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Dod Mantle, Geddes, Silver, WalkerJoin Society The Society has welcomed Anthony Dod Mantle, David Geddes, Steven V. Silver and Mandy Walker to its ranks of active members. Anthony Dod Mantle, ASC, BSC, DFF grew up in Oxford, England. In 1985, he moved to Denmark and enrolled in the National Film School.His first feature as a cinematographer was the German film Terrorists, which went on to achieve cult status after being banned in Germany. His credits since then have included The Celebration, Julien DonkeyBoy, Dear Wendy (AC Oct. ’05) and The Last King of Scotland . Hehas enjoyed multiple collaborations with Lars von Trier on such films as Dogville (AC May ’04), Manderlay and Antichrist (AC Nov. ’09), and with Danny Boyle on such features as 28 Days Later… (AC July ’03), Millions, Slumdog Millionaire (AC Dec. ’08)and 127 Hours (AC Dec. ’10). Dod Mantle won ASC, Academy and BAFTA awards and the Camerimage Golden Frog for Slumdog Millionaire. David Geddes, ASC, CSC was born in Vancouver, and he developed a love of storytelling while working in British Columbia’s lumber mills and logging camps, where spoken yarns provided the only entertainment. Geddes studied photography at the Banff Centre School of Fine Arts and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, and then participated in the Simon Fraser University Film Workshop. He earned his first cinematography credits on documentaries, shorts, corporate films and investigative journalism pieces before moving into 35mm television production with the series 21 Jump Street. He has since shot more than 70 projects, including the series Beverly Hills, 90210, Dark Angel, Sanctuary (AC Nov. ’08) and Lie to Me , and the features Here’s to Life! and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil. Steven V. Silver, ASCwas born in Illinois and grew up in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley. He began shooting with his father’s Super 8 cameras when he was 8 years old. At age 19, he set the cameras aside to hitchhike across Asia. Upon returning to the States, he rekindled his passion for cinematography during his studies at San Fernando Valley College. Silvergot his start in the industry with jobs at Hill Production Service and the Howard A. Anderson Co. He joined the union and climbed the ranks, starting as an assistant. His cinematography credits include themulti-camera series Still Standing, Dharma & Greg, The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men . For his work on the latter, he earned six Emmy nominations, taking home the award in 2007. Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS was born in Melbourne, Australia, where she developed an early love for art in general and film in particular. When she was 12, she began developing her own photos in a darkroom her father set up in the family’s shed, and in high school she began studyingfilm history. While studying film at the university level, Walker met a producer who hired her as a production assistant on the feature Dusty. She then made her way up through the camera department, notching her first cinematography credits on music videos and student films. Her first feature credit was Return Home. Since thenshe has photographed such features as Lantana (AC Feb. ’02), Australia (AC Nov. ’08)and Red Riding Hood (AC April ’11). Her commercial credits include spots for Chanel, American Express, Mercedes, Nike and Gatorade. ●

Photo of Clubhouse by Isidore Mankofsky, ASC; lighting by Donald M. Morgan, ASC. Silver photo by Douglas Kirkland.

From Top: Anthony Dod Mantle, ASC, BSC, DFF; David Geddes, ASC, CSC; Steven V. Silver, ASC; Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS.

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