Douglas Milsome


Douglas Milsome BSC, ASC 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, was also a camera operator, and was killed during a shoot. At the inquest, the coroner ruled it an "accidental death".

Filmography

Film

Direct-to-video
YearTitleDirectorNotes
1998Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark KnightsAlan MehrezWith Mark Woods
2003Dracula II: AscensionPatrick Lussier
2005Dracula III: LegacyPatrick Lussier
2006The Hard CorpsSheldon Lettich
2006Second in CommandSimon Fellows
2008The Shepherd: Border PatrolIsaac Florentine

Documentary film
YearTitleDirectorNote
2002Standing in the Shadows of MotownPaul JustmanWith Lon Stratton

Television

Miniseries
YearTitleDirector
1989Lonesome DoveSimon Wincer
1991Great ExpectationsKevin Connor
1990Family of SpiesStephen Gyllenhaal
2002Johnson County WarDavid S. Cass Sr.

TV movies
YearTitleDirector
1989The Hollywood DetectiveKevin Connor
1991Diana: Her True StoryKevin Connor
1993SpiesKevin Connor
1994Seasons of the HeartLee Grant
1994Following Her HeartLee Grant
1995Hart to Hart: Secrets of the HartKevin Connor
1995The Old Curiosity ShopKevin Connor
1995Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor StoryKevin Connor
1998Glory & HonorKevin Hooks
2002Santa, Jr.Kevin Connor