In Memoriam: Gerald Feil, ASC
The New York native known for helping to create “Direct Cinema” and shoot
Lord of the Flies died on February 9, 2021 at the age of 87.
At top, the cinematographer checks his light while shooting the 3-D horror hit Friday the 13th Part III (1982).
Born in New York City on May 1, 1933, Gerald Feil earned a B.A. in Theater Arts from Antioch College in Ohio, where he and another student founded, constructed and programmed the campus radio station, which later become an NPR affiliate. As a student, he served as lighting designer for four summer seasons of the Antioch Shakespeare Festival and for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.