
Russell Carpenter
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Russell Paul Carpenter, ASC (born December 9, 1950) is an American cinematographer and photographer, known for collaborating with directors James Cameron, Robert Luketic, and McG. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the 1997 Best Picture-winning film Titanic. Much of his work has been in blockbuster films, including Hard Target (1993), True Lies (1994), Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Ant-Man (2015), and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). 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. In 2018, Carpenter received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russell Carpenter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
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Titanic (1997)
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Ant-Man (2015)
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xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
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Charlie's Angels (2000)
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The Ugly Truth (2009)
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True Lies (1994)
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Noelle (2019)
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Hard Target (1993)
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
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21 (2008)
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Shallow Hal (2001)
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The Negotiator (1998)
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Beyond the Reach (2014)
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Return to Sender (2015)
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Killers (2010)
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Monster-in-Law (2005)
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Awake (2007)
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This Means War (2012)
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Pet Sematary II (1992)
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The Lawnmower Man (1992)
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Death Warrant (1990)
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Money Talks (1997)
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Jobs (2013)
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Critters 2 (1988)
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The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
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A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)
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The Perfect Weapon (1991)
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Noel (2004)
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Lady in White (1988)
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Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1994)
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Ghosts (1997)
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Solar Crisis (1992)
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Parched (2015)
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Sole Survivor (1984)
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The Last Resort (—)
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Cameron's Closet (1988)
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Lucifer (2007)
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The Wizard of Speed and Time (1989)
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