Life through a lens
Subtitle: memoirs of a cinematographer
By: Osmond Borradaile with Anita Borradaile Hadley.
Contributors: Hadley, Anita, 1938-
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Montreal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Borradaile, Osmond, -- 1898-1999; Cinematographers -- Canada -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Life Through a Lens is Osmond Borradaile's account of his experiences with the movies - from his childhood encounter with an exploding nickelodeon show, to his apprenticeship as a lab technician in Hollywood's Jessie Lasky Studios, to becoming director of photography for Paramount Pictures. The personal journey of a great adventurer and artist, Life Through a Lens details how "Bordie" thrived on the evolving technical demands of an art form in constant flux that changed forever the way we view the world and ourselves."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Gift of anonymous donor.
Table of contents: title: Journey begins --; title: Hollywood apprentice --; title: Journeyman on location --; title: Cameraman abroad --; title: Sanders of the river --; title: Elephant boy --; title: Drum --; title: Four feathers ... and a thief --; title: Photographer in uniform --; title: North African campaigns --; title: Tide turns --; title: Safari scenes and Scottish mists --; title: To the Antarctic ... --; title: ... and back --; title: Journey home.