Alexander Witt
Alexander Witt | |
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Santiago, Chile | |
Occupation(s) | Film director and cinematographer |
Alexander B. Witt (born 1952) is a Chilean-American filmmaker and cinematographer mostly known for his work as a camera operator and second unit director, including regular collaborations with director Ridley Scott.
Life and career
From a 2004 interview on IGN, he says this about his history: "I was born in Chile, the third generation of Germans there. And, we moved to Mexico, from Mexico in '73 I moved to Europe, where I started working in film. I started with Arriflex, the company that makes the cameras. I was there for a year and I did kind of a trainee type of year where I was in the sound department, in the lab, in the studio working with the actual productions and also assembling cameras. And then I moved to Europe, where I lived three years, and then, back in '76, I did my first movie as a camera assistant, which was 21 Hours at Munich. And then, I kept on going, I moved up to focus puller or first AC, and then operating and then DP-ing. And then I was DP-ing commercials and then I started directing commercials in the late 80's and beginning of [the] 90's. I was working with Jan de Bont and doing his second unit as a DP while he was a DP. He is the one that really gave me the break on Speed to start directing second unit."[1]
Witt works mostly as a
Filmography
Second unit
Other work
Director
- Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
- Sayen (2023)
- Sayen: La Ruta Seca (2023)
- Sayen: La Cazadora (2024)
Cinematographer
- Body of Lies (2008)
References
- ^ Otto, Jeff (August 23, 2004). "Interview: Alexander Witt". IGN. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
External links
- Alexander Witt at IMDb