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Mitchell Amundsen

Cinematographer

Mitchell Amundsen

Born May 31, 1958 in San Francisco, California, USA40 films

Mitchell "Mitch" Amundsen (born May 31, 1958) is an American cinematographer. He grew up in Larkspur, Marin County (north of San Francisco). During his high school years he became interested in still photography and studied film at the Montana State University in Bozeman. There, he took classes on motion pictures, which sparked his interest in cinematography.

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In 1980, Mitch left the university to work for $100/week on the production of the Francis Ford Coppola film One from the Heart (1981), and his subsequent features, Rumble Fish (1983) and The Outsiders (1983), working as a production assistant. He worked his way up as a camera assistant, then a camera operator, and debuted as a cinematographer on the comedy The Country Bears (2002).

Mitch has continued to amass credits as a cinematographer working on tent-poles such as Transformers (2007), Wanted (2008) and Now You See Me (2013). In 2008, he was named one of Variety's "10 Cinematographers to Watch". Mitch lives with his wife in Mammoth Lakes, CA.

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The Bourne Supremacy posterFirst watchThe Bourne Supremacy20047.3A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Now You See Me poster7.3Now You See Me2013Transformers poster6.8Transformers2007Armageddon poster6.8Armageddon1998Pearl Harbor poster6.9Pearl Harbor2001Wanted poster6.5Wanted2008The Island poster6.7The Island2005Raising Arizona poster7.1Raising Arizona1987Heathers poster7.3Heathers1989

Filmography

40 films
  1. 2024The UnderdoggsDirector of Photography
  2. 2023RenfieldDirector of Photography
  3. 2022Cheaper by the DozenDirector of Photography
  4. 2021Home Sweet Home AloneDirector of Photography
  5. 2018The Happytime MurdersDirector of Photography
  6. 2017A Bad Moms ChristmasDirector of Photography
  7. 2017CHiPsDirector of Photography
  8. 2016Ride Along 2Director of Photography
  9. 2014Horrible Bosses 2Second Unit Director of Photography
  10. 2014Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesSecond Unit Director of Photography
  11. 2013Now You See MeDirector of Photography
  12. 2013Odd ThomasDirector of Photography
  13. 2012Premium RushDirector of Photography
  14. 2012Red DawnDirector of Photography
  15. 2010Jonah HexDirector of Photography
  16. 2010High SchoolDirector of Photography
  17. 2009G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraDirector of Photography
  18. 2009Jonas Brothers: The Concert ExperienceDirector of Photography
  19. 2008WantedDirector of Photography
  20. 2008Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds ConcertDirector of Photography
  21. 2007TransformersDirector of Photography
  22. 2005Transporter 2Director of Photography
  23. 2005The IslandSecond Unit Director of Photography
  24. 2004The Bourne SupremacySecond Unit Director of Photography
  25. 2003SeabiscuitSecond Unit Director of Photography
  26. 2002Ultimate X: The MovieDirector of Photography
  27. 2002The Country BearsDirector of Photography
  28. 2001Pearl HarborSecond Unit Director of Photography
  29. 2000Red PlanetCamera Operator
  30. 1999EDtvCamera Operator
  31. 1998ArmageddonCamera Operator
  32. 1997Conspiracy Theory"A" Camera Operator
  33. 1995Empire RecordsCamera Operator
  34. 1994Bad GirlsCamera Operator
  35. 1993In the Line of Fire"B" Camera Operator
  36. 1993Benny & JoonCamera Operator
  37. 1990Bad InfluenceFocus Puller
  38. 1989HeathersFocus Puller
  39. 1987The Glass MenagerieAssistant Camera
  40. 1987Raising ArizonaAssistant Camera