then was drafted into the U.S. Army and assigned to the Army Pictorial Center, for whom he shot army training films. Returning to California after his service was complete, he worked on commercials, television shows, and low-budget films; he won a technical Emmy for his special-effects work on the popular public television astronomy series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. He began working on major feature films for Francis Ford Coppola in 1976, shooting the second unit of Apocalypse Now and then The Black Stallion. His first credit as the cinematographer of a major motion picture was for The Escape Artist (1982).[1][2][3][4]
In 2007, Burum returned to UCLA as the Kodak Cinematographer in Residence.[5]
Filmography
Feature film
- Shared credit with Geoffrey Stephenson
Television
TV specials
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Raquel! | David Winters |
| 1979 | The Bee Gees Special | Louis J. Horvitz |
| The T.V. Show | Tom Trbovich | |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Once Upon a Wheel | David Winters | With Robert Isenberg, Michael Lonzo, Harmon Lougher, John M. Stephens, Craig Stewart and Mark Zavad |
Awards and honors
Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Best Cinematography | Hoffa | Nominated | [4] |
American Society of Cinematographers
| Year | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | The Untouchables | Nominated | [6] |
| 1989 | The War of the Roses | Nominated | ||
| 1992 | Hoffa | Won | [7] | |
| 2008 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | [2] | |
Camerimage
| Year | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won |