Claudio Miranda, () is a
Chilean cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...
. He is best known for his work on
Ang Lee
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's film ''
Life of Pi
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'', for which he won the
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a cinematographer for work on one particular motion picture.
History
In its first film season, 1927–28, this award (like others such as the acting awards) ...
, and for
David Fincher
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's film ''
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'', which was the first film shot entirely
digitally to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography and the
American Society of Cinematographers Award
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.
He is also known for his collaborations with American director
Joseph Kosinski
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. He is the second Chilean person to win an Academy Award.
Career
Miranda first worked with David Fincher in 1995 as the
gaffer on
''Seven''. He performed the same role on ''
The Game'' and ''
Fight Club
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'' before becoming an additional photographer on ''
Zodiac
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''. He carried on Fincher's previous use of the
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on ''Zodiac'' when filming ''
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''.
Recently, he has become known for his collaborations with American director
Joseph Kosinski
Joseph Kosinski is an American film director best known for his computer graphics and computer-generated imagery (CGI) work, and for his work in action films. He made his big-screen directorial debut with the 2010 science fiction film '' Tron: ...
, acting as cinematographer in all of his movies.
Personal life
Miranda was born in Santiago to a Chilean father and a Danish mother. When he was a year old, he and his family emigrated to the United States.
Filmography
Additional photography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
American cinematographers
Best Cinematographer Academy Award winners
Best Cinematography BAFTA Award winners
Chilean emigrants to the United States
Chilean people of Danish descent
1964 births