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Robert Yeoman

Highest Rated: 100% Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang (2016)

Lowest Rated: 0% Johnny Be Good (1988)

Birthday: Mar 10, 1951

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Without the cinematography of Robert Yeoman, the world may never have gotten the iconic aesthetics so rigidly associated with filmmakers like Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach, and Paul Feig. Prolific photographer Yeoman started shooting renowned feature films in the 1980s, mounting a stellar résumé over the decades to follow. In 2015, Yeoman earned his first Academy Award nomination for "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014), a movie that exemplified his mastery of framing and aesthetic rhythm better than just about any other of his past works. Robert David Yeoman was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, on March 10, 1951, but grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. Yeoman graduated from Duke University in 1973, and pursued film studies at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts until graduating with a Master's degree in 1979. Shortly after completing his academic career, Yeoman began finding work shooting movies. His first job as a cinematographer was "Hero" (1983), an Indian film directed by the well-known Subhash Ghai, though it didn't take long for Yeoman to move into the world of mainstream American cinema. Throughout the remainder of the 1980s, Yeoman managed to collaborate with iconic directors like William Friedkin on "To Live and Die in L.A." (1985) and "Rampage" (1987) and Gus Van Sant on "Drugstore Cowboy" (1989). In the '90s, Yeoman began forming partnerships that would shape his career, most notably that with writer/director Wes Anderson. Yeoman shot Anderson's directorial debut, "Bottle Rocket" (1996), marking the first of seven collaborations between the two artists; that group included "Rushmore" (1998), "The Royal Tenenbaums" (2001), and "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" (2004). Yeoman even developed a relationship with "Zissou" co-writer Noah Baumbach, shooting his film "The Squid and the Whale" (2005) shortly after. Despite working principally in indie cinema through the early 2000s, Yeoman went on to showcase a flair for mainstream comedies, leading photography on the Jim Carrey rom-com "Yes Man" (2008), the Jonah Hill/Russell Brand buddy comedy "Get Him to the Greek" (2010), and Paul Feig's popular female-led comedies "Bridesmaids" (2011) and "The Heat" (2013). Yeoman earned his first bit of awards attention with yet another Wes Anderson film, the period piece "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014), landing a nomination for Best Cinematography.

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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 85% Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang Watchlist
97% 85% Drugstore Cowboy
Watchlist
95% 81% The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Watchlist 95% 78% Spy Watchlist 93% 86% Moonrise Kingdom Watchlist 92% 87% The Grand Budapest Hotel Watchlist 91% 81% The Squid and the Whale Watchlist 90% 91% Rushmore Watchlist 89% 76% Bridesmaids Watchlist 89% 85% Love & Mercy Watchlist

Filmography

Movies TV Shows
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More 2024 Cinematographer The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar 95% 81% 2023 Cinematographer Asteroid City 76% 62% 2023 Cinematographer The French Dispatch 75% 76% 2021 Cinematographer Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 80% 66% 2018 Cinematographer Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang 100% 85% 2016 Cinematographer Ghostbusters 74% 49% 2016 Cinematographer Spy 95% 78% 2015 Cinematographer Love & Mercy 89% 85% 2014 Cinematographer The Grand Budapest Hotel 92% 87% 2014 Cinematographer The Heat 65% 71% 2013 Cinematographer Moonrise Kingdom 93% 86% 2012 Cinematographer Bridesmaids 89% 76% 2011 Cinematographer Get Him to the Greek 72% 62% 2010 Cinematographer Whip It 86% 74% 2009 Cinematographer Yes Man 45% 66% 2008 Cinematographer Martian Child 35% 72% 2007 Cinematographer The Darjeeling Limited 69% 78% 2007 Cinematographer The Squid and the Whale 91% 81% 2005 Cinematographer Red Eye 80% 64% 2005 Cinematographer The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou 57% 82% 2004 Cinematographer CQ 67% 69% 2001 Cinematographer The Royal Tenenbaums 81% 89% 2001 Cinematographer Beautiful 17% 54% 2000 Cinematographer Down to You 3% 48% 2000 Cinematographer
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