Michael Gershman, DP and director on Buffy the Vampire slayer has passed away aged 73, on March 10 (the 21st anniversary of Buffy first airing) at his home in Malibu, California, his family have confirmed.
Michael was Director of Photography on Buffy for five seasons, from series premiere, Welcome to the Hellmouth to the season five finale, The Gift, receiving an Emmy Nomination in 2000 for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series for his work on Hush. He also directed 11 episodes of the show including pivotal episodes such as Passion, Consequences and Seeing Red.
Joss Whedon and Sarah Michelle Gellar paid tributes to him on social media as shown below.
Thank you for your beautiful work Mr Gershman.
TV fantasy was all fisheye lenses and purple gels. With a budget of zero dollars DP (later director) MICHAEL GERSHMAN made Buffy look grown up and gorgeous. It helped define the show more than people know. Great guy, great eye. R.I.P. pic.twitter.com/y9YV5cJHnm
— Joss Whedon (@joss) 19 March 2018
Source: Variety