Philippe Rousselot Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Philippe Rousselot was born on September 4, 1945 in Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. He is known for his work on Sherlock Holmes (2009), Big Fish (2003) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).
American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
Star Sign
Virgo
#
Quote
1
[on The Nice Guys (2016), his first feature shot digitally] I think it was just time to stop saying no, because you have to recognize that digital now is on par with film in terms of quality. I've resisted digital for a long time because I could see (the difference between a movie shot) digitally and I hated it. And then it was less and less until now I can't see it. The other thing was that we had a 50-day schedule and we had a lot of night shoots. If you work with a camera like the Arri Alexa, you can easily shoot at 1280 ASA and get away with it. It's a big difference from the 500 ASA you get from film, or 600 if you push it a bit. That means that you can shoot streets and action scenes outside at night in a much easier way. You know, it's funny, the more technical things become, the less interested I am in technical things. I'm far more interested in trying to collaborate on making a good film. You don't make a better film because you shoot with this or that. [2016]
2
[on his love of lighting with China balls] I've been using China balls for 30 years. I've used a huge amount of them. That's the secret of the economic success of China is me buying China balls. (laughs) I used them before everybody else and it took about ten years (for other cinematographers to) understand that those things are very, very useful. [2016]
3
I saw a film by Éric Rohmer called La collectionneuse (1967) and I thought the photography was absolutely brilliant. It was really one of the turning points in the history of cinematography. And I said, "I have to meet the DP." Somehow through friends I got Néstor Almendros's phone number and I met with him and he was very nice, but he didn't have any (work) to offer to me. Then through other people I had been working with I got a call for My Night at Maud's (1969) because they were in need of a clapper loader. It was a happy accident. (...) There actually was not much (loading) to do. Rohmer used so little film. I was loading 400 foot mags and maybe only three in a day. So I did spend a lot of time watching what was happening (on set). It was a very small crew and you could talk to everybody. It was wonderful. (...) Néstor was basically the first to start bouncing lights. There was a little bit of that with Raoul Coutard but apart from that Néstor really invented a way of lighting that everybody has used since. So not only was I influenced by Néstor, but everybody was. What I also learned from Néstor was an intellectual approach to lighting. Néstor did not learn lighting in school, so basically he used good sense and logic to invent this whole new way of lighting. The traditional way was you have a key light and then you have fill and then you have a backlight, and you do things by the numbers, basically. Néstor didn't know how to do all that. So he said, "Well, what is logical? If the light would come from the window then I should put something out the window. And if it's a soft light, then it has to come from a very large source so I'm going to bounce the light against sheets of paper." It was a completely different way of thinking, which I hope I still carry. [2016]
#
Fact
1
Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016
completed
The Nice Guys
2016
Beautiful Creatures
2013
director of photography
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
A Bird of the Air
2011
Larry Crowne
2011
director of photography
Un Rendez-vous
2010
Short
Peacock
2010
director of photography
Sherlock Holmes
2009
director of photography
The Great Debaters
2007
director of photography
Lions for Lambs
2007
director of photography
The Brave One
2007
director of photography
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
director of photography
Constantine
2005
director of photography
Big Fish
2003
Antwone Fisher
2002
director of photography
Planet of the Apes
2001
director of photography
The Tailor of Panama
2001
Remember the Titans
2000
director of photography
Random Hearts
1999
director of photography
Instinct
1999
director of photography
The People vs. Larry Flynt
1996
Mary Reilly
1996
director of photography
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
1994
director of photography
Queen Margot
1994
Flesh and Bone
1993
Sommersby
1993
director of photography
A River Runs Through It
1992
The Miracle
1991
'Merci la vie'
1991
Henry & June
1990
director of photography
We're No Angels
1989
director of photography
Too Beautiful for You
1989
Dangerous Liaisons
1988
The Bear
1988
Hope and Glory
1987
Thérèse
1986
Des terroristes
1985
Documentary
The Emerald Forest
1985
director of photography
Night Magic
1985
Nemo
1984
director of photography
Les voleurs de la nuit
1984
End of the Rainbow
1983
Short
The Moon in the Gutter
1983
Guy de Maupassant
1982
La gueule du loup
1981
Diva
1981
La provinciale
1981
Vive la mariée
1980
Short
Cocktail Molotov
1980
The Hussy
1979
Il était un musicien
1979
TV Series 2 episodes
Pauline et l'ordinateur
1978
Je veux mourir dans la patrie de Jean-Paul Sartre
1977
Short
Peppermint Soda
1977
Paradiso
1977
Adom ou Le sang d'Abel
1977
Pour Clémence
1977
Le couple témoin
1977
L'affiche rouge
1976
Cyrus le violoncelliste
1975
Short
Il pleut toujours où c'est mouillé
1975
Histoires d'A
1974
La raison du plus fou
1973
Le lapin chasseur
1973
Short
Absences répétées
1972
Côté cour, côté champs
1971
Short
Les yeux de maman sont des étoiles
1971
Le clair de terre
1970
Un couple d'artistes
1970
Short
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
In and Out of Fashion
1998
Documentary cinematographer: archive footage
Cher Victor
1975
camera operator
What a Flash!
1972
camera operator
Chloe in the Afternoon
1972
assistant camera
Claire's Knee
1970
assistant camera
My Night at Maud's
1969
assistant camera
Le révélateur
1968
camera operator
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rock, Paper, Scissors
2014
Short
The Serpent's Kiss
1997
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Touched in the Head
1974
collaborator
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Anna Karenina
2012/I
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Miradas múltiples (La máquina loca)
2012
Documentary
Himself
A Cinematic Life: The Art & Influence of Conrad Hall
2010
Video short
Himself
Deep Currents: Making 'A River Runs Through It'
2009
Video documentary short
Himself
I Walk the City
2008
Video documentary short
Himself
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate
2005
Video documentary short
Himself
La nuit des Césars
1982-1995
TV Series documentary
Himself / Himself - César de la meilleure photographie
The 65th Annual Academy Awards
1993
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Best Makeup
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1995
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Cinematography
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
1995
César
César Awards, France
Best Cinematography (Meilleure photographie)
La reine Margot (1994)
1994
Best Cinematography Award
British Society of Cinematographers
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
1993
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Cinematography
A River Runs Through It (1992)
1988
NSFC Award
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
Best Cinematography
Hope and Glory (1987)
1987
Best Cinematography Award
British Society of Cinematographers
Hope and Glory (1987)
1987
César
César Awards, France
Best Cinematography (Meilleure photographie)
Thérèse (1986)
1983
NSFC Award
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
Best Cinematography
Diva (1981)
1982
César
César Awards, France
Best Cinematography (Meilleure photographie)
Diva (1981)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2005
Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Outstanding Cinematography
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
2004
COFCA Award
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
Best Cinematography
Big Fish (2003)
2003
ACCA
Awards Circuit Community Awards
Best Cinematography
Big Fish (2003)
1997
Palme d'Or
Cannes Film Festival
The Serpent's Kiss (1997)
1993
ASC Award
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
A River Runs Through It (1992)
1991
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Cinematography
Henry & June (1990)
1990
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Cinematography
L'ours (1988)
1990
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Cinematography
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
1990
ASC Award
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
L'ours (1988)
1990
César
César Awards, France
Best Cinematography (Meilleure photographie)
Trop belle pour toi (1989)
1989
ASC Award
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
1989
Best Cinematography Award
British Society of Cinematographers
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
1989
César
César Awards, France
Best Cinematography (Meilleure photographie)
L'ours (1988)
1988
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Cinematography
Hope and Glory (1987)
1988
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Cinematography
Hope and Glory (1987)
1986
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Cinematography
The Emerald Forest (1985)
1984
César
César Awards, France
Best Cinematography (Meilleure photographie)
La lune dans le caniveau (1983)
2nd Place Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1987
LAFCA Award
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Best Cinematography
Hope and Glory (1987)
1982
NYFCC Award
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Cinematographer
Diva (1981)
3rd Place Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1995
NSFC Award
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
Best Cinematography
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)