American Cinematographer - May 2023 - 52

FRED MURPHY, ASC: DARING TO BE BOLD
Murphy (second from left, at camera), gaffer Ian
Kincaid (in jean vest), 1st AC Don Devine (left
of matte box) and crew prepare to capture the
climactic championship game in Hoosiers.
excitement level, and how to be succinct. "
Throughout the 1990s, Murphy honed an artistic yet natural approach
to lighting that was well-suited for such dramas as Jack the Bear
(Marshall Herskovitz) and Murder in the First (Marc Rocco) and could be
tailored to serve any story, from the Hollywood action comedy Metro
(Thomas Carter) to the psychological horror Stir of Echoes (David Koepp).
In the 2000s, he entered a stylish and distinctive period with the slasher
film Freddy vs. Jason (Ronny Yu), the horror mystery The Mothman Prophecies
(Mark Pellington), and the period crime drama Auto Focus (Paul
Schrader).
" I'd shot several TV movies, but
I didn't really think of myself as a
television person until I started
shooting a television series. "
52 / MAY 2023
Breaking Out in Television
In 2007, Murphy was delayed while timing a feature print in Los Angeles
when he received a call to fill in on the first season of HBO's In Treatment,
starring Gabriel Byrne. " I'd shot several TV movies, but I didn't
really think of myself as a television person until I started shooting a
television series, " he reflects.
Though Murphy considers In Treatment's format as " basic, often just
two characters talking, " he only had two days to complete each episode.
" But on a TV series, it's not like you're starting from scratch every day,
and that makes a big difference. " In Treatment was his first experience
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ASC ARCHIVE.

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