David Eggby

David Eggby (born 1950 in London) is an Australian cinematographer.

Eggby was born in 1950 in London, but has lived in Melbourne since childhood. He received the Cinematographer of the Year (2001) and the Golden Tripod from the Australian Cinematographers Society, both for his work on the film Pitch Black.

Beginning his career as a photographer for the Royal Australian Navy, Eggby then moved on to work for Australian television production company Crawfords, working on such shows as Homicide and Matlock Police. Eggby's lucky break would be the low budget action film Mad Max.^[1] Often risking personal injury, Eggby would perch himself on the back of a speeding motorbike to achieve adrenaline pumping shots for the cult favourite.

Selected filmography

• Pitch Black^[2]
• Mad Max^[1]
• Scooby-Doo^[3]
• The Blood of Heroes also known as The Salute Of The Jugger^[4]
• The Marine^[5]
• Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man^[6]
• Fortress^[7]
• Warlock^[8]
• Virus^[9]
• Racing Stripes^[10]
• The Secret of Moonacre
• Ironclad
• Riddick

References

1. Brennan, Sandra. "Biography: David Eggby". Allmovie. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
2. Schwarzbaum, Lisa (18 February 2000). "Pitch Black (2000)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
3. Scott, A. O. (14 June 2002). "If the Saturday Morning Show Wasn't Enough . . .". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
4. Canby, Vincent (23 February 1990). "Clashing Gladiators in the Bloody Sport of a Future Dark Age". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
5. Gibron, Bill (25 January 2007). "The Marine". DVD Talk. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
6. Canby, Vincent (24 August 1991). "Buddy Trip With Rourke And Johnson". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
7. Holden, Stephen (4 September 1993). "A Futuristic Prison That Demands Escape". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
8. Canby, Vincent (30 March 1991). "A Warlock Scheming in Los Angeles". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
9. Van Gelder, Lawrence (16 January 1999). "Celluloid Comic Book About Aliens". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
10. Janusonis, Michael (25 October 2005). "Never fear, live-action Underdog will be filmed here". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 22 February 2011.