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Caleb Deschanel

Cinematographer | Director | Camera and Electrical Department

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Graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1968) See more trivia »

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Joseph Caleb Deschanel
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Filmography

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2013 Winter's Tale (filming)
 
2012 Jack Reacher (director of photography)
 
2012 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
 
2011 Dream House (director of photography)
 
2011 Killer Joe (director of photography)
 
2009 My Sister's Keeper (director of photography)
 
2008 Killshot (director of photography)
 
2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles (director of photography)
 
2006 Ask the Dust
 
2004 National Treasure (director of photography)
 
2004 The Passion of the Christ (director of photography)
 
2003 Timeline (director of photography)
 
2003 The Hunted (director of photography)
 
2000 The Patriot (director of photography)
 
1999 Anna and the King
 
1999 Message in a Bottle (director of photography)
 
1998 Hope Floats
 
1996 Fly Away Home
 
1994 It Could Happen to You (director of photography)
 
1985 The Slugger's Wife
 
1984 The Natural
 
1983 The Right Stuff (director of photography)
 
1982 Let's Spend the Night Together (documentary)
 
1979 Being There
 
1979 The Black Stallion (director of photography)
 
1979 More American Graffiti (director of photography)
 
1976 Trains (documentary short)
 
1969 Rodeo (documentary short)
 
1969 Lanton Mills (short)
 
Show ShowDirector (7 titles)
2007 Bones (TV series)
– The Glowing Bones in 'The Old Stone House' (2007)
 
2006 Conviction (TV series)
– Madness (2006)
– Savasana (2006)
 
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV series)
– Day (2005)
– Bang & Blame (2005)
– 41 Shots (2005)
 
1990-1991 Twin Peaks (TV series)
– Episode #2.12 (1991)
– Episode #2.8 (1990)
– Episode #1.7 (1990)
 
1988 Crusoe
 
1982 The Escape Artist
 
1976 Trains (documentary short)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (8 titles)
2013 Gangster Squad (additional director of photography)
 
1997 Titanic (director of photography: Halifax contemporary shoot)
 
1983 The Black Stallion Returns (additional photographer)
 
1979 Apocalypse Now (director of photography: insert)
 
1974 A Woman Under the Influence (additional photographer)
 
1972 In Pursuit of Treasure (director of photography: second unit)
 
1971 Angels Hard as They Come (additional photographer)
 
1971 THX 1138 (additional photographer - uncredited)
 
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1999 Message in a Bottle
Man at the B&B
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1976 Trains (documentary short)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2007 Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2003 T-20 Years and Counting (video documentary short) (acknowledgment: additional footage provided by)
 
1992 Visions of Light (documentary) (special thanks: AFI)
 
1971 THX 1138 (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (25 titles)
2012 Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (documentary short)
 
2012 Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (video documentary)
 
2011 These Amazing Shadows (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Sundance Directors Lab (TV series documentary)
Himself
– That's a Wrap! (2009) … Himself
– Working with the Crew (2009) … Himself
– Visual Style (2009) … Himself
 
2007 Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (video documentary)
Himself - Director
 
2007 Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Fog City Mavericks (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Shadows of Suspense (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Cinematographer Style (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Who Needs Sleep? (documentary)
 
2005 The 100 Greatest Family Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 'National Treasure' on Location (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Journey Through 'Timeline' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Making of 'The Passion of the Christ' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Passion Behind 'The Passion' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 T-20 Years and Counting (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Realizing 'The Right Stuff' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996-1999 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Anna and the King: A Modern Epic (1999) … Himself
– 'Fly Away Home': Leading the Flock (1996) … Himself
 
1992 Visions of Light (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Directed Rod Stewart music video "Rhythm of My Heart" (1991). See more »

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Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Trivia:

Graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1968) See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo