Douglas Milsome BSC, ASC (born 1939) is an English cinematographer.
A former camera operator for John Alcott on films like A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, and The Shining, Milsome worked on Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, following Alcott's death in 1986.
Biography
Milsome was born in Hammersmith, London, England, in 1939.
Sometimes credited as Doug Milsome, perhaps his most-widely seen work is Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. He collaborated with Stanley Kubrick and John Alcott in the 1970s, as camera operator and second-unit photographer, and became Kubrick's director of photography for Full Metal Jacket. Known for his mastery of difficult focus techniques, tested especially with the idiosyncratic lenses used on Barry Lyndon to film scenes by candlelight, he was consulted for Kubrick's final project, Eyes Wide Shut.
Milsome has gravitated toward genres such as science fiction and fantasy, where he is known for his brooding style. He is member of both the American and British Societies of Cinematographers.
His son, Mark Milsome (1963–2017), was also a camera operator, and was killed during a shoot. At the inquest, the coroner ruled it an "accidental death".
Filmography Film Year Title Director Notes 1983 Wild Horses Derek Morton 1987 Full Metal Jacket Stanley Kubrick 1988 Hawks Robert Ellis Miller 1989 The Beast of War Kevin Reynolds aka The Beast 1990 Desperate Hours Michael Cimino1991 If Looks Could Kill William Dear Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Kevin Reynolds1993 Body of Evidence Uli Edel Sunset Grill Kevin Connor 1995 Rumpelstiltskin Mark Jones 1996 The Sunchaser Michael Cimino 1997 Breakdown Jonathan Mostow 1998 Legionnaire Peter MacDonald2000 Highlander: Endgame Doug Aarniokoski Dungeons & Dragons Courtney Solomon 2002 Ritual Avi Nesher 2006 The Legend of Simon Conjurer Stuart Paul With Howard Atherton 2007 Until Death Simon Fellows 2010 Frenchy Jean-Claude Van Damme 2017 Bitter Harvest George Mendeluk 2018 The Ghost Garrick L. Hamm Short film 2019 Eve Rory Kindersley2022 Kingslayer Stuart Brennan House Red Coz Greenop 2023 1066 Robin Jacob2024 WarchiefStuart Brennan Assassin's Guild
Direct-to-video Year Title Director Notes 1998 Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights Alan Mehrez With Mark Woods 2003 Dracula II: AscensionPatrick Lussier 2005 Dracula III: Legacy2006 The Hard Corps Sheldon Lettich Second in Command Simon Fellows 2008 The Shepherd: Border Patrol Isaac Florentine
Documentary film Year Title Director Note 2002 Standing in the Shadows of Motown Paul Justman With Lon Stratton
Television Year Title Director Notes 1988 The Dirty Dozen Kevin ConnorDouglas Hickox 3 episodes 2021 Wrongfully Convicted John Wolfe
Miniseries Year Title Director 1989 Lonesome Dove Simon Wincer 1991 Great Expectations Kevin Connor 1990 Family of Spies Stephen Gyllenhaal 2002 Johnson County War David S. Cass Sr.
TV movies Year Title Director 1989 The Hollywood DetectiveKevin Connor 1991 Diana: Her True Story 1993 Spies1994 Seasons of the HeartLee Grant Following Her Heart1995 Hart to Hart: Secrets of the HartKevin Connor The Old Curiosity Shop Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story 1998 Glory & Honor Kevin Hooks 2002 Santa, Jr. Kevin Connor
References
External links Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers page