Daniel Mindel

Ivor Daniel Mindel, , (born 27 May 1958) is a South African-American cinematographer.

Known for his preference for shooting on film and implementing the Panavision anamorphic format, Mindel's work is mostly based on blockbuster action films, and had a frequent collaboration with directors Tony Scott and J. J. Abrams.

Early life Mindel was born in Johannesburg and received education in Australia and in Britain.

Career He began his career as a camera loader before becoming a clapper loader and assistant cameraman on John Boorman's 1985 film, The Emerald Forest, under French cinematographer Philippe Rousselot. He soon after moved to the United States and began working on commercials for Ridley and Tony Scott, among several other directors.

Throughout the 1990s, Mindel worked as a camera operator or photographer on feature films directed by either Tony Scott or Ridley Scott, including Thelma & Louise and Crimson Tide. In 1997, Mindel was assigned as second unit director of photography on Ridley Scott's G.I. Jane. This opened the door for Mindel to become director of photography on Tony Scott's 1998 action-thriller, Enemy of the State.

Mindel went on to serve as director of photography for films such as Shanghai Noon, Stuck on You, The Skeleton Key, John Carter, and Tony Scott's Spy Game and Domino. He has also done additional photography for the films The Bourne Identity and Lions for Lambs.

Director J. J. Abrams selected Mindel to be director of photography on 2006's Mission: Impossible III. Mindel worked with Abrams again as the cinematographer of 2009's Star Trek and its follow-up, Star Trek Into Darkness.

Mindel was the director of photography on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which was released on December 18, 2015. He was later announced to return to the franchise with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, also directed by Abrams, which commenced filming on August 1, 2018, at Pinewood Studios.

Three years after the release of The Rise of Skywalker, Mindel worked on additional photography for the Marvel Studios films Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

Personal life Mindel is married to Lisa Fallon Mindel and has four children, Samuel, Eden, Molly and Lily.

Filmography Television Year Title Director Notes 1992 Red Shoe Diaries Zalman KingMichael Kalbernikoff 3 episodes 1996 Dangerous Minds James Hayman Episode "Pilot"

Short film Year Title Director1996 Recon Breck Eisner Snakeland Joëlle Bentolila 2000 Killer Pink Patrick Cadell 2004 Tooth Fairy Jake Scott 2007 Cutlass Kate Hudson

Feature film Year Title Director Notes 1998 Enemy of the State Tony Scott 2000 Shanghai Noon Tom Dey Sand Matt Palmieri With John Skotchdopole 2001 Spy Game Tony Scott 2003 Stuck on You The Farrelly brothers2005 Domino Tony Scott The Skeleton Key Iain Softley 2006 Mission: Impossible IIIJ. J. Abrams Also made a cameo as "Doctor" (Uncredited) 2009 Star Trek2012 John Carter Andrew Stanton Savages Oliver Stone 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness J. J. Abrams 2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Marc Webb 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens J. J. Abrams 2016 Zoolander No. 2 Ben Stiller2018 The Cloverfield Paradox Julius Onah Pacific Rim: Uprising Steven S. DeKnight 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker J. J. Abrams2024 Twisters Lee Isaac Chung Red One Jake Kasdan 2027 Godzilla x Kong: Supernova Grant Sputore Filming