John Schwartzman
John Leonard Schwartzman, A.S.C. (born October 18, 1960) is an American cinematographer, best known for his work on Jurassic World, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Rock and Seabiscuit, for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography.
Early life
Schwartzman was born on October 18, 1960, in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of producer Jack Schwartzman and the stepson of actress Talia Shire. He is the brother of Stephanie Schwartzman and half-brother to actors/musicians Jason Schwartzman and Robert Schwartzman. John graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1985.[1] His father was Jewish, whereas his mother was Catholic.
Career
Schwartzman works as a cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with directors Michael Bay, John Lee Hancock, Colin Trevorrow, James Foley and Paul Feig.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1985 | Stand Alone | Alan Beattie | |
1986 | Rad | Hal Needham | |
1988 | You Can't Hurry Love | Richard Martini | co-cinematographer with Peter Lyons Collister |
The Unholy | Camilo Vila | ||
Waxwork | Anthony Hickox | ||
Heathers | Michael Lehmann | ||
Moonwalker | Jerry Kramer | "Come Together" segment | |
1989 | Limit Up | Richard Martini | |
Red Surf | H. Gordon Boos | ||
1990 | Rockula | Luca Bercovici | |
1991 | To Save a Child | Robert Lieberman | Television film |
1993 | Benny & Joon | Jeremiah S. Chechik | |
1994 | Airheads | Michael Lehmann | |
1995 | A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Joshua Brand | |
1996 | Mr. Wrong | Nick Castle | |
The Rock | Michael Bay | 1st of 3 collaborations with Bay | |
1997 | Conspiracy Theory | Richard Donner | |
1998 | Armageddon | Michael Bay | |
1999 | EDtv | Ron Howard | |
2001 | Pearl Harbor | Michael Bay | Nominated – ASC Award for Outstanding Cinematography Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Cinematography |
2002 | The Rookie | John Lee Hancock | 1st of 6 collaborations with Hancock |
2003 | Seabiscuit | Gary Ross | ASC Award for Outstanding Cinematography Nominated – Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Cinematography |
2004 | Meet the Fockers | Jay Roach | |
2007 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Jon Turteltaub | co-cinematographer with Amir Mokri |
The Bucket List | Rob Reiner | ||
2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Shawn Levy | |
2011 | The Green Hornet | Michel Gondry | |
2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Marc Webb | |
2013 | Saving Mr. Banks | John Lee Hancock | |
2014 | Dracula Untold | Gary Shore | |
2015 | Jurassic World | Colin Trevorrow | 1st of 3 collaborations with Trevorrow |
2016 | The Founder | John Lee Hancock | |
2017 | Fifty Shades Darker | James Foley | 1st of 2 collaborations with Foley |
The Book of Henry | Colin Trevorrow | ||
2018 | Fifty Shades Freed | James Foley | |
The Unicorn | Robert Schwartzman | co-cinematographer with Michael Rizzi | |
A Simple Favor | Paul Feig | 1st of 3 collaborations with Feig | |
2019 | The Highwaymen | John Lee Hancock | |
Last Christmas | Paul Feig | ||
2021 | The Little Things | John Lee Hancock | |
2022 | Jurassic World Dominion | Colin Trevorrow | |
Mr. Harrigan's Phone | John Lee Hancock | ||
The School for Good and Evil | Paul Feig | ||
2024 | Atlas † | Brad Peyton | Post-production |
TBA | Grand Death Lotto † | Paul Feig | Post-production |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Director |
---|---|---|---|
1990 | "Can't Stop Fallin' into Love" | Cheap Trick | Nigel Dick |
"Wherever Would I Be" | |||
1994 | "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" | Meat Loaf | Michael Bay |
1995 | "Strange Currencies" | R.E.M. | Mark Romanek |
1999 | "What a Girl Wants" | Christina Aguilera | Diane Martel |
2012 | "One More Night" | Maroon 5 | Peter Berg |
See also
References
- ^ Notable Alumni Archived 2008-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, USC School of Cinematic Arts; accessed March 10, 2008.
External links
- Official website
- Profile, imdb.com
- John Schwartzman at IMDb
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- Allen Daviau (1987)
- Conrad L. Hall (1988)
- Haskell Wexler (1989)
- Dean Semler (1990)
- Allen Daviau (1991)
- Stephen H. Burum (1992)
- Conrad L. Hall (1993)
- Roger Deakins (1994)
- John Toll (1995)
- John Seale (1996)
- Russell Carpenter (1997)
- John Toll (1998)
- Conrad L. Hall (1999)
- Caleb Deschanel (2000)
- Roger Deakins (2001)
- Conrad L. Hall (2002)
- John Schwartzman (2003)
- Bruno Delbonnel (2004)
- Dion Beebe (2005)
- Emmanuel Lubezki (2006)
- Robert Elswit (2007)
- Anthony Dod Mantle (2008)
- Christian Berger (2009)
- Wally Pfister (2010)
- Emmanuel Lubezki (2011)
- Roger Deakins (2012)
- Emmanuel Lubezki (2013)
- Emmanuel Lubezki (2014)
- Emmanuel Lubezki (2015)
- Greig Fraser (2016)
- Roger Deakins (2017)
- Łukasz Żal (2018)
- Roger Deakins (2019)
- Erik Messerschmidt (2020)
- Greig Fraser (2021)
- Mandy Walker (2022)
- Hoyte van Hoytema (2023)