John Schwartzman
John Leonard Schwartzman, A.S.C. 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.
Biography
Early life
Schwartzman was born on October 18, 1960 in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of producer Jack Schwartzman and stepson of actress Talia Shire. He is the brother of Stephanie Schwartzman and half-brother to actors/musicians Jason and Robert Schwartzman. John graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1985.Career
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.Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1985 | Stand Alone | Alan Beattie | |
| 1986 | Rad | Hal Needham | |
| 1988 | You Can't Hurry Love | Richard Martini | co-cinematographer with Peter Lyons Collister |
| 1988 | The Unholy | Camilo Vila | |
| 1988 | Waxwork | Anthony Hickox | |
| 1988 | Heathers | Michael Lehmann | |
| 1988 | Moonwalker | Jerry Kramer | "Come Together" segment |
| 1989 | Limit Up | Richard Martini | |
| 1989 | Red Surf | H. Gordon Boos | |
| 1990 | Rockula | Luca Bercovici | |
| 1991 | To Save a Child | Robert Lieberman | Television film |
| 1993 | Benny & Joon | Jeremiah S. Chechik | |
| 1994 | Airheads | Michael Lehmann | |
| 1995 | A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Joshua Brand | |
| 1996 | Mr. Wrong | Nick Castle | |
| 1996 | The Rock | Michael Bay | 1st of 3 collaborations with Bay |
| 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | Richard Donner | |
| 1998 | Armageddon | Michael Bay | |
| 1999 | EDtv | Ron Howard | |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Michael Bay | Nominated - American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Cinematography Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2002 | The Rookie | John Lee Hancock | 1st of 5 collaborations with Hancock |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit | Gary Ross | American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Cinematography Nominated - Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2004 | Meet the Fockers | Jay Roach | |
| 2007 | ' | Jon Turteltaub | co-cinematographer with Amir Mokri |
| 2007 | The Bucket List | Rob Reiner | |
| 2009 | ' | Shawn Levy | |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | Michel Gondry | |
| 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Marc Webb | |
| 2012 | Red Dawn | Dan Bradley | |
| 2013 | Saving Mr. Banks | John Lee Hancock | |
| 2014 | Dracula Untold | Gary Shore | |
| 2015 | Jurassic World | Colin Trevorrow | 1st of 2 collaborations with Trevorrow |
| 2016 | The Founder | John Lee Hancock | |
| 2017 | Fifty Shades Darker | James Foley | 1st of 2 collaborations with Foley |
| 2017 | The Book of Henry | Colin Trevorrow | |
| 2018 | Fifty Shades Freed | James Foley | |
| 2018 | The Unicorn | Robert Schwartzman | co-cinematographer with Michael Rizzi |
| 2018 | A Simple Favor | Paul Feig | 1st of 2 collaborations with Feig |
| 2019 | The Highwaymen | John Lee Hancock | |
| 2019 | Last Christmas | Paul Feig | |
| 2021 | The Little Things | John Lee Hancock | Post–production |
| 2021 | Colin Trevorrow | Filming |