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Joseph Caleb Deschanel Wiki Biography
Joseph Caleb Deschanel, A.S.C. (born September 21, 1944) is an American film cinematographer and film/television director. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography five times. He is currently a member of the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress, representing the American Society of Cinematographers.
| Full Name | Caleb Deschanel |
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | September 21, 1944 |
| Place Of Birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Height | 6′ 1″ (1.85 m) |
| Profession | Cinematographer, Director, Camera Department |
| Education | Severn School |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Mary Jo Deschanel |
| Children | Emily DeschanelZooey Deschanel |
| Parents | Anna Ward Deschanel, Paul Jules Deschanel |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0221042 |
| Awards | American Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award, American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases, Silver Berlin Bear, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography, Silver Bear for Best Short Film |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Satellite Award for Best Cinematography, BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography |
| Movies | The Passion of the Christ, The Black Stallion, The Right Stuff, The Patriot, Jack Reacher, Fly Away Home, Being There, The Natural, My Sister’s Keeper, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Killer Joe, The Escape Artist, Winter’s Tale, It Could Happen to You, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Message in a Bottl… |
| Quote | |
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| 1 | Reality in movies is the reality of the story you’re telling, so it may not match the reality as we know it, but the reason there’s art is that it tries to bring some kind of understanding of all the suffering and joys and pain that we go through. Storytelling brings some value to it. |
| 2 | You tend to compose things more in the middle of frame in 3-D than you would in a conventional frame. You can really see composition in 2-D but in 3-D your composition is much more complex. Everything has to be artificially enhanced. But you do gain something else with 3-D: you have a sense of space and heightened reality. |
| 3 | The great photographers of life – like Diane Arbus and Walker Evans and Robert Frank – all must have had some special quality: a personality of nurturing and non-judgment that frees the subjects to reveal their most intimate reality. It really is what makes a great photographer, every bit as much as understanding composition and lighting. |
| 4 | In ‘Tree of Life,’ the cinematography records a small story, a celebration of the courage of everyday life. But it does it so up close and so effortlessly that it has the effect of elevating the intimacy of the story to a grand scale. |
| 5 | The Chinese are brought up to believe that you should be silent in class. The teacher speaks, and you just listen and absorb what they say. |
| 6 | Even great actors shine brighter in the right atmosphere. |
| 7 | Most people think of cinematographers as choosing subjects of an epic nature to show off what they do – big, sweeping images of war or pageantry. |
| Fact | |
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| 1 | Grandfather of Henry Hornsby. |
| 2 | Ex-father-in-law of Benjamin Gibbard. |
| 3 | Father-in-law of David Hornsby. |
| 4 | Was a member of American Zoetrope Studios in San Francisco. |
| 5 | Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1984. |
| 6 | Born to a French father and an American mother, who raised him in her Quaker religion. |
| 7 | Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Cinematographers Branch) [2003-] |
| 8 | Co-founder of Dark Light Pictures, W. Hollywood, CA, circa 1994 |
| 9 | Worked as a camera operator for Wakefield Orloff and Paisley productions. |
| 10 | Attended Johns Hopkins University before USC film school. |
| 11 | Graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1968) |
| 12 | Father of actresses Emily Deschanel and Zooey Deschanel. |
Cinematographer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werk ohne Autor | 2017 | post-production | |
| Unforgettable | 2017/II | post-production | |
| Rules Don’t Apply | 2016 | director of photography | |
| The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years | 2016 | Documentary | |
| Winter’s Tale | 2014 | director of photography | |
| Jack Reacher | 2012 | director of photography | |
| Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | 2012 | ||
| Dream House | 2011 | director of photography | |
| Killer Joe | 2011 | director of photography | |
| My Sister’s Keeper | 2009 | director of photography | |
| Killshot | 2008 | director of photography | |
| The Spiderwick Chronicles | 2008 | director of photography | |
| Ask the Dust | 2006 | ||
| National Treasure | 2004 | director of photography | |
| The Passion of the Christ | 2004 | director of photography | |
| Timeline | 2003 | director of photography | |
| The Hunted | 2003 | director of photography | |
| The Patriot | 2000 | director of photography | |
| Anna and the King | 1999 | ||
| Message in a Bottle | 1999 | director of photography | |
| Hope Floats | 1998 | ||
| Fly Away Home | 1996 | director of photography | |
| It Could Happen to You | 1994 | director of photography | |
| The Slugger’s Wife | 1985 | ||
| The Natural | 1984 | director of photography | |
| The Right Stuff | 1983 | director of photography | |
| Let’s Spend the Night Together | 1982 | Documentary | |
| Being There | 1979 | ||
| The Black Stallion | 1979 | director of photography | |
| More American Graffiti | 1979 | director of photography | |
| Trains | 1976 | Documentary short | |
| The Hello Machine | 1974 | Short | |
| Lanton Mills | 1969 | Short | |
| Rodeo | 1969 | Documentary short |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bones | 2007 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Conviction | 2006 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Law & Order: Trial by Jury | 2005 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
| Twin Peaks | 1990-1991 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
| Crusoe | 1988 | ||
| The Escape Artist | 1982 | ||
| Trains | 1976 | Documentary short |
Camera Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gangster Squad | 2013 | additional director of photography | |
| Titanic | 1997 | director of photography: Halifax contemporary shoot | |
| The Black Stallion Returns | 1983 | additional photographer | |
| Apocalypse Now | 1979 | director of photography: insert | |
| A Woman Under the Influence | 1974 | additional photographer | |
| In Pursuit of Treasure | 1972 | director of photography: second unit | |
| Angels Hard as They Come | 1971 | additional photographer | |
| THX 1138 | 1971 | additional photographer – uncredited |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | 2012 | Battlefield Photographer (uncredited) | |
| Message in a Bottle | 1999 | Man at the B&B |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trains | 1976 | Documentary short |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Natural: The Best There Ever Was | 2016 | Documentary special thanks | |
| The Diary of a Teenage Girl | 2015 | the director wishes to thank | |
| Hatchet III | 2013 | the director wishes to thank | |
| Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks | 2007 | Video documentary special thanks | |
| T-20 Years and Counting | 2003 | Video documentary short acknowledgment: additional footage provided by | |
| Visions of Light | 1992 | Documentary special thanks: AFI | |
| THX 1138 | 1971 | thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Once I Was: The Hal Ashby Story | 2017 | Documentary post-production | Himself |
| Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Natural: The Best There Ever Was | 2016 | Documentary | The Cinematographer / Himself |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic | 2012 | Video documentary | |
| Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of | 2012 | Documentary short | |
| These Amazing Shadows | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Sundance Directors Lab | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself – Director |
| Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making ‘A Clockwork Orange’ | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Visions of Stanley Kubrick | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| View from the Overlook: Crafting ‘The Shining’ | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Fog City Mavericks | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| Below the Line: A Panel Discussion on ‘The Passion of the Christ’ | 2007 | Video short | Himself |
| Shadows of Suspense | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Cinematographer Style | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| Who Needs Sleep? | 2006 | Documentary | |
| The 100 Greatest Family Films | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| National Treasure: On the Set of American History | 2005 | Video short | Himself |
| To Steal a ‘National Treasure’ | 2005 | Video short | Himself |
| ‘National Treasure’ on Location | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Artifact from the Future: The Making of ‘THX 1138’ | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Journey Through ‘Timeline’ | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Making of ‘The Passion of the Christ’ | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Passion Behind ‘The Passion’ | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Realizing ‘The Right Stuff’ | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| T-20 Years and Counting | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 1996-1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Visions of Light | 1992 | Documentary | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Camerimage | ||
| 2010 | Lifetime Achievement Award | American Society of Cinematographers, USA | ||
| 2004 | Hollywood Film Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Cinematographer of the Year | The Passion of the Christ (2004) |
| 2004 | Career Achievement Award | National Board of Review, USA | For excellence in cinematography. | |
| 2001 | ASC Award | American Society of Cinematographers, USA | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | The Patriot (2000) |
| 2001 | Excellence in Cinematography Award | Hawaii International Film Festival | ||
| 1980 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Cinematography | Being There (1979) |
| 1979 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Cinematography | The Black Stallion (1979) |
| 1976 | Silver Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | Short Film | Trains (1976) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Cinematography | The Passion of the Christ (2004) |
| 2005 | ASC Award | American Society of Cinematographers, USA | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | The Passion of the Christ (2004) |
| 2004 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cinematography | The Passion of the Christ (2004) |
| 2001 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Cinematography | The Patriot (2000) |
| 2000 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | Anna and the King (1999) |
| 1997 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Cinematography | Fly Away Home (1996) |
| 1997 | ASC Award | American Society of Cinematographers, USA | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Fly Away Home (1996) |
| 1985 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Cinematography | The Natural (1984) |
| 1984 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Cinematography | The Right Stuff (1983) |
| 1981 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | The Black Stallion (1979) |
| 1980 | Best Cinematography Award | British Society of Cinematographers | The Black Stallion (1979) |
Source: XYZ
