Newton Thomas Sigel
Newton Thomas Sigel (born August 29, 1955 in Detroit , Michigan ) is an American cameraman who mainly works for projects by director Bryan Singer . Occasionally he works as a director himself.
Life
Sigel studied painting in Detroit and New York before deciding to train as a cameraman. He started out recording music videos , but has now limited himself to cinema films . At the beginning of the 1980s he was involved in several documentaries. TV productions in particular followed until the 1990s.
In 2002 he made the television film Der Brandstifter ( Point of Origin ) with Ray Liotta and John Leguizamo in the leading roles. The production was his feature film debut as a director. Before that he directed a documentary in 1983 and 1987. In 2004 and 2006 he shot an episode of the series Dr. House .
Filmography (selection)
- 1985: Latino
- 1990: Rock Hudson
- 1991: Murder in High Places
- 1992: The White Magic Horse (Into the West)
- 1992: ... and they played with life (Crossing the Bridge)
- 1993: The Mark of Cain (Daybreak)
- 1993: Indian Summer - A Wild Week Among Friends (Indian Summer)
- 1994: Blankman
- 1994: And Time Heals All Wounds (A Time to Heal)
- 1995: The Usual Suspects (The Usual Suspects)
- 1996: Foxfire
- 1996: The Big Power Outage - A City in a State of Emergency (The Trigger Effect)
- 1996: Blood and Wine
- 1998: Demon - Don't trust a soul (Fallen)
- 1998: The Model Student (Apt Pupil)
- 1999: Brokedown Palace
- 1999: Three Kings - It's nice to be king
- 2000: X-Men
- 2001: Ambush
- 2002: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind)
- 2003: X-Men 2 (X2)
- 2004: Keep Right
- 2005: Brothers Grimm (The Brothers Grimm)
- 2005: The Big Empty
- 2006: Superman Returns
- 2007: Blunt - Nothing is Private (Towelhead)
- 2008: A Tantalizing Game (Leatherheads)
- 2008: Operation Walküre - The Stauffenberg Assassination (Valkyrie)
- 2010: The Lincoln Conspiracy (The Conspirator)
- 2010: Frankie & Alice
- 2010: Engagement in a roundabout way (Leap Year)
- 2011: Drive
- 2013: Movie 43
- 2013: Jack and the Giants (Jack the Giant Slayer)
- 2014: Seventh Son
- 2014: X-Men: Future is Past (X-Men: Days of Future Past)
- 2016: X-Men: Apocalypse
- 2017: Marshall
- 2018: Bohemian Rhapsody
- 2020: Tyler Rake: Extraction (Extraction)
- 2020: Da 5 Bloods
Awards "Best Camera"
- 1996: Nomination for the Independent Spirit Award ( The Usual Suspects )
- 2000: Nomination for the Online Film Critics Society Award ( Three Kings )
Quote
“Twenty years ago, the tasks of a cameraman were relatively clear: you made films for television or cinema. Today there are DVDs , CD-ROMs, and the Internet . In addition to the optical, there is also the digital recording system and many cameramen have indirectly to do with the visual effects of a film. Maybe it makes filmmaking a less collaborative process with fewer people but more tasks. I can accept that if we can make more films with more complex topics for it. - It could be a new concept! I remember Richard Lester's staging and tools he used in the 1960s. His ingenuity made him a great storyteller. I hope that our new possibilities will bring this kind of cinematic art back to life. "
Web links
- Newton Thomas Sigel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
swell
- ^ Newton Thomas Sigel on radaris.com (English), accessed December 18, 2011
- ↑ cinematographers.nl: Newton Thomas Siegel, ASC
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Sigel, Newton Thomas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , Michigan, United States |