Nicola Pecorini (born 10 August 1957) is an Italian cinematographer.
Life and career Pecorini was born in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He founded, with Garrett Brown, inventor of the steadicam, the Steadicam Operators Association, Inc. (SOA), in 1988.
Pecorini moved to the United States in 1993, and since 1997, he has frequently collaborated with director Terry Gilliam (together they have made Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Brothers Grimm, Tideland, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Zero Theorem and The Man Who Killed Don Quixote).
In 2000, he won Best Cinematography at the San Sebastian International Film Festival for Harrison's Flowers.
He is married to British-Australian actress Caroline Goodall and has two children, Gemma and Leone. He is blind in one eye.Demo tape on Nicola Pecorini's website
Filmography Film Year Title Director Notes 1997 Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest Michael Haussman 1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Terry Gilliam 2000 Rules of Engagement William Friedkin With William A. Fraker Harrison's Flowers Élie Chouraqui 2003 The Order Brian Helgeland 2005 Tideland Terry Gilliam 2008 Your Whole Life Ahead of You Paolo Virzì 2009 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Terry Gilliam 2010 The First Beautiful Thing Paolo Virzì 2011 Ra.One Anubhav Sinha With V. Manikandan and Ewan Mulligan 2013 The Zero Theorem Terry Gilliam 2014 Misunderstood Asia Argento 2018 The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Terry Gilliam The Legend of the Christmas Witch Michele Soavi 2020 Agony Michele Civetta 2024 Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness Johnny Depp With Dariusz Wolski
Short film Year Title Director Notes 2001 Ode an die Freude Ralf Schmerberg Segment of Poem 2002 Secret Tournament Terry Gilliam 2006 Postmortem Bliss Floria Sigismondi 2010 Problema Ralf Schmerberg 2011 The Wholly Family Terry Gilliam TBA Hallucinaut Daniel Auber
Television Year Title Director Notes 1996 Tracey Takes On... Simon Curtis Episodes "Death" and "Law";Also directed episode "Health" 2013 Doubt Thomas Schlamme TV movie 2019 Kingdoms of Fire Peter WebberAlejandro Toledo 14 episodes
Music videos "Oh Sailor", Fiona Apple (2005) "Pourtant", Vanessa Paradis (2000) "Riding With The King", B.B. King & Eric Clapton (2000) "Dark Moon", Chris Isaak (1994) (director)
References
External links Official website