Russell Carpenter ASC
Russell CarpenterBorn: 9 December 1950, Van Nuys, Calif., USA, as Russell Paul Carpenter.

Education: San Diego State University [English].


Career: While still a student he began ph 16mm footage for KPBS, a public tv-station in San Diego. He subsequently filmed doc's for KOCE, a public tv-station in Costa Mesa, California. 'I met a director who desperately wanted to stop edifying people and just scare the hell out of them. He convinced a local furniture outlet czar to bankroll a horror film while promising the role of a zombie to the banker's wife. We were both stunned when the movie actually got released in theaters. Blessed with false hope, I moved up to Los Angeles and proceeded to both starve and succumb to the terrors of L.A. The competition was daunting and I was terrified of calling people on the phone. A number of temporary jobs outside the film business included pasting labels on bottles of plant vitamins by hand, handing out samples of cigarettes in supermarkets, and installing newspaper racks at night in downtown L.A.


These experiences taught me to buck up and redouble my efforts. Very gradually I moved into feature work, doing no-budget, low budget, and finally fairly well financed non-union features. Through a serendipitous series of connections, I was suggested to the director James Cameron, who was looking for a good non-union cinematographer to shoot a low budget picture he wanted to direct. Our meetings went well, but that picture ['The Crowded Room'] collapsed due to conflicts over authorship rights. A year later, I was working in New Orleans with John Woo and received a call from Jim's producer, who told me Jim had me in mind for an upcoming project. The only picture that was publicized at that time was a huge Arnold Schwarzenegger film called 'True Lies'. Though I had a tough time reconciling in my mind that Jim would choose a relatively unknown cameraman to shoot this picture, it became so.' [From Russell Carpenter's website.]


Awards: 'Emmy' Award [San Diego Chapter] [1986] for 'The Lemon Grove Incident'; 'Oscar' AA [1998], ASC Award [1998], BAFTA Film Award nom [1998], BSC Award nom [1998], CFCA Award [1998] & Golden Satellite Award nom [1998] for 'Titanic'.


Website: Russell Carpenter


Russell Carpenter

(Russell Carpenter on the set of "Down and Out")


Credits:


Cinematographer:
  1. Hereafter (2008) (pre-production)
  2. Locker 13 (2008) (pre-production)

  3. 21 (2008) (director of photography)
    ... aka 21 - The Movie (USA: promotional title)
  4. Awake (2007) (director of photography)
  5. Lucifer (2007) (director of photography)
  6. "Women in Law" (2006) TV series (unknown episodes)
  7. Monster-in-Law (2005)
    ... aka Schwiegermonster, Das (Germany)
  8. Noel (2004)
  9. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) (director of photography)
  10. Shallow Hal (2001)
    ... aka Schwer verliebt (Germany)
  11. Charlie's Angels (2000)
    ... aka 3 Engel für Charlie (Germany)

  12. The Negotiator (1998) (director of photography)
    ... aka Verhandlungssache (Germany)
  13. Titanic (1997) (director of photography)
  14. Money Talks (1997) (director of photography)
  15. Ghosts (1997/I)
    ... aka Michael Jackson's Ghosts
  16. T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996) (live action)
    ... aka T2: Terminator 2:3-D
    ... aka Terminator 2: 3-D
  17. The Indian in the Cupboard (1995) (director of photography)
  18. True Lies (1994)
  19. Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993) (TV)
  20. Hard Target (1993)
  21. Pet Sematary II (1992)
    ... aka Pet Cemetery II (USA: orthographically correct title)
  22. The Lawnmower Man (1992)
    ... aka Stephen King's The Lawnmower Man
    ... aka Virtual Wars (Japan: English title)
  23. The Perfect Weapon (1991)
  24. Death Warrant (1990)
  25. Solar Crisis (1990) (director of photography) (as Russ Carpenter)
    ... aka Kuraishisu niju-goju nen (Japan)
  26. Redlands (1990) (V)

  27. The Wizard of Speed and Time (1989)
  28. Cameron's Closet (1989)
  29. Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
  30. Lady in White (1988) (director of photography)
    ... aka The Mystery of the Lady in White (Australia: poster title)
  31. "The Wonder Years" (1988) TV series (unknown episodes)
  32. The Lemon Grove Incident (1985) (TV)
  33. Sole Survivor (1983) (as Russ Carpenter)
Camera and Electrical Department:
  1. The Human Stain (2003) (director of photography: additional photography)
    ... aka Couleur du mensonge, La (France)
    ... aka Menschliche Makel, Der (Germany)

  2. Puppet Master (1989) (still photographer)
  3. A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989) (cinematographer: second unit) (as Russ Carpenter)
    ... aka A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (USA: poster title)
    ... aka Nightmare on Elm Street 5 (Philippines: English title)
  4. Lucky Stiff (1988) (camera operator)
    ... aka That Shamrock Touch
  5. Critters (1986) (director of photography: additional photography)
Actor:
  1. The Wizard of Speed and Time (1989) .... Officer Friendly (Wizard Film)
Self:
  1. Getting G'd Up (2000) (V) .... Himself

  2. The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography
  3. "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Heart of the Ocean: The Making of 'Titanic' (1997) TV episode .... Himself





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