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Director of Photography

Bruno Delbonnel

Bio

BRUNO DELBONNEL (Director of Photography) is an award-winning cinematographer and two-time Academy Award® nominee. He earned his most recent Oscar® nomination for his work on Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2004 film "A Very Long Engagement," for which he also won a Cesar Award and an American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award. For his previous collaboration with Jeunet on "Amelie," Delbonnel received an Oscar® nomination, BAFTA Award nomination, ASC Award nomination and the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer. Delbonnel is currently in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he is lensing "Faust," for acclaimed Russian director Alexander Sokurov. Delbonnel also recently served as the cinematographer on the critically acclaimed musical "Across the Universe," directed by Julie Taymor; the Truman Capote biopic "Infamous," for director Douglas McGrath; and the "Tuileries" segment of "Paris, Je T'Aime." His earlier film credits include Peter Bogdanovich's "The Cat's Meow," and such French films as "Marie, Nonna, La Vierge et Moi," "C'est Jamais Loin," and "Tout Le Monde N'a Pas Eu La Chance D'Avoir Des Parents Communistes." In addition, Delbonnel has shot numerous commercials, including a spot for PBS, for which he was nominated for the 2005 AICP Award for Best Cinematography.

Director of Photography- Job Description

A cinematographer who is ultimately responsible for the process of recording a scene in the manner desired by the director. The Director of Photography has a number of possible duties: selection of film stock, cameras, and lenses; designing and selecting lighting, directing the gaffer's placement of lighting; shot composition (in consultation with the director); film developing and film printing.