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Willow (1988) - Adrian Biddle’s Shooting Script & Crew Cap

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Willow (1988) - Adrian Biddle’s Shooting Script & Crew Cap
Willow (1988) - Adrian Biddle's Shooting Script & Crew Cap.

These items belonged to esteemed Cinematographer Adrian Biddle.

Original Adrian Biddle's shooting script & crew cap from the production of the Ron Howard directed comedy film 'Willow' (1988), produced by George Lucas.

Starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, and Billy Barty. Davis plays Willow, a reluctant farmer who plays a critical role in protecting a baby from a tyrannical queen who vows to destroy her and take over the world.

Career
In 1967 the underwater photographer Egil Woxholt hired Adrian Biddle to be his apprentice. Uncredited, he worked in this capacity on both the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) and Murphy's War (1971).
After this, Biddle worked for Ridley Scott's advertising company R.S.A., where he worked on many advertisements with Scott; and, when Scott moved into films, Biddle followed him.

He was worked as a clapper loader on The Duellists (1977) before advancing to the position of focus puller on Alien (1979).

Following Alien, Biddle returned to working as a cinematographer on advertisements. During this time he developed a number of new lighting techniques and worked on a number of famous campaigns. His most famous advertisement was 1984 (1984), directed by Ridley Scott, for Apple. The advert's photography, combined with a personal recommendation from Scott, prompted James Cameron to hire Biddle for Aliens (1986) after the original cinematographer Dick Bush left over creative differences with Cameron. This marked Biddle's first credit as cinematographer in a feature film.

Biddle was a cinematographer on another 25 feature films, including Thelma & Louise (1991), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. In 1997, he was voted European Cinematographer of the Year for his work on The Butcher Boy.