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Director of Photography

Alexander Gruszynski

Bio

Born and raised in Warsaw, Poland, ALEXANDER GRUSZYNSKI, ASC moved to Copenhagen where he was admitted to film school and spent the next ten years in Denmark shooting numerous documentaries and feature films. After relocating to New York, he made his American film debut photographing the comedy ALMOST YOU directed by Adam Brooks. Among his credits are films he shot in collaboration with director Andrew Fleming such as THREESOME, DICK, THE IN-LAWS and most recently HAMLET 2 and NANCY DREW.

Among his other credits are 54, MAXIMUM RISK, PROMISED LAND, BROTHERS, DELIVER US FROM EVA and TREMORS, and I LIKE IT LIKE THAT for which he received a nomination for Independent Spirit Award.

For his work on the television movie “Kingfish,â€� Gruszynski won the Cable Ace Award For Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography and was nominated for same by the American Society of Cinematographers.

His latest credits include TYLER PERRY’S MADEA GOES TO JAIL as well as THIS CHRISTMAS.

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.