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James L. Carter

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NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY: LASZLO AND VILMOS. The lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond and their impact on American cinema. As film students in Hungary, Laszlo and Vilmos took to the war-torn streets of Budapest to shoot footage of the Russian invasion, and subsequently volunteered to smuggle it out of the country. Barely escaping with their lives, the two friends fled to America and settled in Hollywood, eventually saving enough money to buy their own 16mm camera. After working on a string of low-budget horror and biker movies, both men soon rose to prominence in the late 60's and 70's, shooting the films that defined what came to be known as the American New Wave: Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Deliverance, Paper Moon, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and more. Working with directors including Robert Altman, Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Martin Scorsese, they helped create a new American film aesthetic, and pioneered innovative, fearless ways to tell stories. “When it comes to Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond, it's clear that the American New Wave of the late 1960's and early '70s wouldn't have flowered as it did without them." – Leonard Maltin Told through interviews with Laszlo (who died in 2007) and Vilmos, as well as directors including Rafelson, Bogdanovich, John Boorman, Graeme Clifford, Richard Donner, William Richert, Mark Rydell, composer John Williams and actors such as Jon Voight, Peter Fonda, Sandra Bullock, Karen Black, Dennis Hopper and Sharon Stone, NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY is an intimate portrait of two giants of modern imagemaking and their deep bond of brotherhood that transcended every imaginable boundary. Two heroes. One road.
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James L. Carter was born in Van Nuys, California, USA. He is known for Piège de feu (2004), Hitcher (1986) and Les Démons du maïs (1984).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix in Piège de feu (2004)
    Piège de feu
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
    Rutger Hauer in Hitcher (1986)
    Hitcher
    7.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Jim Carter)
    • 1986
    Les Démons du maïs (1984)
    Les Démons du maïs
    5.6
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1984
    Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron in Sweet November (2001)
    Sweet November
    6.7
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as James Carter)
    • 2001

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    Cinematographer

    • Lucas Till in MacGyver (2016)
      MacGyver
      5.5
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2016–2019
    • Station 19 (2018)
      Station 19
      7.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2018
    • Doomsday (2017)
      Doomsday
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Daniel Sunjata and Aaron Tveit in Graceland (2013)
      Graceland
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Away and Back (2015)
      Away and Back
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 2015
    • Anne Heche, Kevin Daniels, Carlos Gómez, Brian Tee, Ali Skovbye, and Griffin Kane in Objectif Noël (2014)
      Objectif Noël
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic in Castle (2009)
      Castle
      8.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2013–2014
    • Maggie Grace, Stephen Amell, and Poppy Drayton in Le cœur a ses raisons : Le Journal d'une institutrice (2013)
      Le cœur a ses raisons : Le Journal d'une institutrice
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Scott Caan, Chi McBride, Meaghan Rath, Ian Anthony Dale, Alex O'Loughlin, and Beulah Koale in Hawaii 5-0 (2010)
      Hawaii 5-0
      7.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2010–2013
    • Whitney Brown (2011)
      Whitney Brown
      5.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Les Experts (2000)
      Les Experts
      7.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2007–2008
    • Masters of Science Fiction (2007)
      Masters of Science Fiction
      6.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2007
    • Huff (2004)
      Huff
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • Geena Davis and Kyle Secor in Commander in Chief (2005)
      Commander in Chief
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • Jason Patric, Sam Shepard, and Drea de Matteo in Walker Payne (2006)
      Walker Payne
      6.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron in Sweet November (2001)
      Sweet November
      6.7
      • director of photography: splinter unit (as James Carter)
      • 2001
    • Jennifer Lopez in Selena (1997)
      Selena
      6.9
      • director of photography: second unit (as James Carter)
      • 1997
    • Edward James Olmos, Jimmy Smits, and Esai Morales in Ma famille (1995)
      Ma famille
      7.3
      • additional camera operator
      • 1995
    • Chris Rock in CB4 (1993)
      CB4
      6.3
      • additional director of photography
      • 1993
    • Penelope Ann Miller in Un flingue pour Betty Lou (1992)
      Un flingue pour Betty Lou
      5.1
      • camera operator: second unit
      • 1992
    • Pierce Brosnan, Ben Cross, and Ron Silver in Explosion immédiate (1992)
      Explosion immédiate
      5.6
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1992
    • Les proies du caméléon (1992)
      Les proies du caméléon
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • director of photography: second unit: title sequence (as James Carter)
      • 1992
    • Ken Wahl in La prise de Beverly Hills (1991)
      La prise de Beverly Hills
      5.1
      • additional director of photography
      • 1991
    • La Fin de Freddy : L'Ultime Cauchemar (1991)
      La Fin de Freddy : L'Ultime Cauchemar
      4.7
      • additional photographer
      • 1991
    • R.A. Mihailoff in Leatherface : Massacre à la tronçonneuse 3 (1990)
      Leatherface : Massacre à la tronçonneuse 3
      5.0
      • camera operator
      • 1990
    • Hider in the House (1989)
      Hider in the House
      6.0
      • camera operator
      • 1989
    • I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989)
      I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • camera operator (as Jim Carter)
      • 1989
    • Donna Dixon in Le dindon de la farce (1988)
      Le dindon de la farce
      4.7
      • additional photographer: second unit (as Jim Carter)
      • 1988
    • Kathleen Turner, Bob Hoskins, and Charles Fleischer in Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit (1988)
      Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit
      7.7
      • camera operator: second unit, USA
      • 1988
    • Nobody's Fool (1986)
      Nobody's Fool
      5.4
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1986

    Production Department

    • Sissy Spacek in Carrie au bal du diable (1976)
      Carrie au bal du diable
      7.4
      • production assistant
      • 1976

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      • James Carter
    • Born
      • Van Nuys, California, USA

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      Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2003.

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