Ken Morse, rostrum camera operator, specialising in television programme titles. Ken Morse is perhaps the most credited cameraman, becoming famous with a credit few people understand. What is a rostrum cameraman is a mystery to most television viewers. Ken Morse is also the only known cameraman to get a radio credit for rostrum camera work, all be it a spoof credit on a radio comedy programme; also to be written about in Private Eye the London satirical magazine. The British Academy (BAFTA) has presented Ken Morse with a Lifetime Achievement award. London, UK, 1993
A rostrum camera (in America is some times called a down shooter or animation camera or stop motion camera) is a specialised type of photography for shooting either titles or animation cartoons and visual effects. Used less and less these days having been largely replaced by other computerised techniques. September, London
Date: 23/09/1993
Location: London, UK
Photographer: Richard Keith Wolff
