John Bean (cinematographer)

John Bean ACS
Born	John Wayne Bean (1963-06-12)12 June 1963 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Died	18 August 2011(2011-08-18) (aged 48) Lake Eyre, South Australia
Nationality	Australian
Spouse	Pip 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. "John Bean". ABC. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
3. "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.

External links

• John Bean at IMDb