opter ▁ex ter iors ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁Bob ▁& ▁Carol ▁& ▁Ted ▁& ▁Alice . ▁After ▁being ▁laid ▁off , ▁he ▁fell ▁in ▁with ▁Michael ▁W . ▁Wat kins , ▁who ▁got ▁him ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁camera ▁operator ▁on ▁the ▁Jonathan ▁Dem me ▁film ▁Fight ing ▁Mad . ▁He ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁fre el ancing ▁as ▁an ▁operator ▁under ▁D P s ▁like ▁William ▁A . ▁Fra ker , ▁Ric ▁Wa ite , ▁Harry ▁Str ad ling ▁Jr ., ▁and ▁Bruce ▁Sur te es , ▁shooting ▁films ▁like ▁Bron co ▁Billy , ▁ 4 8 ▁H rs ., ▁Pale ▁R ider , ▁and ▁B ever ly ▁Hills ▁Cop . ▁ ▁He ▁first ▁met ▁Cl int ▁East wood ▁on ▁the ▁set ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁The ▁Ga unt let , ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁operate ▁on ▁every ▁single ▁East wood ▁film ▁until ▁being ▁promoted ▁to ▁D P ▁on ▁Heart break ▁R idge ▁after ▁being ▁recommended ▁by ▁Sur te es . ▁Because ▁of ▁East wood ' s ▁t endency ▁to ▁reuse ▁the ▁same ▁crew ▁from ▁film - to - film , ▁Green ▁shot ▁every ▁East wood - direct ed ▁film ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁their ▁final ▁collaboration ▁being ▁Space ▁Cow bo ys . ▁Green ' s ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁western , ▁Un f org iven ▁earned ▁him ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁and ▁a ▁B AF