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John Schwartzman

American cinematographer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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John Leonard Schwartzman, A.S.C. (born October 18, 1960) is an American cinematographer, and member of the Coppola family. He is 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]

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]

Schwartzman prefers shooting on film stock over digital cinematography and claims to have conducted blind experiments with filmmaking professionals comparing various digital and film camera formats, with the result being a unanimous preference for the 35mm film anamorphic format.[2]

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