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the two hour

pilot of Shooter, a
previous one for Moviola, a six hour
mini-series
and seven Emmy
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nominations to round out his

awards collection.
Rescher has a long list of
feature credits, though most of his
recent work has been in televison.
He shot Star Trek II: The Wrath of

Everybody's Baby: The Res¬
of Jessica McClure depicts a
heroic struggle to rescue a child
after she fell into a 20-foot-deep
well in her own backyard. The
real-life story transfixed tens of
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three days.
While much of the film
was shot on location in Bellflower,

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Raleigh Studios. Johnson shot from
platforms constructed along the

Khan, Such Good Friends, Face in the
Crowd, and the Cinerama feature
Seven Wonders

of the World,

others.
Men charts Michelle Lee's recovery
from divorce. On her own for the
first time in many years, she fin¬
ishes a degree in psychotherapy

and forms a support group for
"other women" - those women
involved with married men. She

side of the shaft, and from the top
of the well. Panels just large

enough to poke a small light or a
lens through were cut into the
sides of the shaft. "Some of the
shots made through the panels
were

hostilities towards her ex-hus¬
band's girlfriend. In the process,
she becomes attracted to Lee Hor¬

Johnson said. "We wanted their

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with rescuers,"

hopes to work out some of her own

faces to nearly fill the screen.
effect was claustrophobic."

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The

Shooting this MOW gave
plenty of challenges. His

from the choirloft of
the church to the satin sheets of the
love nest; from the psychiatrist's
couch to the kitchen. The piece is
camera moves

is

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My Name is Bill W.
Neil Roach began his ca¬
reer at the
age of 21 at the bottom
of the ladder in an industrial film
house in Kansas City, Kansas. He
worked his way up to assistant
cameraman and moved to the
a

freelance director of

commer¬
cials and industrials for the Bill
Stokes Association in Dallas.
In 1980 Roach began

McClure.
When he graduated from
the Art Center, Johnson worked as

Semitough, Southern Comfort and
operated in the
past for fellow nominee Gayne

a

gaffer on industrial films, com¬
mercials and variety specials. He
believes that experience was a vi¬
tal link between the instincts a

Rescher.

brings to the job and
mastering of the craft.
Johnson's gaffing career lasted
around four years, until he got a

My Name is Bill W. is the
story of the man who founded
Alcoholics Anonymous. Bill W. is
portrayed by James Woods, Dr.
Bob by James Garner, and Bill's
stout-hearted wife by JoBeth Wil¬
liams. The movie depicts a man's
gradual descent into hell and his
effort
not only to bring himself
back to sanity - but to bring oth¬

the

chance to shoot. His feature cred¬
its include Night Flyers, Maid to

Order, Jack's Back, and Judgement.
His TV work includes Red River,

Unholy Matrimony, the pilot for
Grand Slam and Love and Betrayal.
He should be wrapping Face of

shooting television and feature

Knights; Take My Daughter, Please;
Kingdom and Hiroshima.
His credits

as

camera

operator include: Breaking Away,

balancing
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Control switches and camera
power on nose
extensions.

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Barbarosa. He has

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back

as

well.

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Shelly Johnson
Everybody's Baby:
The Rescue of Jessica McClure
Just 10 years after gradu¬
ating from the Art Center College
of Design, Pasadena, Calif., Shelly
Johnson is a nominee for an out¬
standing achievement award from
the American Society of Cinema¬
tographers for his work on Every¬
body's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica

cameraman

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Jamieson Film Co. in Texas. He
later became

movie about

leveling system (while
shooting). So smooth it nearly

Neil Roach

other woman."

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based on cases from real life.

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