Talk:Tom Richmond (cinematographer)

Notability

 * The position of Cinematographer (Director of photography in many cases) is important in the world of visual arts. The person is in charge of the camera, lighting, and grip department. In movie production in the US the position is usually someone associated with the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). There are many such cinematography organizations the world over, including the newer Society of Independent Cinematographers (SIC) that may prove valuable to smaller productions. The list includes (not exhaustive) British Society of Cinematographers (BSC), Asian Cinematography Awards (ACA),, Australian Cinematography Society (ACS), French Society of Cinematographers (Association Française des directeurs de la photographie Cinématographique or AFC), Association of Polish Filmmakers, and many others. If recognition is noted according to our inclusion standards, and there is some significant coverage for a biography, there should be no reason notability would not be established.
 * There generally needs to be a defining point when a cinematographer becomes prominent, a tilting point for a presumption of notability, enough for recording on Wikipedia. This is usually advanced by substantial or significant coverage in reliable and independent sources. The receiving of a prestigious award (usually national or international) or other critical acclaim, is a good indication. There are many such awards, such as the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography, IMAGO International Award for Cinematography, Asian Cinematography Awards (ACA), and awards presented by various organizations of respective countries.
 * Just being included on IMDb is not an acceptable criteria. It is a starting point but Wikipedia has grown so that just having a title, a short dictionary lead, and a filmography section, supported only by IMDb, is not sufficient. At best it is a pseudo biography, a resume, which is covered under What Wikipedia is not, and fails a host of WP:policies and guidelines. Otr500 (talk) 15:18, 19 April 2020 (UTC)