Ben Kutchins is an American cinematographer.

Biography

Kutchins started his career with an internship at

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(ILM), rising to production assistant. Next he studied film at the

New York University Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the ar ...

, then shot about 60 short films in two years, before working on indie films and was then hired to shoot the film ''

Veronica Mars ''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character. The series prem ...

'' followed by the Amazon series, ''

Mozart in the Jungle ''Mozart in the Jungle'' is an American comedy-drama streaming television series developed by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, Alex Timbers, and Paul Weitz for the video-on-demand service Amazon Prime Video. It received a production order in M ...

''. He has been nominated twice for a

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for his work on ''

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'', in 2018 and 2020.

Selected cinematography

Film

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Bomb the System ''Bomb the System'' is a drama film written and directed by Adam Bhala Lough, which was released to film festivals in 2002 and American theaters in 2005. It revolves around a group of graffiti artists living in New York City who decide to make a m ...

'', 2002 *''

The Best Thief in the World ''The Best Thief in the World'' is a comedy-drama film directed by Jacob Kornbluth starring Mary-Louise Parker. The movie was released in 2004 at the Sundance Film Festival, and it aired on Showtime on January 11, 2005. Plot The movie is about ...

'', 2004 *'' The Fifth Patient'', 2007 *''

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'', 2010 *''

The Art of Getting By ''The Art of Getting By'' is a 2011 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Elizabeth Reaser, Sam Robards, Rita Wilson and Blair Underwood. It is the first feature by writer-director Gavin ...

'', 2011 *'' Why Stop Now'', 2012 *''

Lucky Them ''Lucky Them'' is a 2013 American comedy-drama film directed by Megan Griffiths. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, and in a June 2014 screening at the Greenwich International Fil ...

'', 2013 *''

The Longest Week ''The Longest Week'' is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Glanz. The film stars Jason Bateman, Olivia Wilde and Billy Crudup in the lead roles. It was produced by Uday Chopra, along with Neda Armian. It is the first p ...

'', 2014 *''

'', 2014 *'' Sleeping with Other People'', 2015 *''

Soaked in Bleach ''Soaked in Bleach'' is a 2015 American docudrama directed by Benjamin Statler, who co-wrote and produced it with Richard Middelton and Donnie Eichar. The film details the events leading up to Death of Kurt Cobain, the death of Kurt Cobain, as se ...

'', 2015 *''

Ten Thousand Saints ''Ten Thousand Saints'' is a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. It is based on the novel of the same name by Eleanor Henderson. The film stars Asa Butterfield as Jude Keffy-Horn, the protagon ...

'', 2015 *'' Crown Heights'', 2017 *''

Jexi ''Jexi'' is a 2019 comedy film written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The film stars Adam DeVine, Alexandra Shipp, Michael Peña, Rose Byrne, Justin Hartley, Wanda Sykes, Ron Funches, and Charlyne Yi. The plot follows a self-aware ...

'', 2019 *''

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'', 2019 *''

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'', 2020

Television

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'', 2018-2020 *'' The Dangerous Book for Boys'', 2018 *''

The White Lotus ''The White Lotus'' is an American black comedy-drama anthology television series created by Mike White for HBO. It follows the guests and employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain, whose stay is affected by their various psychosoc ...

'', 2021

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kutchins, Ben Living people American cinematographers Tisch School of the Arts alumni Industrial Light & Magic people Year of birth missing (living people)