Layton began his career in fashion photography in the early sixties and soon found himself working as a studio cameraman on The Rolling Stones Rock N Roll Circus. He was Oscar winner Walter Lassally's camera operator on classic features such as Tom Jones and Zorba the Greek before starting his own career as a cinematographer in the late sixties. Vernon worked on several commercials and documentaries throughout the 70s and 80s with prestigious directors such as Ridley Scott. He shot a number of feature films in the UK including McVicar, The Young Americans and The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain, earning the following review from Variety: "[an] especially arresting ... stunning visual display by cameraman Vernon Layton." His work caught Hollywood's eye, and he has had a busy decade shooting such films as High School High, Seed of Chucky and I Still Know What you Did Last Summer.
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