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{{Short description|American cinematographer}}
{{for multi|the Unitarian minister|Russell Lant Carpenter|the member of the Vermont House of Representatives|J. Russell Carpenter}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Russell Carpenter
| image =
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| birth_name = Russell Paul Carpenter
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|12|9}}
| birth_place = [[Van Nuys]], [[California]], U.S.
| nationality = American
| other_names = Russ Carpenter Paul Carpenter
| occupation = [[Cinematographer]] [[Photographer]]
| years_active = 1978-present
| spouse = Donna Ellen Conrad
| partner =
| awards = [[#Awards and nominations|See awards]]
}}

'''Russell Paul Carpenter''', {{small|[[American Society of Cinematographers|ASC]]}} (born December 9, 1950) is an American [[cinematographer]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wp-a.com/cinematographers/russell-carpenter-asc/montage/|title=Russell Carpenter, ASC – Features Montage|work=Worldwide Production Agency {{!}} WPA|access-date=2017-07-06|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/russell-carpenter-57299894/|title=Russell Carpenter {{!}} Biography and Filmography {{!}} 1950|last=Staff|first=Hollywood.com|date=2015-02-06|work=Hollywood.com|access-date=2017-07-06|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[photographer]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-01-10 |title=C.Q. {{!}} The Photography of Russell Carpenter {{!}} Roni Keller |language=en-US |work=Cultural Weekly |url=https://www.culturalweekly.com/photography-russell-carpenter/ |access-date=2017-07-06}}</ref> known for collaborating with directors [[James Cameron]], [[Robert Luketic]] and [[McG]]. He won the [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]] for the 1997 [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]-winning film [[Titanic (1997 film)|''Titanic'']].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1998-07-02 |title=Titanic's Cinematographer Russell Carpenter - MovieMaker Magazine |language=en-US |work=MovieMaker Magazine |url=https://www.moviemaker.com/archives/moviemaking/directing/articles-directing/titanics-cinematographer-russell-carpenter-3202/ |access-date=2017-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=True Luminaries: Russell Carpenter - page 3 |url=https://theasc.com/magazine/jun98/lumin/pg3.htm |access-date=2017-07-06 |website=theasc.com}}</ref>

Much of his work has been in blockbuster films, including ''[[Hard Target]]'' (1993), ''[[True Lies]]'' (1994), ''[[Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|Charlie's Angels]]'' (2000) and its sequel ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'' (2003), ''[[Ant-Man (film) |Ant-Man]]'' (2015), and ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'' (2023).<ref>{{cite web |title=Russell Carpenter |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005665/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 |access-date=17 October 2019 |website=IMDb.com}}</ref> His documentary cinematography includes ''[[George Harrison: Living in the Material World]]'', directed by [[Martin Scorsese]]. It earned six nominations at the [[64th Primetime Emmy Awards]], including Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming for the cinematography team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/george-harrison-living-material-world |title=George Harrison: Living In The Material World Awards & Nominations|date=16 September 2012 |work=emmys.com |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref>

In 2018, Carpenter received the [[American Society of Cinematographers]]' Lifetime Achievement Award.

== Early life and education==
The grandson of a film [[sound engineer]], Carpenter was born in [[Van Nuys]], [[California]] in 1950 to a family of six.<ref name=canon>{{Cite web|url=http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/resources/contributors/explorers/carpenter_bio.shtml|title=Canon DLC: Bio: Russell Carpenter, ASC|website=www.learn.usa.canon.com|access-date=2017-07-06}}</ref> After his parents divorced in 1960, he moved with his mother and three siblings to [[Orange County, California|Orange County]], where he took up [[Super 8 film]]s as a hobby.<ref name="canon"/>

After graduating from [[Van Nuys High School]], he enrolled at [[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]] channel, where he learned the ropes of [[Documentary film|documentary filmmaking.]] After graduating, he moved back to Orange County, where he shot [[educational film]]s and documentaries.<ref name="canon" />

==Career==
Carpenter is most widely known for his early work in [[Horror film|horror]] and [[Film genre|genre cinema]] and for his collaborations with directors James Cameron, [[McG]], and [[Robert Luketic]]. His first major project as Director of Photography was the critically acclaimed 1988 ghost story, ''[[Lady in White]]'', written, produced and directed by Frank LaLoggia. It was followed by ''[[Critters 2: The Main Course]]'', written and directed by [[Mick Garris]]. The [[Los Angeles Times]] criticized the film but praised Carpenter's cinematography.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1988-04-29/entertainment/ca-2189_1_critters-movie-taste|title=MOVIE REVIEW : 'Critters 2": Once More With Even Less Taste|last=WILMINGTON|first=MICHAEL|date=1988-04-29|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-07-06|issn=0458-3035}}</ref>

Carpenter had earlier worked as a Director of Photography (DP) on numerous [[Low-budget film|low-budget]] [[horror film]]s like ''[[Sole Survivor (1983 film)|Sole Survivor]]'' and ''[[Cameron's Closet]]''. In 1983, he shot ''[[The Wizard of Speed and Time]]'', a [[special effect]]s-laden [[experimental film]] directed by animator [[Mike Jittlov]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nightflight.com/mike-jittlovs-the-wizard-of-speed-and-time/|title=Mike Jittlov's "The Wizard of Speed and Time": His Life's A Special Effect!|website=nightflight.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-06}}</ref> His first major studio film was ''[[Critters 2: The Main Course]]''. Two years later, he shot his first [[science fiction film]], [[Solar Crisis (film)|''Solar Crisis'']], and his first [[action film]] ''[[Death Warrant (film)|Death Warrant]]'' starring [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]]. After shooting several episodes of the television series ''[[The Wonder Years]]'', he worked on [[The Lawnmower Man (film)|''The Lawnmower Man'']].

Carpenter met [[James Cameron]] during the production of the [[John Woo]]-directed action film ''[[Hard Target]]'', who hired him on the basis of his work on ''[[Lady in White]]'' to shoot his 1994 [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] and [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] [[Action comedy film|action comedy]] ''[[True Lies]],''<ref name="canon" /> and the 1996 [[Universal Studios Hollywood|Universal Studios]] attraction ''[[T2 3-D: Battle Across Time]]''. Their next collaboration, [[Titanic (1997 film)|''Titanic'']], carried away 11 Oscars in 1997, including Best Picture and Best Cinematography. Carpenter's work on [[Titanic (1997 film)|''Titanic'']] earned him nine industry awards and a nomination for a [[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography|BAFTA Award]].

They worked together again on ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'' and the upcoming ''[[Avatar 3]]''.<ref name="ASC Lifetime" /><ref name=":0" />

==Personal life==
Carpenter is married to Donna Ellen Conrad and has one son, Graham (from a previous marriage), a stepson Zak Selbert, a daughter-in-law Gaudia Correia, and two granddaughters.

He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers [[American Society of Cinematographers|(ASC)]].

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Notes
|-
| 1983
|''[[The Wizard of Speed and Time]]''
|[[Mike Jittlov]]
|
|-
| 1984
|''[[Sole Survivor (1984 film)|Sole Survivor]]''
|[[Thom Eberhardt]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1988
|''[[Lady in White]]''
| [[Frank LaLoggia]]
|
|-
|''[[Cameron's Closet]]''
|[[Armand Mastroianni]]
|
|-
|''[[Critters 2: The Main Course]]''
|[[Mick Garris]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1990
|''[[Solar Crisis (film)|Solar Crisis]]''
|[[Richard C. Sarafian]]
|
|-
|[[Death Warrant (film)|''Death Warrant'']]
|[[Deran Sarafian]]
|
|-
| 1991
|''[[The Perfect Weapon (1991 film)|The Perfect Weapon]]''
|Mark DiSalle
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992
|[[The Lawnmower Man (film)|''The Lawnmower Man'']]
|[[Brett Leonard]]
|
|-
|''[[Pet Sematary Two]]''
|[[Mary Lambert (director)|Mary Lambert]]
|
|-
| 1993
|''[[Hard Target]]''
|[[John Woo]]
|
|-
| 1994
|''[[True Lies]]''
|[[James Cameron]]
|1st of 5 collaborations with James Cameron
|-
| 1995
|[[The Indian in the Cupboard (film)|''The Indian in the Cupboard'']]
|[[Frank Oz]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1997
|''[[Money Talks (1997 film)|Money Talks]]''
|[[Brett Ratner]]
|Co-cinematographer with Robert Primes
|-
|''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]''
|James Cameron
|
|-
| 1998
|''[[The Negotiator (film)|The Negotiator]]''
|[[F. Gary Gray]]
|
|-
| 2000
|''[[Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|Charlie's Angels]]''
|[[McG]]
|1st of 3 collaborations with McG
|-
| 2001
|''[[Shallow Hal]]''
|[[The Farrelly Brothers]]
|
|-
| 2003
|''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]''
|McG
|
|-
| 2004
|''[[Noel (film)|Noel]]''
|[[Chazz Palminteri]]
|
|-
| 2005
|''[[Monster-in-Law]]''
|[[Robert Luketic]]
|1st of 4 collaborations with Luketic
|-
| 2007
|''[[Awake (2007 film)|Awake]]''
|[[Joby Harold]]
|
|-
| 2008
|''[[21 (2008 film)|21]]''
| rowspan="2" |Robert Luketic
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
|''[[The Ugly Truth (film)|The Ugly Truth]]''
|
|-
|''[[Locker 13]]''
|Matthew Mebane
|Segment: "Down and Out"
|-
| 2010
|''[[Killers (2010 film)|Killers]]''
|Robert Luketic
|
|-
| 2011
|[[A Little Bit of Heaven (2011 film)|''A Little Bit of Heaven'']]
|[[Nicole Kassell]]
|
|-
| 2012
|''[[This Means War (film)|This Means War]]''
|McG
|
|-
| 2013
|''[[Jobs (film)|Jobs]]''
|[[Joshua Michael Stern]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
|[[Return to Sender (2015 film)|''Return to Sender'']]
|Fouad Mikati
|
|-
|''[[Beyond the Reach]]''
|Jean-Baptiste Léonetti
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
|''[[Parched]]''
|[[Leena Yadav]]
|Also executive producer
|-
|''[[Ant-Man (film)|Ant-Man]]''
|[[Peyton Reed]]
|
|-
| 2017
|''[[XXX: Return of Xander Cage]]''
|[[D. J. Caruso]]
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Noelle (2019 film)|Noelle]]''
|[[Marc Lawrence (filmmaker)|Marc Lawrence]]
|
|-
| 2022
|''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]''
| rowspan="2" | James Cameron
| rowspan="2" | Shot [[Back-to-back film production|back-to-back]]
|-
| style="background:#ffc;" | 2024
| style="background:#ffc;" |''[[Avatar 3]]''<ref name="ASC Lifetime">{{cite magazine| url=https://www.shootonline.com/news/russell-carpenter-receive-asc-lifetime-achievement-award|title=Russell Carpenter To Receive ASC Lifetime Achievement Award| magazine=[[Shoot (advertising magazine)|Shoot]] |date=October 5, 2017|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/james-cameron-avatar-sequels-alita-titanic-1202502044/|title=James Cameron: The 'Avatar' Sequels Have Wrapped Production|author=Geoff Boucher|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=November 14, 2018|access-date=November 14, 2018}}</ref>
|}

=== Short films ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Notes
|-
| 1990
|''Redlands''
|[[Joan Taylor]]
|
|-
|1996
|''[[T2 3-D: Battle Across Time]]''
|James Cameron [[John Bruno (special effects)|John Bruno]] [[Stan Winston]]
|[[Amusement park|Theme park attraction]] Co-cinematographer with [[Sulejman Medenčević]] and [[Peter Anderson (cinematographer)|Peter Anderson]]
|-
|1997
|''[[Michael Jackson's Ghosts]]''
|[[Stan Winston]]
|
|-
| 2007
|''Lucifer''
|[[Ray Griggs (director)|Ray Griggs]]
|
|-
|2014
|''Sins of the Father''
|[[Rachel Howard]]
|
|-
|2016
|''The Final Adventure of John & Eleanor Greene''
|Matthew Mebane
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Notes
|-
|1985
|''The Lemon Grove Incident''
|Frank Christopher
| rowspan="2" |[[Television documentary|Documentary special]]
|-
|1987
|''Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock & Roll''
|[[Malcolm Leo]]
|-
|1988
|''[[CBS Schoolbreak Special]]''
|Jeffrey Auerbach
|Episode: "No Means No"
|-
|1991
|''[[The Wonder Years]]''
|Jeffrey Auerbach [[Nick Marck]] [[Ken Topolsky]] [[Lyndall Hobbs]]
|4 episodes
|-
|1993
|[[Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993 film)|''Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman'']]
|[[Christopher Guest]]
|rowspan=2|TV movie
|-
|2013
|''Guilty''
|[[McG]]
|}

===Other credits===
'''Additional photogrpahy'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Director
! DoP.
|-
|1986
|[[Critters (film)|''Critters'']]
|[[Stephen Herek]]
|[[Tim Suhrstedt]]
|-
|1988
|[[Lucky Stiff (film)|''Lucky Stiff'']]
|[[Anthony Perkins]]
|[[Jacques Haitkin]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |1989
|[[Puppet Master (film)|''Puppet Master'']]
|[[David Schmoeller]]
|[[Sergio Salvati]]
|-
|[[Pet Sematary (1989 film)|''Pet Sematary'']]
|[[Mary Lambert (director)|Mary Lambert]]
|[[Peter Stein (cinematographer)|Peter Stein]]
|-
|2003
|[[The Human Stain (film)|''The Human Stain'']]
|[[Robert Benton]]
|[[Jean-Yves Escoffier]]
|-
|}

'''Other'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Director
! DoP.
! Notes
|-
| 1988
|''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master]]''
|[[Renny Harlin]]
|Steven Fierberg
|3rd unit photography
|-
|1989
|''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child]]''
|[[Stephen Hopkins (director)|Stephen Hopkins]]
|[[Peter Levy (cinematographer)|Peter Levy]]
|[[2nd unit director|Second unit photography]]
|-
|2022
|''[[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]]''
|[[Sam Raimi]]
|[[John Mathieson (cinematographer)|John Mathieson]]
|Director of photography: Los Angeles unit
|-
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Institution
! Category
!Year
! Work
!Result
|-
|[[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]
|[[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|1998
| rowspan="2" |[[Titanic (1997 film)|''Titanic'']]
|{{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[American Society of Cinematographers]]
|[[American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases|Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases]]
|1998
|{{won}}
|-
|Lifetime Achievement Award
|2018
|{{N/A}}
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Austin Film Critics Association]]
|Best Cinematography
|2023
|''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[BAFTA Award|British Academy Film Award]]
|[[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|1998
| rowspan="3" |''Titanic''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[British Society of Cinematographers]]
|[[British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film|Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film]]
|1997
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Chicago Film Critics Association]]
|[[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|1998
|{{won}}
|-
|Columbus Film Critics Association
|Best Cinematography
|2023
| rowspan="3" |''Avatar: The Way of Water''
|{{nom}}
|-
|Critics Association of Central Florida
|Best Cinematography
|2023
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]
|[[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|2023
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association]]
| rowspan="2" |Best Cinematography
|1998
|''Titanic''
|{{won}}
|-
|2023
| rowspan="4" |''Avatar: The Way of Water''
|{{won}}
|-
|Hawaii Film Critics Society
|Best Cinematography
|2023
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Hollywood Critics Association]]
|Best Cinematography
|2023
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Houston Film Critics Society]]
|Best Cinematography
|2023
|{{nom}}
|-
|Las Vegas Film Critics Society
|Best Cinematography
|1998
|''Titanic''
|{{won}}
|-
|Music City Film Critics' Association
|Best Cinematography
|2023
| rowspan="7" |''Avatar: The Way of Water''
|{{won}}
|-
|North Carolina Film Critics Association
|Best Cinematography
|2023
|{{nom}}
|-
|Portland Critics Association
|Best Cinematography
|2023
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[San Diego Film Critics Society]]
|Best Cinematography
|2023
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Satellite Awards|Satellite Award]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Satellite Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|1998
|{{nom}}
|-
|2023
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Seattle Film Critics Society]]
|Best Cinematography
|2023
|{{nom}}
|-
|SoCal Independent Film Festival
|Best Cinematography
|2014
|''[[Parched]]''
|{{nom}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|5665}}

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