John Bean (cinematographer)

John Bean
ACS
Born
John Wayne Bean

(1963-06-12)12 June 1963
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Died18 August 2011(2011-08-18) (aged 48)
Lake Eyre, South Australia
NationalityAustralian
SpousePip Courtney (1999–2011; his death)

John Wayne Bean ACS (12 June 1963 – 18 August 2011) was an Australian cinematographer who worked at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for over 20 years.

Bean was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, to Judy (née Suthers) and Colin, a carpenter. He had a younger sister, Tammy.[1] After graduating from Glenmore State High School, he initially studied graphic design at the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane, before he majored in film and television and earned a Diploma in Arts in 1983.[2][3]

In 1984, Bean started working at regional television station RTQ7 Rockhampton. He then moved to DDQ10 Toowoomba two years later.[3] From 1989 to 1994, he worked in the Canberra Press Gallery.[4]

In 1993, while working as a cameraman for Landline, Bean became friends with reporter Pip Courtney. They married on 23 January 1999.[5]

Bean shot "With This Ring", a 2003 episode of Australian Story.[6]

On 18 August 2011, Bean, television journalist Paul Lockyer and pilot Gary Ticehurst died in a helicopter crash while filming at Lake Eyre in South Australia.[7] In September, Bean was posthumously accredited by the Australian Cinematographers Society to use the ACS designation after his name.[8]

In May 2012, the ABC and Griffith University announced the establishment of the ABC John Bean Memorial Scholarship for Cinematography.[9] Bean had mentored students at the Griffith Film School for four years.[2]

References

  1. ^ Brown, Malcolm. "Bean, John Wayne (1963–2011)". Australian National University. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "John Bean". ABC. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b "VALE: John Bean, Gary Ticehurst and Paul Lockyer". Australian Cinematographers Society. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. ^ Thompson, Jeremy (22 August 2011). "Parliamentary tribute for lost ABC newsmen". ABC News. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  5. ^ Dalton, Trent (17 March 2012). "The search for fragments of love". The Advertiser. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  6. ^ "John Bean: the man behind the lens". ABC News. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  7. ^ "ABC mourns news crew killed in helicopter crash". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  8. ^ Swift, Brendan (5 October 2011). "Australian Cinematographers Society awards four cinematographers with ACS mark". If. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  9. ^ "ABC John Bean Memorial Scholarship". ABC. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2015.