Bill Pope

Bill Pope came to world film industry and critical prominence as cinematographer of the Wachowskis' Bound and The Matrix, with his work on the films earning Independent Spirit and BAFTA Award nominations, respectively.He reteamed with the latter directors to shoot their two Matrix sequels back-to-back.

He is also well-known for his collaborations with Sam Raimi, as the cinematographer on the director's Darkman, Army of Darkness, Spider-Man 2, and Spider-Man 3; and with Barry Sonnenfeld, on the director's Men in Black 3, among other projects dating back to their years together at New York University. Mr. Pope's other features as cinematographer include Amy Heckerling's Clueless, and Trey Parker and Matt Stone's Team America: World Police. He worked with director Edgar Wright on The World's End and previously on Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

In addition to having been the cinematographer on music videos for such artists as Sting and Peter Gabriel, Mr. Pope has directed music videos for artists including Chris Isaak and Metallica.

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