Vittorio Storaro
Vittorio Storaro (* June 24, 1940 in Rome, Italy ) is an Italian cameraman.
Biography
Vittorio Storaro, whose father was a projectionist at Lux Vide, began at the age of 11 years at the photograph Duca D'Aosta Technical Photographic Institute, a technical school to learn. With 18 years Storaro was one of the youngest students, who visited the Italian Cinema Graphic Training Centre. After a change, he graduated at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.
1960, at the age of 20 years, Storaro began as a camera assistant, and rose in the course of only one year to the camera operator. Storaro spent a lot of time to study painting, it benefited him in his work. 1962 debuted Storaro as director of photography on sandal film The Normans.
The late 1970s was also Hollywood, especially the directors Bernardo Bertolucci and Martin Scorsese attention to him, many of the films Storaro supervised. In 1980, he was honored for Apocalypse Now with his first Academy Award. Two other Academy Awards and a nomination should follow.
At the same time acts as Storaro jury member at numerous film festivals, including Cannes and Venice.
Vittorio Storaro, 2001 was the youngest cameraman who was ever honored by the American Society of Cinematographers for his life's work, and only the second non- American Sven Nykvist after.
Filmography
Awards (selection)
- 4 Oscar nominations in the category of Best Cinematography, won it three times: 1980: Apocalypse Now ( Apocalypse Now )
- 1982: Reds ( Reds )
- 1988: The Last Emperor ( The Last Emperor )
- 1991: Dick Tracy (Dick Tracy) (nominated )
- 4 BAFTA nominations, including awards to 1980: Apocalypse Now ( Apocalypse Now) ( nomination )
- 1983 Reds ( Reds ) (nominated )
- 1989: The Last Emperor ( The Last Emperor )
- 1991: The Sheltering Sky ( The Sheltering Sky)
- Nastro d' Argento 1991: The Sheltering Sky ( The Sheltering Sky)
- 1994: Little Buddha
- 1999: Tango ( 1998)
- 2008: Prize for his life's work