Mikael Salomon
Mikael Salomon (born February 24, 1945 in Copenhagen , Denmark ) is a Danish cameraman , film director , film producer and visual effects artist with activities in Hollywood.
biography
Born and raised in Denmark, Salomon began his work in Scandinavia and was behind the camera on around 50 films until he moved to Hollywood in the mid-1980s . Initially working as a cameraman for Amblin Entertainment , he quickly switched to the director's chair and from 1993 directed both feature films and television series.
His best-known works as a cameraman include the horror film Arachnophobia, produced in 1990, and the action film Backdraft - Men Who Walk Through Fire, directed just one year later in 1991 . In 1990 he was nominated for an Oscar for the first time - in the category Best Cinematography - for his work on Abyss .
Salomon received his second Oscar nomination in 1992 for his first and so far only work in the field of visual effects . It was backdraft , in which he not only acted as a cameraman but also as a computer animator, and for which Salomon was nominated in the category Best Visual Effects along with Allen Hall , Clay Pinney and Scott Farrar .
In terms of direction, the action film Hard Rain, produced in 1998, is probably Salomon's best-known work, followed by work on television series such as Band of Brothers - We Were Like Brothers or Rome . As a director he was involved in more than 40 productions.
Mikael Salomon has been married to the American assistant director Nancy Blewer since January 22, 2000 . Daughter Katrine Salomon , who is a well-known television journalist in Denmark, comes from an earlier relationship that had already existed in Denmark .
Filmography (selection)
camera operator
- 1969: De fem og spionerne
- 1970: 5 friends in the ink
- 1986: The eyes of the wolf (Oviri)
- 1988: The Cuckoo's Egg (Torch Song Trilogy)
- 1988: Time of Darkness (Stealing Heaven)
- 1989: Abyss - The Abyss
- 1989: Always - The Fire Angel of Montana (Always)
- 1990: Arachnophobia (Arachnophobia)
- 1991: Backdraft - Men Who Go Through Fire (Backdraft)
- 1992: Far and Away (Far and Away)
Director
Feature films
- 1993: The Trail of the Wind - The Last Great Adventure (A Far Off Place)
- 1998: Hard Rain
- 1999: Earthquake Inferno: When the World Ends (Aftershock: Earthquake in New York)
- 2000: Survivor ( Sole Survivor , TV movie)
- 2001: The Iowa Inferno ( A Glimpse of Hell , TV movie)
- 2003: Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (TV movie)
- 2004: Salem's Lot - Salem must burn (Salem's Lot)
- 2006: Fallen Angels (Fallen - the Beginning)
- 2008: Fallen Angels 3 (Fallen 3 - The Destiny)
- 2008: He's too young for you! ( Flirting with Forty , TV movie)
- 2008: Andromeda - Deadly Dust from Space (The Andromeda Strain)
- 2008: The Natalee Holloway Story ( Natalee Holloway , TV movie)
- 2010: Who is Clark Rockefeller? ( Who Is Clark Rockefeller?, Movie made for TV)
- 2010: Lost Future - Fight for the Future ( The Lost Future , TV movie)
- 2012: Drew Peterson - The Untouchable ( Drew Peterson: Untouchable , TV movie)
- 2012: Blue Lagoon: Lifeless In Love ( Blue Lagoon: The Awakening , TV movie)
- 2014: Freezer - Revenge served ice cold (Freezer)
- 2014: Big Driver (TV movie)
TV Shows
- 1998: Nash Bridges (episode 4x06)
- 2001: Alias - Die Agentin ( Alias , episode 1x03)
- 2001: Band of Brothers - We were like brothers ( Band of Brothers , 2 episodes)
- 2005: Rom ( Rome , 3 episodes)
- 2007: The Company - On behalf of the CIA ( The Company , 3 episodes)
- 2014: Falling Skies (episode 4x03)
- 2015-2016: Powers (5 episodes)
- 2017: The Expanse (2 episodes)
- 2017-2018: Six (3 episodes)
Additional
Mikael Salomon was a creative consultant on Michael Jackson's music video Ghosts in 1997 .
Awards (selection)
- 1990: Oscar nomination, Best Cinematography for: Abyss ( The Abyss )
- 1992: Oscar nomination, Best Visual Effects for: Backdraft - Men Who Go Through Fire ( Backdraft )
- 1992: BAFTA nomination, Best Cinematography for: Backdraft - Men Who Go Through Fire ( Backdraft )
- 2002: Emmy , Best Director of a miniseries for: Band of Brothers - We were like brothers ( Band of Brothers )
Web links
- Mikael Salomon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Salomon, Mikael |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish cameraman, film director, film producer and visual effects artist |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen , Denmark |