User:Jameslayton/Vernon Layton BSC

Vernon Layton BSC - Director of Photography is a UK based Director of Photography for feature films, TV and commercials.

He started in fashion photography and worked through an illustrious period shooting light entertainment, studio dramas, and pop programmes at LWT, during what has now become known as the golden era of British TV. For many years, he was one of the top five most sought after commercial’s DoPs in London and Europe. He worked with Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Adrian Lyne, and a whole new generation of ground-breaking commercials directors.

He went on to light and shoot TV series and feature films in the UK and USA, a number of which have risen to become cult classics. He continues to collaborate with filmmakers worldwide, in the capacity of Cinematographer and occasionally as an Associate Producer. He is a member of IATSE LOCAL 600 in the USA, BECTU, GBCT, British Society of Cinematographers, and the AOP – Association of Photographers, UK.

His son, James Layton, is a UK based camera and Steadicam operator and they continue to work together. Actors he has worked with include :-

DONALD SUTHERLAND, HARVEY KEITEL, HUGH GRANT, LIAM NEESON, VINCE VAUGHN, JACK BLACK, VIGGO MORTENSEN, CHARLES BRONSON, ALEC BALDWIN, PETE POSTLETHWAITE, FREDDIE PRINZ JNR, JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT, JOANNA LUMLEY, THANDIE NEWTON, JAMES CROMWELL, JON LOVITZ, CHARLES DANCE, JOHN WATERS, JENNIFER TILLEY, MEKHI PHIFER, TARA FITZGERALD, ANTHONY EDWARDS, RACHEL LEIGH COOK, JOHNNY VEGAS, BILL PATERSON, PAUL KAYE, TIA CARRERA, COLM MEANEY, LAURA SAN GIACOMO, EVA BIRTHISTLE, CHARITY WAKEFIELD, CARLOS ACOSTA, BRIAN DICK, KENNY DOUGHTY, BERNARD CRIBBINS, POWERS BOOTH, LOUISE LOMBARD, PRUNELLA SCALES, GEORGE COLE, FRANK FINDLAY, CELIA IMRIE, JENNIE SEAGROVE, BALTHAZAR GETTY, CARLA GUGINO, ROGER DALTREY, SUSAN GEORGE, ADAM FAITH, RULA LENSKA, MICHAEL KITCHEN, CHARLIE CREED-MILES, HYWEL BENNETT, JUDY GEESON, ANTONY CARRIK, TONY ROBINSON, LOUISE FLETCHER (Nurse Ratchet in ‘One flew over the cuckoo’s Nest’).