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Bill
Fraker, ASC, BSC William A. Fraker, ASC, BSC has compiled nearly 45 feature film credits as a cinematographer during a career that has spanned some 32 years, and is still going. He received the 2000 Lifetime Achievment Award from his peers at the American Society of Cinematographers. Fraker has earned five Academy Award nominations for cinematography, including Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Heaven Can Wait (1979), 1941 (1980), War Games (1983) and Murphy's Romance (1986), and another nomination for visual effects for 1941. Fraker was 18-years-old during the outbreak of World War II. After completing his military service, the G.I. Bill of Rights enabled him to enroll in the cinema department at the University of Southern California. After graduation, Fraker did some still photography work and also shot 16 mm films, inserts for commercials, and grab shots for features. It took him 13 years to qualify
for membership in the International Cinematographers Guild, and even then
he was required to re-start his career at the bottom of the crew as a
camera loader. Fraker finally emerged as an influential cinematographer
in 1965, when he was on the cutting edge of a new wave of commercial-makers
that ultimately redefined the way features were shot. He earned his first
feature credit for cinematography in 1967 for Games. His body of
work also includes Bullitt, Rosemary's Baby, Paint Your Wagon, Rules
of Engagement and Town and Country.
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