Russell Carpenter

Russell Carpenter

Camera
1950-12-09
Van Nuys, California, USA

Biography

Russell Paul Carpenter, ASC (born December 9, 1950) is an American cinematographer and photographer, known for collaborating with directors James Cameron, Robert Luketic, and McG. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the 1997 Best Picture-winning film Titanic. Much of his work has been in blockbuster films, including Hard Target (1993), True Lies (1994), Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Ant-Man (2015), and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). His documentary cinematography includes George Harrison: Living in the Material World, directed by Martin Scorsese. It earned six nominations at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming for the cinematography team. In 2018, Carpenter received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russell Carpenter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles

#1HBO First Look

Drama Series - 1992, 16 episodes as Self

5.6 / 10
Documentary

HBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It first started in 1992 with a documentary on A League of Their Own starring Tom Hanks, and still airs today. The series shows behind-the-scenes looks at the filming and interviews with the actors. The show is part documentary and part advertisement. It airs on HBO with no set schedule.

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#2Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up

Movie - 2001, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10

The cast and crew of "Charlie's Angels" (2000) share their thoughts on director McG.

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#3Charlie’s Angels: Angelic Effects

Movie - 2001, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10

A look at the visual effects of “Charlie's Angels” (2000).

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