Derek Vanlint

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-11-07 (78 years old)

Deathday

2010-02-23

Place of Birth

London, England, United Kingdom

Derek Vanlint

Biography

Derek Vanlint, C.S.C. (7 November 1932 – 23 February 2010) was a Canadian cinematographer and director of television commercials and motion pictures. He was best known as the cinematographer for the 1979 science fiction horror film Alien, which earned him a Best Cinematography Award nomination from the British Society of Cinematographers.

Production

1979

Alien

as Director of Photography

1981

Dragonslayer

as Director of Photography

2000

Spreading Ground

as Director

2000

Spreading Ground

as Director of Photography

1970

Simon Simon

as Director of Photography

2000

X-Men

as Additional Photography

1966

This Time Tomorrow

as Director of Photography

1982

The Bed

as Director

1982

The Bed

as Director of Photography

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