1872–1944 · United States · Cinematographer
Billy Bitzer
Silent-era pioneer of lighting, close-ups, iris shots and matte photography.
The Birth of a Nation, 1915Source: Wikipedia
CINEMATOGRAPHER · 1890–1969 · GERMANY
Karl Freund
The 'unchained camera' of German Expressionism, later studio Hollywood polish.
- Born
- 1890
- Died
- 1969
- Country
- Germany
- Field
- Cinematographer
KNOWN FOR
- 1924The Last Laugh
- 1927Metropolis
- 1931Dracula
- 1937The Good Earth
WHY THEY MATTER
Won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The Good Earth; two technical Academy Awards for light meters; shot Metropolis and The Last Laugh.
THE LIFE
Freund was born in Bohemia, grew up in Berlin and started as an apprentice projectionist at fifteen. He shot German Expressionist films including The Last Laugh and Metropolis and is credited with pioneering the unchained camera. In Hollywood he shot Dracula, directed The Mummy and won the Academy Award for The Good Earth. Later he photographed the television series I Love Lucy.
Also born in 1850–1899
1886–1981 · United States · Cinematographer
Karl Struss
Soft-focus pictorial photography carried into film, and early 3-D.
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, 1927Source: Wikipedia
1893–1977 · Germany · Cinematographer
Eugen Schufftan
Mirror tricks turned into poetic, smoky realism.
The Hustler, 1961Source: Wikipedia
1898–1978 · United States · Cinematographer
Lee Garmes
Sculpted studio lighting across silent and sound eras.
Shanghai Express, 1932Source: Wikipedia
1899–1976 · United States · Cinematographer
James Wong Howe
Low-key lighting, deep shadow and wide-angle lenses.
Sweet Smell of Success, 1957Source: Wikipedia