Caleb Deschanel
Caleb Deschanel is an American film cinematographer and film/television director. He has been nominated for six Academy Awards, each time in the field of cinematography. The first nomination came in 1983 for the film The Right Stuff. His second was in 1984 for The Natural, the third in 1996 for Fly Away Home, the fourth in 2000 for The Patriot, the fifth for The Passion of the Christ (2004), and the sixth for Never Look Away (2018). He is the father of actresses Emily Deschanel and Zooey Deschanel.
Known for
- The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007)
- Hal (2019)
- Fog City Mavericks (2007)
- These Amazing Shadows (2011)
- Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (2016)
- Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007)
- Visions of Light (1992)
- Cinematographer Style (2006)
- Shadows of Suspense (2006)
- Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005)
- View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007)
- Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007)
- The Natural: The Best There Ever Was (2016)
- Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (2012)
- A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004)
- Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (2012)