John Schwartzman

John Leonard Schwartzman, A.S.C. is an American cinematographer who is 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.

Early life and career Schwartzman 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.

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.

Schwartzman prefers shooting on film stock over digital cinematography and claims to have conducted blind experiments with filmmaking professionals comparing various digital and film camera formats, with the result being a unanimous preference for the 35mm Panavision anamorphic format.

Filmography Short film Year Title Director Notes 1984 Last Chance Dance Phil Joanou With Robert Brinkmann 1986 Video Valentino Richard Martini

Film +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released

TV movies Year Title Director 1991 To Save a Child Robert Lieberman 1992 Industrial Symphony No. 1 David Lynch

Music video Year Title Artist(s) Director 1990 "Can't Stop Fallin' into Love" Cheap Trick Nigel Dick "Wherever Would I Be" 1994 "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" Meat Loaf Michael Bay 1995 "Strange Currencies" R.E.M. Mark Romanek 1999 "What a Girl Wants" Christina Aguilera Diane Martel 2012 "One More Night" Maroon 5 Peter Berg

Awards and nominations Academy Awards Year Title Category Result 2003 Seabiscuit Best Cinematography

American Society of Cinematographers Year Title Category Result 2001 Pearl HarborOutstanding Cinematography 2003 Seabiscuit

Satellite Awards Year Title Category Result 2001 Pearl HarborBest Cinematography 2003 Seabiscuit