Brian Tufano, the veteran, BAFTA-nominated cinematographer identified for his collaborations with Danny Boyle, has died. He was 83.

The information was confirmed by Tufano’s agent at McKinney Macartney Administration, with Jon Wardle, director of the U.Ok.’s Nationwide Movie and Tv Faculty — the place Tufano had beforehand labored as a division head — posting a tribute on Twitter.

“Very sorry to should share that Cinematography legend and former @NFTSFilmTV Head of Division Brian Tufano has died,” Wardle wrote. “He shot so many superb movies and did a lot to champion new expertise, particularly feminine DPs. We beloved him and can REALLY miss him.”

Starting his profession on the BBC as a projectionist, Tufano labored his manner as much as cameraman inside the movie division in 1963 and would work on small-screen options with administrators together with Stephen Frears, Ken Russell and Alan Parker whereas on the broadcaster. His first function movie, having gone freelance within the mid-Nineteen Seventies, could be The Sailor’s Return for director Jack Gold, whereas he would later lens cult 1979 Brit drama Quadrophenia. Within the Nineteen Eighties, he would offer further cinematographer for Jordon Cronenweth on Blade Runner.

Tufano first labored with Boyle on the 1993 TV miniseries Mr. Wroe’s Virgins, sparking a artistic partnership that might change to options the next 12 months with the director’s breakout debut, Shallow Grave, and later together with groundbreaking world smash Trainspotting and A Life Much less Abnormal. The 2 additionally labored on the 2008 brief movie Alien Love Triangle. Different credit would come with East Is East, Billy Elliott (starring a younger Jamie Bell and for which Tufano would obtain a BAFTA nomination) and As soon as Upon a Time within the Midlands, whereas with Bounce Boy, Kidulthood, Maturity and In every single place and Nowhere, Tufano loved a four-film collaboration with director Menhaj Huda. Tufano’s closing movie was the 2011 documentary Gymnast. In 2001, he received the BAFTA Award for excellent contribution to movie and tv.

Chatting with David A. Ellis of filmint in 2016 about his profession, Tufano mentioned: “I all the time needed to work with digital camera after I was at college. There was nothing else in my thoughts nevertheless it was the method of getting there. … I discover I can adapt to every director simply. I used to favor it when the director was standing subsequent to me and subsequent to the digital camera. They have been concerned with the actors and the crew. The vast majority of younger administrators don’t appear to have the ability to work except they’re taking a look at a monitor.”

In an obituary on his agent’s web site, Tufano was described because the “cinematographers’ cinematographer,” whose work will endure for time to come back. “His legacy lives on — not solely by means of these works — but in addition by means of the careers of these college students he nurtured over time,” it added. “Our lives are richer for having identified Brian and we will miss him tremendously.”