Martin Kenzie

Martin Kenzie (29 April 1956 – 16 July 2012) was a British second unit director and cinematographer whose works include feature films such as The Shining, Return of the Jedi (1983), Aliens (1986), The King's Speech (2010) and TV series including Rome (2005) and Game of Thrones (2012). He was a member of the British Society of Cinematographers as a Camera Operator and was later elected a "Full Member of the Society" with BSC accreditation in 2012. Kenzie was diagnosed with cancer and was being operated on with the help of Macmillan Cancer Support. He died on 16 July 2012 at the age of 56. The Game of Thrones season three premiere episode, "Valar Dohaeris", aired on 31 March 2013, was dedicated to the memory of Kenzie in the credits.

Personal life and career Kenzie was born on 29 April 1956 in Cambridge, England and started his career as a production runner for a London-based TV Commercials Company named "Picture Palace Productions". Later he worked for the camera department at "Samuelson Film Services" while preparing motion picture cameras for hire. His first feature film work was for Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980) where he worked as an assistant cameraman with film's cinematographer John Alcott. Till 1984, Kenzie continued to work as a Second assistant camera on various films including Return of the Jedi (1983), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and A Passage to India (1984).

Kenzie worked as First assistant camera on various other successful movies such as Robert Zemeckis' Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Ron Howard's Willow (1988), Clint Eastwood's White Hunter Black Heart (1990), Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part III (1990) and David Fincher's Alien 3 (1992). Since the beginning of his career, Kenzie made significant contributions as a Second unit director. Alongside feature films, Kenzie also worked for Television. His first work as a main unit cinematography which credited him as a cinematographer came in 1998 with David L. Williams's short film Angels at My Bedside and for a feature film in 2007 with Chris Munro's comedy film Back in Business.

Kenzie was diagnosed with cancer and was being operated on with the help of Macmillan Cancer Support. He died on 16 July 2012 at the age of 56. British Society of Cinematographers announced a memorial service to celebrate Kenzie's life on 2 September 2012. The television series Game of Thrones dedicated its season three premiere episode, "Valar Dohaeris", aired on 31 March 2013, to the memory of Kenzie in the credits. Kenzie had worked as a cinematographer for the series for four of its episodes from second season; "Garden of Bones", "The Ghost of Harrenhal", "The Old Gods and the New", "A Man Without Honor"; and had done additional photography for two episodes; "Blackwater", "Valar Morghulis". Kenzie's work for the series was appreciated for its varied use of "subtle color palettes" based on the specific times and places of the story-line. After Kenzie's death, JustGiving started a fundraising campaign for him which would provide support for Cancer Research UK for the betterment of treatments for further patients.

Awards British Society of Cinematographers

Creative work Feature films Year Name Credited as Notes 1980 The Shining Assistant cameraman 1980 The Empire Strikes Back Second assistant camera Second unit director 1981 Loophole Second assistant camera 1981 For Your Eyes Only Second assistant camera Second unit director 1982 Five Days One Summer Second assistant camera Second unit director 1983 Return of the Jedi Second assistant camera 1983 Fanny Hill Second assistant camera 1983 Never Say Never Again Second assistant camera Second unit director 1983 Slayground Second assistant camera Second unit director 1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Second assistant camera: London 1984 A Passage to India Clapper 1984 Santa Claus: The Movie First assistant camera Second camera 1985 Spies Like Us First assistant camera, Second camera 1985 The Color Purple Focus puller, Kenya 1985 Revolution First assistant camera, Second camera 1985 Club Paradise First assistant camera, Second camera 1986 Aliens Camera focus 1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace First assistant camera 1987 Willow First assistant camera 1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Focus puller, UK 1988 The Dawning First assistant camera 1988 Distant Voices, Still Lives Focus puller for Stunts 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Assistant cameraman 1989 Great Balls of Fire! Focus puller, UK 1989 A Dry White Season First assistant camera: Second camera 1990 White Hunter Black Heart Focus puller 1990 Three Men and a Little Lady First assistant camera 1990 The Godfather Part III First assistant camera: Italy 1992 The Power of One Camera operator 1992 Alien 3 First assistant camera 1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise Camera operator 1993 Shadowlands Camera operator Second unit director 1995 Othello Camera operator 1996 Muppet Treasure Island Camera operator Second unit director 1996 The Ogre Camera operator 1996 Hamlet Camera operator 1997 Seven Years in Tibet Camera operator 1997 Incognito Camera operator 1997 Tomorrow Never Dies Camera operator 1998 The Avengers Camera operator Car chase unit 1999 Everybody Loves Sunshine Camera operator 1999 An Ideal Husband Camera operator 1999 The World Is Not Enough Additional photographer 2000 Vatel Camera operator 2001 Girl from Rio Camera operator 2001 Black Hawk Down Camera operator 2002 The Four Feathers Camera operator 2004 Wimbledon Second unit director 2004 The Phantom of the Opera Additional Cinematographer Second unit director 2005 The River King Director of photography UK unit 2005 Syriana Assistant Director: Second aerial unit 2006 Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker Second unit director 2006 Amazing Grace Second unit director 2007 Back in Business Cinematographer 2007 St. Trinian's Second unit director 2008 Easy Virtue Cinematographer 2008 Mamma Mia! Camera operator 2008 Wild Child Second unit director 2008 Babylon A.D. Second unit director Brooklyn square 2009 The Boat That Rocked Second unit director 2009 Dorian Gray Second unit director 2009 Creation Second unit director 2010 Clash of the Titans Second unit director 2010 The King's Speech Second unit director 2011 Hanna Second unit director 2011 Johnny English Reborn Second unit director 2011 The Iron Lady Camera operator: Second unitSecond unit director

Television films/series Year Name Credited as Notes 1981 Very Like a Whale Second assistant camera TV movie 1983 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Second assistant camera TV series 1984 The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood Second assistant camera TV movie 1989 Living with Dinosaurs First assistant camera TV movie 1989 Monster Maker First assistant camera TV movie 1995 The Big One Camera operator TV movie 1998 Angels at My Bedside Cinematographer 2001 Band of Brothers Camera operator TV mini-series 2002–03 Dinotopia Cinematographer 2003–04 Keen Eddie Cinematographer 2004 Road to Damascus Cinematographer Short film 2005 Rome Cinematographer 2005 Colditz Second unit director TV movie 2006 The Official Film of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Cinematographer Video documentary 2010 The Special Relationship Additional photography, London TV movie 2011 George Harrison: Living in the Material World Cinematographer Video documentary 2012 Game of Thrones Cinematographer 2012 Game of Thrones Additional photography 2012 Playhouse Presents Cinematographer