Caleb Deschanel
Known for department: Camera
Birthday: 1944-09-21
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Caleb Deschanel is an American film cinematographer and film/television director. He has been nominated for six Academy Awards, each time in the field of cinematography. The first nomination came in 1983 for the film The Right Stuff. His second was in 1984 for The Natural, the third in 1996 for Fly Away Home, the fourth in 2000 for The Patriot, the fifth for The Passion of the Christ (2004), and the sixth for Never Look Away (2018). He is the father of actresses Emily Deschanel and Zooey Deschanel.
Known for
These Amazing Shadows
2011Self
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005Self
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016Self
Visions of Light
1992Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004SelfArtifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004Self
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007Self
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007Self
Hal
2019Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012Self
Cinematographer Style
2006Self
Fog City Mavericks
2007Self
Shadows of Suspense
2006Self