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CLAUDE FRIESE-GREENE
British International Pictures, Ltd., Elstree, Hertfordshire T: Elstree 271
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Claude Friese-Greene, one of Englands foremost cameranien, started work in that capacity for the Brigthonia Film Company, at a salary of £5 per week when lie was fourteen. In spite of his extreme youth, he photographed some of the first full-length films made in this countiy, including "East Lynn" and "The Stranglers of Paris'. Experiniented with his father, William Friese-Greene, in colour cinematography. 1912 — 13, took out patents himself and formed a Company to exploit "The Flag of Nations", which was produced hy the new process and proved successful. At the age of seventeen he joined the Royal Air Force, where he started the Aerial Cinematography Section. After heing invalided out of the Army during the war, he continued with aerial photography and photographed many parachute descents of a douhle for Eddi Polo.
He also resumed his colour photography experiments, having previously heen in charge of the laboratories of British & Colonial Films. 1923 — 24, made a series of colour pictures calied "The Open Road" for Wardour Films, Ltd. Followed an engagement with Famous Players Lasky Corporation in New \ork, then, in 1928, he joined British International Pictures and has since photographed a large number of successful pictures, including "Widdicomhe Fair", "The Romance of Seville'', "Under the Gieenwood Tree", "Young Woodley", "Loose Ends", "Cape Forlorn", "My Wife's Family", "Uneasy Virtue", "The Flying Fool", and "The Shadows Between".
Claude Friese-Greene, einer der bedeutendsten Kameramänner Englands, arbeitete in dieser Eigenschaft schon mit vierzehn Jahren für ein Gehalt von 5 engl. Pfund pro Woche für die Brigthonia Film Company. Trotz seiner Jugend drehte er einige der ersten abendfüllenden Filme in England, u. a. „East Lynn" und ..The Stranglers of Paris". Mit seinem Vater. ^ illiam Friese-Greene, versuchte er sich in der Farbfilmtechnik. 1912 — 13 gründete er eine Gesellschaft zur Produktion des Filmes ,.The Flagg of Nations", der, nach dem neuen patentierten Verfahren hergestellt, sich als erfolgreich erwies. Siebzehn Jahre alt trat er der königlichen Luftflotte bei und begründete die Aerial Cinematography Section. Nachdem er während des Krieges als Invalide entlassen worden war, setzte er die Aufnahmen vom Flugzeug aus fort und brachte mehrere Fallschirmabsprünge eines Doubles von Eddie Polo auf den Streifen.
Nachdem er in den Laboratorien der British and Colonial Films gearbeitet hatte, nahm er seine Farbfilmexperimente wieder auf. 1923 — 24 drehte Claude Friese-Greene eine Reihe von farbigen Filmen, die die ardour Films Ltd. unter dem Sammelnamen ..The Open Road" herausbrachte. 1928 trat er den British International Pictures bei und drehte eine ganze Reihe erfolgreicher Filme, wie ..Widdicombe Fair". ..The Romance of Seville", .,\oung Woodley", ..Loose Ends", ..Cape Forlorn", „My Wife's Family", .,L neasy \ irtue", „The Flying Fool" und ..The Shadows Between".
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