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Caleb Deschanel | |
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![]() Caleb Deschanel, 2009 in San Diego | |
Born | Joseph Caleb Deschanel September 21, 1944 [1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, film director |
Years active | 1969–present |
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Joseph Caleb Deschanel (born September 21, 1944) [1] is an American cinematographer and director of film and television. [1] He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography six times. [2] He is a member of the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress, representing the American Society of Cinematographers. [3] He has been married to actress Mary Jo Deschanel since 1972, with whom he has two daughters, actresses Emily and Zooey Deschanel.
Deschanel was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Ann Ward (née Orr) and Paul Jules Deschanel. His father was French, from Oullins, Rhône, and his mother was American. [4] Deschanel was raised in his mother's Quaker religion. [5]
He enrolled[ when? ] in Severn School for his high school. He attended Johns Hopkins University from 1962 to 1966, where he met Walter Murch, with whom he staged "happenings," including one in which Murch sat down and ate an apple for an audience.[ citation needed ] Murch graduated a year ahead of him and encouraged Deschanel to follow him to the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, where he graduated in 1968. During this time, Deschanel was a member of a band of film students called "The Dirty Dozen;" this group attracted attention from the Hollywood system. Following his graduation, he attended the American Film Institute (AFI) Conservatory and graduated in 1969 as a member of its first class. [6]
Deschanel joined the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) in 1969, the year of his graduation from the AFI Conservatory. In 1972, three years later, he married actress Mary Jo Weir. [7] They have two daughters, actresses Emily and Zooey.
Film
Music video
Television
Year | Title | Episode(s) |
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1990-91 | Twin Peaks | "Realization Time" |
"Drive with a Dead Girl" | ||
"The Black Widow" | ||
2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | "41 Shots" |
"Bang & Blame" | ||
"Day" | ||
2006 | Conviction | "Savasana" |
"Madness" | ||
2007 | Bones | "The Glowing Bones in the Old Stone House" |
Year | Title | Director | Cinematographer | Notes |
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1971 | Angels Hard as They Come | Joe Viola | Stephen M. Katz | |
THX 1138 | George Lucas | David Myers Albert Kihn | Uncredited | |
1972 | The Godfather | Francis Ford Coppola | Gordon Willis | Newspaper sequence |
1974 | A Woman Under the Influence | John Cassavetes | Mitch Breit Al Ruban | |
1979 | Apocalypse Now | Francis Ford Coppola | Vittorio Storaro | Insert photography |
1983 | The Black Stallion Returns | Robert Dalva | Carlo Di Palma | |
1997 | Titanic | James Cameron | Russell Carpenter | Halifax contemporary shoot |
2013 | Gangster Squad | Ruben Fleischer | Dion Beebe | |
2019 | Ad Astra | James Gray | Hoyte van Hoytema |
Year | Title | Category | Result |
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1983 | The Right Stuff | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
1984 | The Natural | Nominated | |
1996 | Fly Away Home | Nominated | |
2000 | The Patriot | Nominated | |
2004 | The Passion of the Christ | Nominated | |
2018 | Never Look Away | Nominated |
Year | Title | Category | Result |
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1979 | The Black Stallion | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
Year | Title | Category | Result |
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1996 | Fly Away Home | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Nominated |
2000 | The Patriot | Won | |
2004 | The Passion of the Christ | Nominated | |
Year | Title | Category | Result |
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1979 | Being There | Best Cinematography | Won |
The Black Stallion | Won |
Year | Title | Category | Result |
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1999 | Anna and the King | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
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