Russell Carpenter
Cinematographer

Russell Carpenter Net Worth

He is a cinematographer, camera department and producer who has worked on a variety of films and television shows. He has won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Titanic and has been nominated for several other awards.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Cinematographer, Camera Department, Producer
Birth Year 1950
Birth Place  Van Nuys, California, United States
Age 73 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Capricorn
Other names Russ Carpenter
Occupation Cinematographer Photographer
Title ASC
Awards Academy Award for Best Cinematography A.S.C. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography

💰 Net worth

Russell Carpenter, renowned for his exceptional work as a cinematographer, camera department expert, and producer, is projected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in the year 2024. With a remarkable career in the United States, Carpenter has demonstrated his immense talent behind the camera, consistently bringing captivating visuals to the screen. His expertise and contributions to the world of filmmaking have undoubtedly played a significant role in accumulating his estimated net worth, solidifying him as a notable figure in the industry.

Biography/Timeline

1950

The grandson of a film sound Engineer, Carpenter was born in Van Nuys, California in 1950 to a family of six. After his parents divorced in 1960, he moved with his mother and 4 siblings to Orange County, where he took up Super 8 films as a hobby. He enrolled in San Diego State University to study television directing, but later changed his major to English. To pay for school, he worked at a local public broadcasting, where he learned the ropes of documentary filmmaking. After graduating, he moved back to Orange County, where he shot educational films and documentaries.

1983

Upon relocating to Los Angeles, Carpenter worked as a Director of photography on numerous low-budget horror films like Sole Survivor and Cameron's Closet. In 1983, he shot The Wizard of Speed and Time, a special effects-laden experimental film directed by Animator Mike Jittlov. Due to difficulties arising in financing and distribution, the film was not released until 1989. His first major studio film was Critters 2: The Main Course, written and directed by Mick Garris. The Los Angeles Times criticized the film but praised Carpenter's cinematography. Two years later, he shot his first science fiction film, Solar Crisis, and his first action film with Death Warrant starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. After shooting several episodes of the television series The Wonder Years, he worked on The Lawnmower Man.

1988

Carpenter is most widely known for his early work in horror and genre cinema and for his collaborations with Directors James Cameron, McG, and Robert Luketic. His first major project as Director of Photography was the 1988 horror-comedy Critters 2: The Main Course.

1994

During the production of the John Woo-directed action film Hard Target, Carpenter was contacted by Director James Cameron, leading to the two collaborating on the 1994 Arnold Schwarzenegger action comedy True Lies, Carpenter replaced Cameron's previous Director of photography Adam Greenberg. Their following collaboration, Titanic, earned Carpenter both an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and an ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases.

1997

His work on the 1997 film Titanic earned him an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, an ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases, a nomination for a BAFTA Award, as well as numerous other accolades.

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