John Leonard Schwartzman, A.S.C. is an American cinematographer who is best known for his work on Jurassic World, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Rock and Seabiscuit, for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography.
Early life and career Schwartzman is the son of producer Jack Schwartzman and the stepson of actress Talia Shire. He is the brother of Stephanie Schwartzman and half-brother to actors/musicians Jason Schwartzman and Robert Schwartzman. John graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1985.Notable Alumni , USC School of Cinematic Arts; accessed March 10, 2008.
Schwartzman works as a cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with directors Michael Bay, John Lee Hancock, Colin Trevorrow, James Foley and Paul Feig.
Schwartzman prefers shooting on film stock over digital cinematography and claims to have conducted blind experiments with filmmaking professionals comparing various digital and film camera formats, with the result being a unanimous preference for the 35mm Panavision anamorphic format.
Filmography Short film Year Title Director Notes 1984 Last Chance Dance Phil Joanou With Robert Brinkmann 1986 Video Valentino Richard Martini
Film +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Title Director Notes 1988 You Can't Hurry Love Richard Martini With Peter Lyons Collister 1989 Red Surf H. Gordon Boos 1990 Rockula Luca Bercovici 1993 Benny & Joon Jeremiah S. Chechik 1994 Airheads Michael Lehmann 1995 A Pyromaniac's Love Story Joshua Brand1996 Mr. Wrong Nick Castle The Rock Michael Bay 1st collaboration with Bay 1997 Conspiracy Theory Richard Donner 1998 Armageddon Michael Bay 1999 EDtv Ron Howard 2001 Pearl Harbor Michael Bay 2002 The Rookie John Lee Hancock 1st collaboration with Hancock 2003 Seabiscuit Gary Ross 2004 Meet the Fockers Jay Roach2007 National Treasure: Book of Secrets Jon Turteltaub With Amir Mokri The Bucket List Rob Reiner 2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Shawn Levy 2011 The Green Hornet Michel Gondry 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man Marc Webb 2013 Saving Mr. Banks John Lee Hancock 2014 Dracula Untold Gary Shore 2015 Jurassic World Colin Trevorrow 2016 The Founder John Lee Hancock2017 Fifty Shades Darker James Foley The Book of Henry Colin Trevorrow2018 Fifty Shades Freed James Foley The Unicorn Robert Schwartzman With Michael Rizzi A Simple Favor Paul Feig 1st collaboration with Feig2019 The Highwaymen John Lee Hancock Last Christmas Paul Feig 2021 The Little Things John Lee Hancock2022 Jurassic World Dominion Colin Trevorrow Mr. Harrigan's Phone John Lee Hancock The School for Good and Evil Paul Feig 2024 Atlas Brad Peyton Jackpot!Paul Feig 2025 Another Simple Favor The Housemaid TBA Monsanto John Lee Hancock Filming
TV movies Year Title Director 1991 To Save a Child Robert Lieberman 1992 Industrial Symphony No. 1 David Lynch
Music video Year Title Artist(s) Director 1990 "Can't Stop Fallin' into Love" Cheap Trick Nigel Dick "Wherever Would I Be" 1994 "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" Meat Loaf Michael Bay 1995 "Strange Currencies" R.E.M. Mark Romanek 1999 "What a Girl Wants" Christina Aguilera Diane Martel 2012 "One More Night" Maroon 5 Peter Berg
Awards and nominations Academy Awards Year Title Category Result 2003 Seabiscuit Best Cinematography
American Society of Cinematographers Year Title Category Result 2001 Pearl HarborOutstanding Cinematography 2003 Seabiscuit
Satellite Awards Year Title Category Result 2001 Pearl HarborBest Cinematography 2003 Seabiscuit
See also Coppola family tree
References
External links Official website