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Joseph DeschanelAmerican cinematographer.
Date of Birth: 21.09.1944
Country:  USA |
Content:
- Renowned American Cinematographer: Caleb Deschanel
- Career
- Selected Filmography
- "Being There" (1979, National Society of Film Critics Award)
- "Let's Spend the Night Together" (1983)
- "The Slugger's Wife" (1985)
- "Hope Floats" (1998)
- "The Hunted" (2003)
- "Ask the Dust" (2006)
Renowned American Cinematographer: Caleb Deschanel
Early Life and EducationCaleb Deschanel was born to a French father and an American mother who raised him in the Quaker tradition. He attended Johns Hopkins University from 1962 to 1966 and went on to study at the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television in Los Angeles.
Career
Deschanel began his career as a cinematographer, working on a wide range of films. He also directed several episodes of David Lynch's "Twin Peaks" and one episode of "Bones." He became a member of the American Zoetrope studio, founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas.
Selected Filmography
Deschanel has a distinguished filmography that includes:"Lanton Mills" (1969)
"A Woman Under the Influence" (1974)
"Trains" (1976, documentary; Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival)
"Being There" (1979, National Society of Film Critics Award)
"The Black Stallion" (1979, BAFTA nomination, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award)
"The Right Stuff" (1983, Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography)
"Let's Spend the Night Together" (1983)
"The Natural" (1984, Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography)
"The Slugger's Wife" (1985)
"It Could Happen to You" (1994)"Fly Away Home" (1996, Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography)
"Hope Floats" (1998)
"Anna and the King" (1999)"Message in a Bottle" (1999)
"The Patriot" (2000, Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography, American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement)
"The Hunted" (2003)
"Timeline" (2003)"The Passion of the Christ" (2004, American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography)
"Ask the Dust" (2006)
"The Spiderwick Chronicles" (2008)"Killshot" (2008)
"My Sister's Keeper" (2009)
"Dream House" (2011)
"Killer Joe" (2011)
"Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" (2012)
"Jack Reacher" (2012)
"Winter's Tale" (2014)
Personal Life
Deschanel married actress Mary Jo Deschanel. Their daughters are actress and producer Emily Deschanel and actress and singer Zooey Deschanel.
