Russell Carpenter
Russell Paul Carpenter (born December 9, 1950 in Van Nuys , California ) is an American cameraman and photographer .
Filmmaking
Russell Carpenter started out as a cameraman on horror and science fiction films of the 1980s and 1990s, including Stuffed Animals Cemetery II and The Lawnmower Man . He became internationally known for his collaborations with James Cameron on True Lies and the disaster film Titanic , for which he won the Oscar for Best Camera .
Carpenter is married and has one child with his wife Patti.
Filmography (selection)
- 1983: Only the dead survive (Sole Survivor)
- 1988: The Fantastic Journey into the Hereafter (Lady in White)
- 1988: Critters 2 - They Return (Critters 2)
- 1990: With a Fist of Steel (Death Warrant)
- 1990: Starfire (Solar Crisis)
- 1992: The Lawnmower Man (The Lawnmower Man)
- 1992: Cemetery of the Stuffed Animals II (Pet Sematary 2)
- 1993 Hard Target (Hard Target)
- 1993: Attack of the 20 Foot Woman (Attack of the 50 Ft Woman.)
- 1994: True Lies (True Lies)
- 1995: The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard)
- 1996: T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (short film)
- 1997: Titanic
- 1997: Ghosts
- 1997: Money Talks - Money doesn't stink (Money Talks)
- 1998: A matter of negotiation (The Negotiator)
- 2000: 3 Charlie's Angels (Charlie's Angels)
- 2001: In Love (Shallow Hal)
- 2003: 3 Angels for Charlie - Full Power (Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle)
- 2004: Noel
- 2005: The Monster-in-Law (Monster-in-Law)
- 2007: Awake
- 2008: 21
- 2009: The Ugly Truth (The Ugly Truth)
- 2010: Kiss & Kill (Killers)
- 2011: No means against love (A Little Bit of Heaven)
- 2012: This Means War (This Means War)
- 2013: Jobs
- 2014: Locker 13
- 2014: The Reach: Beyond the Reach
- 2015: Return to Sender - The Wrong Victim (Return to Sender)
- 2015: Ant-Man
- 2015: The Time of Women (Parched)
- 2017: xXx: Return of Xander Cage (xXx: Return of Xander Cage)
- 2019: Noelle
Awards (selection)
- 1998: Oscar in the Best Cinematography category at the 1998 award ceremony for Titanic
- 1998: BAFTA nomination for " Best Camera " for Titanic
- 1998: American Society of Cinematographers Award for Titanic
Web links
- Russell Carpenter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Portrait and interview (Engl.) At kodak.com ( Memento of 18 May 2007 at the Internet Archive )
- Official website ( Memento of March 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carpenter, Russell |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carpenter, Russell Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Van Nuys , California , United States |