Robert Yeoman
Robert David Yeoman, ASC (born March 10, 1951) is an American cinematographer, best known for his collaborations with directors Wes Anderson and Paul Feig. He was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and has won numerous other awards including an Independent Spirit Award.
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| Born | Robert David Yeoman March 10, 1951 Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Duke University |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Life and career
Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, Yeoman spent his childhood in the northern suburbs of Chicago. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University in 1973 and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1979.[1]
Yeoman's first filmwork was done as a second unit director of photography on To Live and Die in LA, directed by William Friedkin in 1986. He went on to shoot many independent films including Gus Van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy — for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography[2] — Noah Baumbach's The Squid and the Whale, and Roman Coppola's CQ. He has worked on every live action film by Wes Anderson, including Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998), and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) as cinematographer, as well as The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), credited as director of photography. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Yeoman is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.[3]
Style
Yeoman has a frequent collaboration with director Wes Anderson and his style in Anderson's films consists in using color palettes to highlight the colors of the set and costumes. Anderson and Yeoman shoot the movies with film stock, anamorphic lenses, soft lighting, and theater-like compositions, giving the distinctive visuals on which Anderson's films are known for.
Filmography
Film
Other credits
| Year | Title | Director | Cinematographer | Notes |
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| 1984 | The Terminator | James Cameron | Adam Greenberg | Additional photography |
| 1985 | Once Bitten | Howard Storm | ||
| To Live and Die in L.A. | William Friedkin | Robby Müller | 2nd unit photography Additional photography | |
| 1987 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Gary Sherman | Alex Nepomniaschy | |
| 1989 | Tap | Nick Castle | David Gribble | |
| Cold Feet | Robert Dornhelm | Bryan Duggan
Karl Kofler |
Additional photography | |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | Francis Ford Coppola | John Toll | 2nd unit photography |
| Lost Highway | David Lynch | Peter Deming | Additional photography | |
| Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Jay Roach | |||
| 2003 | Secondhand Lions | Tim McCanlies | Jack N. Green | |
| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Brad Silberling | Emmanuel Lubezki | |
| 2008 | Burn After Reading | Joel Coen Ethan Coen | ||
Television
| Year | Film | Notes |
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| 1986 | C.A.T. Squad | Television film |
| 1988 | Vietnam War Story | Episode "Separated" |
| 1989 | The Big Room | Television film |
| 1991 | Perfect Harmony | |
| 1993 | Double Deception | |
| 1998 | The Pentagon Wars | |
| 2012 | Tiny Is My Girl | Miniseries |
| 2016 | The Toycracker: A Mini-Musical Spectacular | Television film |
References
- Notable Alumni at USC School of Cinematic Arts Archived 2008-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Drugstore Cowboy (1989), The New York Times. Accessed September 18, 2009.
- American Society of Cinematographers Roster Archived 2009-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, theasc.com. Accessed September 18, 2009.
External links
- Robert Yeoman on IMDb
- Robert Yeoman at the Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers
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