Jarin Blaschke (born September 28, 1978) is an American

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the c ...

, best known for his work on the psychological horror film '' The Lighthouse'', which earned him a nomination for the

Academy Award for Best Cinematography The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a cinematographer for work on one particular motion picture. History In its first film season, 1927–28, this award (like others such as the acting awards) ...

Early life and personal life

When he was 16, Blaschke moved to New York City to study film at the

School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by ...

. Blaschke first rose to prominence with his work on

Robert Eggers Robert Houston Eggers (born July 7, 1983) is an American filmmaker, director, and production designer. He is best known for writing and directing the historical horror films ''The Witch'' (2015) and ''The Lighthouse'' (2019), as well as directing ...

' directorial debut ''

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''. His work received acclaim, in addition to several film critic association nominations, including the Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography. He would reteam with Eggers for ''The Lighthouse'', which was filmed in black and white negative. In addition to his Academy Award nomination, Blaschke won the

Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography The Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography is one of the annual awards given out by Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers, since 1985. Winners and nominees 1980s * 1985: ...

, and was nominated for the BAFTA and Critics' Choice Award. Blaschke currently lives in

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

.Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu’, with Willem Dafoe and Bill Skarsgård, wraps Prague shoot
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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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