Rodney Charters, Cinematographer of 184 '24' Episodes, Dies at 80
Rodney Charters, an esteemed cinematographer from New Zealand, passed away unexpectedly in Amsterdam on September 13 at the age of 80, as reported by the American Society of Cinematographers. He was recognized with two Emmy nominations for his work on the series 24 in 2005 and 2006, where he filmed 184 episodes during its first eight seasons. Charters also directed three episodes and filmed the 2008 telefilm 24: Redemption. The show, featuring Kiefer Sutherland as federal agent Jack Bauer, depicted real-time crises over 24 hours. Charters was instrumental in shaping its visual style through handheld camerawork. Prior to this, he worked on 57 episodes of NBC's The Pretender and 19 episodes of Roswell, and contributed to Shameless from 2011 to 2013.
Key facts
- Rodney Charters died suddenly on September 13 in Amsterdam at age 80.
- He shot 184 episodes of 24 between 2001 and 2010, covering all but eight episodes of the first eight seasons.
- Charters received two Emmy nominations for his work on 24, in 2005 and 2006.
- He also shot the 2008 telefilm 24: Redemption and directed three of the eight episodes he did not shoot.
- The American Society of Cinematographers announced his death.
- Charters helped establish 24's visual style, described as an "aggressive camera style" with handheld camerawork, whip pans, and snap zooms.
- Before 24, he shot 57 episodes of NBC's The Pretender (1997–2000) and 19 episodes of the second season of Roswell.
- After 24, he was director of photography on the first three seasons of Shameless from 2011 to 2013.
Entities
Artists
- Rodney Charters
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Stephen Hopkins
Institutions
- American Society of Cinematographers
- American Cinematographer
- NBC
- 24
- The Pretender
- Roswell
- Shameless
- PetaPixel
Locations
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- New Zealand