David Jean Schweitzer

PO BOX 178 San Cristobal, New Mexico 87564 United States
310 612-6404 xxx@xxx.not . http://www.davidjeanschweitzer.com
International Cinematographers Guild

Film

Working Title "Light of Taos"	Director/cinematographer	Snap Dragon/Schweitzer
Untitled Documentary on Russell Means	Producer/Director of Photography	TBD
Zombiewood	Director of Photography	Avocet Productions/Petzke
Looking for Mr. Stieglitz	Director of Photography	291 Partners/Zeifman
Good Luck, Mr. Gorski!	Producer/Director of Photography	Instant Fires, LLC/Arron Shiver
Made In New Mexico	Producer/Co-Director	Indie Films
For Beginners Black	Director of Photography	Bruce Nauman
For Beginners White	Director of Photography	Bruce Nauman
Lobster	Director of Photography	BMP/Jocelyne Jansons
Agnes Day	Director of Photography	Open Channel Content/Stryder Simms
Whiskey Flats (renamed from Throwing the Spoon)	Director of Photography	Throwing the Spoon Productions, LLC/Pierre Barrera
You Pay What You Pay for	Director of Photography	Passport Films/L.Petzke
Bailout	Director of Photography	Windows & Doors/Stryder Simms
A Little Freedom	Director of Photography	A Little Freedom Prods/Kara Baca Sachs
Milagros	Additional Cinematography	NMFI/Kara Baca Sachs
Chimayo	Director of Photography	NMFI/Kevin Jaramillo
Robin Goodfellow	Director of Photography	Angler Films/Wagner
Dweller in the Dark	D.P. Photo/Digital Effects	Dark Films, Ltd/Giddens
The Rovers	Editor	Meta Productions/McIntosh
No More Dirty Deals	Director	Flash Entertainment/Schweitzer
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy	Special Photo Effects	Rollins & Joffee/Woody Allen
Chains of Gold	Camera Operator/2nd Unit DP	MCEG/Rod Holcomb
Purple Rose of Cairo	Special Photo Effects	Rollins & Joffee/Woody Allen
Zelig	Effects Consultant	Rollins & Joffee/Woody Allen
Mi Tierra	Director of Photography	Independent/Nick Saxton
Dalai Lama - 1st visit to USA	Cinematographer	Tibetan Gov in exile
Midnight Trampoline - Tony Powers (Theatrical long form video)	writer/cinematographer	Trans Lux
They All Laughed	Camera Operator	Suskind Prods/Peter Bogdanovich

Television

Working Title "Under Southwestern Skies"	Pilot Director	Meowcow Prods/Schweitzer
Truth Be Told	Director of Photography EPK	The Staircase Prods/ Jonathan Frakes
The Mavericks Live	Director	Milestone Films/Schweitzer
Gloria Estafan Live on NHK	Director	NHK
Big Time (Pilot + 2 Episodes)	Director	Big Time Productions/Schweitzer
On the Loose (Pilot)	Director	OTL/Schweitzer
CBS Special Documentary Unit	Camera	CBS/Infantino
60 Minutes	Camera	CBS/Infantino
London Symphony Orchestra Live in Daytona	Lighting Designer	Woods
Don Kirshner's Rock Concert	Lighting Director	Kirshner Music/Harrison
Lene Lovitch MTV Special	Director of Photography	MTV/Hart Perry
Blondie "I'm Not that Kinda of Girl"	Director of Photography	MTV/Hart Perry
Triumph Live	Director of Photography	MTV/Jay Dubin
Grace Jones Live @ Roseland	Director of Photography	ORTF/Franks
Kid Creol & the Coconuts	Director of Photography	Champion Ent./Jay Dubin
Koko Taylor w/Isabella Rossellini	Cinematographer	RAI/L'Altro Dominica
Rick Deringer Live	Director of Photography	MTV/Jay Dubin
Legacy of Genius	Director/Camera	SCETV PBS/Schweitzer
Cities Don't Die	Director/Camera	SCETV PBS/Schweitzer
Louis Rukeyser Reports	Lighting Designer	MTP/Klein
Here Come the Jets	Series Videographer	WOR-TV/Miller
Gilbert Becaud Live in NYC	Camera Operator	Rideau Rouge/Becaud

Commercials

Various	Director/Camera	Columbia Pictures Television EUE Screen Gems
Various	Director/Camera	Bond Films/Schweitzer
Various	Director/Camera	Peter Wallach Productions/Schweitzer
Various	Director/Camera	Film Haus Munich/Schweitzer

Infomercial

Drexel in America

Director

Drexel Burnham Lambert/Schweitzer

Industrial

Meryl Lynch (Various)	Lighting Designer	Meryl Lynch/Various
Various	Director of Photography	General Electric/Various
Wrangler Jeans	Director of Photography	HPG/Harrison
Turbine Fan Cultivation	Director of Photography	United Technologies/Sanderson
Hebrew National	Director of Photography	HPG/Harrison
Mitsubishi Motors	Director	LPG&B/Schweitzer
Siemens Printing Technologies	Computer Animator	NPG/Peters
Mono-cloning Cells	Director of Photography	Johnson & Johnson/McBride
Coca Cola	Director of Photography	Bob Ahrens Prods/Various

Video

S. Hatfield & Hot Mess - Can I Stay	Director of Photography	Riff Raff Ent/Page
Old Mexico - The Surflords	Director of Photography	Chisum/K. McIntosh
Abriendo Puertas - Gloria Estefan	Director/Camera	New Papyrus Group/Forti Lane (Schweitzer/Lane)
Thoughts on the Flag - J Cash, T Cash, G Jones, T T Hall	Director/Camera	Milestone Films
Gloria Estefan - Medley	Director/Camera	CBS Records
Love Light - Cleve Francis	Director/Camera	Milestone Films/Schweitzer
Gloria Estefan - Turn the Beat Around	Lighting	CBS Records
The Mavericks - A Better Way	Director	Milestone Films/Schweitzer
You Dropped the Bomb - The Gap Band	Director of Photography	Segue/Nick Saxton
You Better Run - Pat Benatar	Concept/Director of Photography	Segue/Nick Saxton
I'm Gonna Follow You - Pat Benatar	Concept/Director of Photography	Segue/Nick Saxton
The Plastics	Director/Camera	SOHO Pravda/Schweitzer
My Guy - Sister Sledge	Co-director/Director of Photography	EUE Screen Gems
Elton John Live	Director of Photography	MTV
Let Me Talk - Earth Wind & Fire	Director of Photography	Segue/Nick Saxton
Nash the Slash	Director of Photography	Rutt Video
Bertie Higgins - Pirates & Poets"	Director/Camera	CBS Kat Family/Schweitzer
Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do - Huey Lewis & the News	Director/Camera	Segue/Schweitzer
Klaus Nomi	Director/Camera	Rutt Video
Yoko Ono	Director/Camera	Rutt Video/Schweitzer
Take it to the Max - Xavier	Director of Photography	CBS Records/Nick Saxton
Foreigner - Hot Blooded	Director of Photography	WEA/Franks
Hall and Oates - 4 titles	Director of Photography	RCA Records
Third World - Now That We Found Love	Director of Photography	Island Records
Instant Replay - Dan Hartman	Director of Photography	Homer/Nick Saxton

Education

New School for Social Research, NA, New York NY, 1975
Mississipii State University, Non Acredited, Starkville, 1995
Super Computer Site - Computer Animation
New York Institute of Technology, New York, 1973

Training

Apprentice Film Editor, New York, 1976
Cinematographer's Guild, NYC, Feature Film Camera Operation, David Quaid, 1980
Cinematographer's Guild, NYC, Cinematographic Lighting Techniques for Feature Film, David Quaid, 1982
Gene Frankel, New York City, Directing Workshop
Cinematographer's Guild, NYC, Electronic Cinematography, Various, 1985
Actor's Studio, New York City, Directing for Stage, Ben Tucker
A workshop for film & TV directors focusing on techniques for Theater.
MSU, Starkville, MS, Computer Animation on Alias Power Animator (pre-MAYA), Various, 1995
GIG USA, Miami, FL, Gig 3-D solid modeling and animation, Various, 1996
In House, Miami, FL, Alias/Wavefront MAYA, Various, 1997
Discreet Logic, Montreal, Quebec, Flint/Flame Compositor, Various, 1997
Mike Elliott, New York City, Apprenticeship, Mike Elliott, 1980
Worked as his operator at EUE/Screen Gems on numerous commercials.

Awards

Emmy, Nomination, 1982
Legacy of Genius
Billboard Music Awards, Best Latin Music Video, 1996
Gloria Estefan - "Abriendo Puertas"
Country Music Award, Best Video New Artist, 1995
Cleve Francis - "Love Light"
Country Music Award, Best Concept "Thoughts on the Flag", 1993
Johnny Cash, Tommy Cash, Tom T. Hall, George Jones - "Thoughts on the Flag"
Billboard Music Awards, Best Long Form Video, 1982
Tony Powers - "Midnight Trampoline"
Film Festival of New York, 1980

Employment Details

Work History: Industrial, Internet, Television, Music Video, Commercial, Film
Job Categories: Production, Writing, Directing, Special Effects, Cinematography, Visual Effects, Producing
Are you willing to work unpaid?: No
Authorized to work in United States: Yes
Primary Citizenship: United States
Valid Passport: Yes

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