Alexander B. Witt (born 1952) is a Chilean-American filmmaker and cinematographer mostly known for his work as a camera operator and second unit director, including regular collaborations with director Ridley Scott.
Life and career From a 2004 interview on IGN, he says this about his history:
Witt works mostly as a second unit director and cinematographer and has worked on a plethora of films ranging from Gladiator to Cinderella. He is a frequent collaborator of director Ridley Scott, and served as the director of photography on his 2008 film Body of Lies. He made his directorial debut in 2004 with the video game adaptation Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Witt also served as the second unit director on the James Bond films Casino Royale (2006), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2020).
Filmography Second unit Year Title 2nd unit director 2nd unit DoP Director Notes 1985 The Jewel of the Nile Lewis Teague 1990 The Hunt for Red October John McTiernan 1992 Lethal Weapon 3 Richard Donner Chaplin Richard Attenborough As Alex Witt 1994 Speed Jan De Bont 1995 Money Train Joseph Ruben New York unit 1996 Twister Jan De Bont1997 Speed 2: Cruise Control The Postman Kevin Costner 1998 The X-Files Rob Bowman Creature unit1999 Forces of Nature Bronwen Hughes Inspector Gadget David Kellogg Uncredited2000 Gladiator Ridley Scott Remember the Titans Boaz Yakin2001 Hannibal Ridley Scott Black Hawk Down 2002 The Bourne Identity Doug Liman XXX Rob Cohen2003 Daredevil Mark Steven Johnson The Italian Job F. Gary Gray Hollywood Homicide Ron Shelton Additional photography Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Gore Verbinski 2004 Hidalgo Joe Johnston 2005 Æon Flux Karyn Kusama2006 She's the Man Andy Fickman Casino Royale Martin Campbell 2007 American Gangster Ridley Scott 2008 Fool's Gold Andy Tennant 2009 The Taking of Pelham 123 Tony Scott2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Mike Newell Robin Hood Ridley Scott The Town Ben Affleck2011 Fast Five Justin Lin Train heist sequence X-Men: First Class Matthew Vaughn2012 Safe House Daniel Espinosa Skyfall Sam Mendes Code Name Oracle Max Bartoli 2014 Hercules Brett Ratner2015 Cinderella Kenneth Branagh Terminator Genisys Alan Taylor Spectre Sam Mendes 2017 First They Killed My Father Angelina Jolie2018 Avengers: Infinity War Anthony and Joe Russo Bird Box Susanne Bier 2021 No Time to Die Cary Joji Fukunaga Jungle Cruise Jaume Collet-Serra 2023 Fast X Louis Leterrier Ferrari Michael Mann
Other work Director Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) Sayen (2023) Sayen: Desert Road (2023) Sayen: The Huntress (2024)
Cinematographer Body of Lies (2008) Cinderella (2015)
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