Russell Carpenter
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Russell Paul Carpenter, ASC (born December 9, 1950) is an American cinematographer and photographer, known for collaborating with directors James Cameron, Robert Luketic, and McG. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the 1997 Best Picture-winning film Titanic. Much of his work has been in blockbuster films, including Hard Target (1993), True Lies (1994), Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Ant-Man (2015), and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). His documentary cinematography includes George Harrison: Living in the Material World, directed by Martin Scorsese. It earned six nominations at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming for the cinematography team. In 2018, Carpenter received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russell Carpenter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieAvatar: Fire and Ash
2025
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movieAvatar: The Way of Water
2022
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movieDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
Additional Director of Photography
movieNoelle
2019
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moviexXx: Return of Xander Cage
2017
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movieParched
2015
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movieAnt-Man
2015
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movieReturn to Sender
2015
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movieBeyond the Reach
2014
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movieJobs
2013
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movieThis Means War
2012
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tvGeorge Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011
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movieA Little Bit of Heaven
2011
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movieKillers
2010
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movieThe Ugly Truth
2009
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movie21
2008
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movieAwake
2007
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movieLucifer
2007
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movieMonster-in-Law
2005
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movieNoel
2004
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movieCharlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
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movieShallow Hal
2001
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movieCharlie's Angels
2000
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movieThe Negotiator
1998
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movieTitanic
1997
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movieGhosts
1997
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movieMoney Talks
1997
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movieThe Indian in the Cupboard
1995
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movieAttack of the 50 Ft. Woman
1994
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movieTrue Lies
1994
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movieHard Target
1993
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moviePet Sematary II
1992
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movieSolar Crisis
1992
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movieThe Lawnmower Man
1992
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movieThe Perfect Weapon
1991
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movieDeath Warrant
1990
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moviePuppetmaster
1989
Additional Photography
movieThe Wizard of Speed and Time
1989
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movieCameron's Closet
1988
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movieCritters 2
1988
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movieLady in White
1988
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movieCritters
1986
Second Unit Director of Photography
movieSole Survivor
1984
Director of Photography
The Last Resort
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Acting3
Crew1
movieThe Lemon Grove Incident
1985
Cinematography
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movieBetter Off Single
2016
Executive Producer