Michael Chapman
FilmmakerAmerican·b. 1935 – d. 2020
Known for:
Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), The Fugitive (1993), The Last Waltz (1978), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
American cinematographer who rose through the ranks as a camera operator on films like The Godfather and Jaws before becoming one of the defining DPs of the American New Wave. He received two Academy Award nominations and the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.
Michael Chapman's Gear List(1)
ARRI
Product description
The Arriflex 35 BL (Blimped Lightweight), introduced in 1972, was the first self-blimped 35mm motion picture camera quiet enough for sync-sound shooting without an external housing. Its mirror-reflex viewfinder and rugged construction made it a standard tool in European and independent filmmaking from the 1970s onward.
Connection note
Shot Taxi Driver (1976) and Raging Bull (1980) on Arriflex cameras, using the 35 BL's quiet operation for intimate handheld work in both films
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Last updated March 24, 2026
