John Schwartzman (b. 1960)

Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Born:
October 18, 1960

John Leonard Schwartzman, A.S.C. (born October 18, 1960) is an American cinematographer, 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.  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. His father was Jewish, whereas his mother was Catholic.  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.  Description above from the Wikipedia article John Schwartzman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Additional Camera:
1988  Heathers

Additional Photography:
1988  Heathers
2012  Red Dawn

Director of Photography:
1988  Heathers
1988  You Can't Hurry Love
1989  Red Surf
1990  Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
1990  Rockula
1993  Benny & Joon
1994  Airheads
1995  A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1996  Mr. Wrong
1996  The Rock
1997  Conspiracy Theory
1998  Armageddon
1999  EDtv
2001  Pearl Harbor
2002  The Rookie
2003  Seabiscuit
2004  Meet the Fockers
2007  National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007  The Bucket List
2009  Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2011  The Green Hornet
2012  Red Dawn
2012  The Amazing Spider-Man
2013  Saving Mr. Banks
2014  Dracula Untold
2015  Jurassic World
2016  The Founder
2017  Fifty Shades Darker
2017  The Book of Henry
2018  A Simple Favor
2018  Fifty Shades Freed
2019  Last Christmas
2019  The Highwaymen
2019  The Unicorn
2021  The Little Things
2022  Jurassic World Dominion
2022  Mr. Harrigan's Phone
2022  The School for Good and Evil
2024  Atlas
2024  Jackpot!
2025  Another Simple Favor

Second Unit Director of Photography:
1988  Heathers
1988  Waxwork
1988  You Can't Hurry Love
1989  Red Surf
1990  Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
1990  Rockula
1993  Benny & Joon
1994  Airheads
1995  A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1996  Mr. Wrong
1996  The Rock
1997  Conspiracy Theory
1998  Armageddon
1999  EDtv
2001  Pearl Harbor
2002  The Rookie
2003  Seabiscuit
2004  Meet the Fockers
2007  National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007  The Bucket List
2009  Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2011  The Green Hornet
2012  Red Dawn
2012  The Amazing Spider-Man
2013  Saving Mr. Banks
2014  Dracula Untold
2015  Jurassic World
2016  The Founder
2017  Fifty Shades Darker
2017  The Book of Henry
2018  A Simple Favor
2018  Fifty Shades Freed
2019  Last Christmas
2019  The Highwaymen
2019  The Unicorn
2021  The Little Things
2022  Jurassic World Dominion
2022  Mr. Harrigan's Phone
2022  The School for Good and Evil
2024  Atlas
2024  Jackpot!
2025  Another Simple Favor

Title Designer:
1986  Rad
1988  Heathers
1988  Waxwork
1988  You Can't Hurry Love
1989  Red Surf
1990  Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
1990  Rockula
1993  Benny & Joon
1994  Airheads
1995  A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1996  Mr. Wrong
1996  The Rock
1997  Conspiracy Theory
1998  Armageddon
1999  EDtv
2001  Pearl Harbor
2002  The Rookie
2003  Seabiscuit
2004  Meet the Fockers
2007  National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007  The Bucket List
2009  Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2011  The Green Hornet
2012  Red Dawn
2012  The Amazing Spider-Man
2013  Saving Mr. Banks
2014  Dracula Untold
2015  Jurassic World
2016  The Founder
2017  Fifty Shades Darker
2017  The Book of Henry
2018  A Simple Favor
2018  Fifty Shades Freed
2019  Last Christmas
2019  The Highwaymen
2019  The Unicorn
2021  The Little Things
2022  Jurassic World Dominion
2022  Mr. Harrigan's Phone
2022  The School for Good and Evil
2024  Atlas
2024  Jackpot!
2025  Another Simple Favor

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