Robert Elswit
Robert Elswit | |
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| Born | Robert Christopher Elswit (1950-04-22) April 22, 1950[1] California, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | AFI Conservatory |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Known for | Good Night, and Good Luck There Will Be Blood |
| Title | ASC |
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Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer. He has had multiple Oscar, BAFTA and Independent Spirit nominations for several films, including winning for There Will Be Blood (2007). Elswit frequently works with director Paul Thomas Anderson.[2]
Contents
1 Life and career
2 Filmography
3 Awards and nominations
4 References
5 External links
Life and career
Elswit was born in California. An early short film he worked on was a 1982 TV adaptation of the Ray Bradbury short story All Summer in a Day. He began his career as a visual effects camera operator at John Dykstra's Apogee Productions Inc., working on films like Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Empire Strikes Back, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,[3][4] before shooting made-for-television films and shows.
Elswit is a fierce defender of shooting with film, and whenever possible refuses to use digital cameras. Images shot digitally, he says, have "no texture, no grain."[5] He’d eventually start shooting in digital, starting with Nightcrawler.
Elswit has also worked with director George Clooney several times. He shot Clooney's black and white, multiple-Oscar nominated film Good Night, and Good Luck. Notably, Elswit shot the film in color, then converted the film into black and white in post production. According to Elswit, this technique preserved the subtlety of the colors (as complex shades of blacks and greys) and made the overall look much richer in the final film.[6]
Elswit received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography in 2006 for his work on the movie Good Night, and Good Luck. He lost that Oscar to Dion Beebe for Memoirs of a Geisha. Two years later, Elswit would again be nominated and this time win the Oscar for Best Cinematography, for his work on There Will Be Blood.[7]
Elswit has cited early independent filmmaker John Cassavetes as a major influence.[citation needed] Elswit is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts and worked there as a teaching assistant in the 1970s.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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| 1981 | The End of August | Bob Graham | |
| 1982 | Waltz Across Texas | Ernest Day | |
| 1983 | Tiger Town | Alan Shapiro | |
| 1985 | The Sure Thing | Rob Reiner | |
| Moving Violations | Neal Israel | ||
| Desert Hearts | Donna Deitch | ||
| 1986 | The Children of Times Square | Curtis Hanson | |
| Trick or Treat | Charles Martin Smith | ||
| 1987 | Amazing Grace and Chuck | Mike Newell | |
Long Gone | Martin Davidson | Nominated - CableACE Award for Direction of Photography for a Movie or Miniseries | |
Into the Homeland | Lesli Linka Glatter | ||
| 1988 | Return of the Living Dead Part II | Ken Wiederhorn | |
| 1989 | How I Got into College | Savage Steve Holland | |
| Heart of Dixie | Martin Davidson | ||
| 1990 | Bad Influence | Curtis Hanson | |
A Killing in a Small Town | Stephen Gyllenhaal | ||
Opposites Attract | Noel Nosseck | ||
| 1991 | Paris Trout | Stephen Gyllenhaal | |
| 1992 | Human Target | Max Tash | Unaired pilot |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | Curtis Hanson | ||
| Waterland | Stephen Gyllenhaal | ||
| 1993 | A Dangerous Woman | Stephen Gyllenhaal | |
| 1994 | The River Wild | Curtis Hanson | |
| 1996 | Hard Eight | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography |
| The Pallbearer | Matt Reeves | ||
| Boys | Stacy Cochran | ||
| 1997 | Boogie Nights | Paul Thomas Anderson | |
| Tomorrow Never Dies | Roger Spottiswoode | ||
| 1999 | 8mm | Joel Schumacher | |
| Magnolia | Paul Thomas Anderson | ||
| 2000 | Bounce | Don Roos | |
| 2001 | Heist | David Mamet | |
| 2002 | Impostor | Gary Fleder | |
| Punch-Drunk Love | Paul Thomas Anderson | ||
| 2003 | Behind the Red Door | Matia Karrell | |
| Gigli | Martin Brest | ||
| Runaway Jury | Gary Fleder | ||
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck | George Clooney | Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography Nominated - Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated - ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Nominated - Camerimage Golden Frog Award Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Cinematography |
| Syriana | Stephen Gaghan | ||
| 2006 | American Dreamz | Paul Weitz | |
| 2007 | Michael Clayton | Tony Gilroy | |
| There Will Be Blood | Paul Thomas Anderson | Academy Award for Best Cinematography ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography Nominated - BSC Best Cinematography Award Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Cinematography | |
| 2008 | Redbelt | David Mamet | |
| The Burning Plain | Guillermo Arriaga | ||
| 2009 | Duplicity | Tony Gilroy | |
| The Men Who Stare at Goats | Grant Heslov | ||
| 2010 | Lost Masterpieces of Pornography | David Mamet | |
| The Town | Ben Affleck | ||
| Salt | Phillip Noyce | Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Cinematography | |
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Brad Bird | |
| 2012 | The Bourne Legacy | Tony Gilroy | |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Cinematography |
| Nightcrawler | Dan Gilroy | ||
| 2015 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Christopher McQuarrie | |
| 2016 | The Night Of | Steven Zaillian | HBO miniseries (1 episode) Camerimage Jury Award for Best Pilot |
| Gold | Stephen Gaghan | ||
| 2017 | Suburbicon | George Clooney | |
| Roman J. Israel, Esq. | Dan Gilroy | ||
| 2018 | Skyscraper | Rawson Marshall Thurber | |
| 2018 | Write When You Get Work | Stacy Cochran | |
| 2019 | Velvet Buzzsaw | Dan Gilroy |
Awards and nominations
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- 2006: Good Night, and Good Luck (nominated)
- 2008: There Will Be Blood (won)
American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
- 2006: Good Night, and Good Luck (nominated)
- 2008: There Will Be Blood
Austin Film Critics Association for Best Cinematography
- 2007: There Will Be Blood
Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Cinematography
- 2007: There Will Be Blood (nominated)
- 2005: Good Night, and Good Luck (nominated)
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
- 2008: There Will Be Blood (nominated)
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
- 2005: Good Night, and Good Luck
British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography
- 2008: There Will Be Blood (nominated)
CableACE Award for Direction of Photography and/or Lighting Direction for a Dramatic or Theatrical Special/Movie or Miniseries
- 1988: Long Gone (nominated)
Camerimage Golden Frog Award
- 2005: Good Night, and Good Luck (nominated)
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
- 2006: Good Night, and Good Luck (nominated)
- 2007: There Will Be Blood (nominated)
- 2014: Inherent Vice (nominated)
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
- 1986: CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
(For episode "The War Between The Classes")
Houston Film Critics Society for Best Cinematography
- 2014: Inherent Vice (nominated)
Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography
- 2006: Good Night, and Good Luck
- 1998: Sydney (nominated)
International Online Cinema Awards for Best Cinematography
- 2008: There Will Be Blood (nominated)
International Online Film Critics' Poll Award for Best Cinematography
- 2009: There Will Be Blood (nominated)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
- 2006: Good Night, and Good Luck
- 2007: There Will Be Blood (2nd place)
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
- 2008: There Will Be Blood
- 2006: Good Night, and Good Luck (2nd place)
- 2003: Punch-Drunk Love (3rd place)
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematographer
- 2007: There Will Be Blood
- 2005: Good Night, and Good Luck (2nd place)
New York Film Critics Online for Best Cinematography
- 2007: There Will Be Blood
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
- 2008: There Will Be Blood (nominated)
- 2006: Good Night, and Good Luck (nominated)
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
- 2014: Nightcrawler
- 2007: There Will Be Blood (2nd place)
Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
- 2015: Inherent Vice (nominated)
- 2010: Salt (nominated)
- 2007: There Will Be Blood (nominated)
- 2005: Good Night, and Good Luck (nominated)
St. Louis Film Critics Association
- 2014: Nightcrawler (nominated)
- 2007: There Will Be Blood (nominated)
- 2005: Good Night, and Good Luck (nominated)
Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
- 2014: Nightcrawler
References
^ Robert Elswit - Biography. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved May 7th, 2010.
^ Eugene Hernandez, "Decade: Paul Thomas Anderson on 'There Will Be Blood'," indieWIRE (December 24, 2009) Retrieved June 4, 2010.
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^ "A Little More Than Luck on Syriana and Good Night, and Good Luck - Studio Daily". Studio Daily. 2006-01-01. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
^ "A Little More Than Luck on Syriana and Good Night, and Good Luck," StudioDaily (January 1, 2006) Retrieved April 19, 2011.
^ "A Little More Than Luck on Syriana and Good Night, and Good Luck," StudioDaily (January 1, 2006) Retrieved April 19, 2011.
^ Robert Elswit - Awards. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved May 7th, 2010.
External links
Robert Elswit on IMDb
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