Nicola Pecorini
Born (1957-08-10) 10 August 1957 (age 66)
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1983–present
Spouse
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(m. 1994)​
Children2

Nicola Pecorini (born 10 August 1957) is an Italian cinematographer.

Pecorini was born in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He founded, with Garrett Brown, inventor of the steadicam, the Steadicam Operators Association, Inc. (SOA), in 1988. Pecorini moved to the United States in 1993. Since 1997, he has frequently collaborated with critically acclaimed director Terry Gilliam (together they have made Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Brothers Grimm, Tideland, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Zero Theorem and The Man Who Killed Don Quixote). In 2000, he won Best Cinematography at the San Sebastian International Film Festival for Harrison's Flowers. He is married to British actress Caroline Goodall and has two children, Gemma and Leone. He is blind in one eye.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
1997 Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest Michael Haussman
1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Terry Gilliam
2000 Rules of Engagement William Friedkin Shared credit with William A. Fraker
Harrison's Flowers Élie Chouraqui
2003 The Order Brian Helgeland
2005 Tideland Terry Gilliam
2008 Your Whole Life Ahead of You Paolo Virzì
2009 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Terry Gilliam
2010 The First Beautiful Thing Paolo Virzì
2011 Ra.One Anubhav Sinha Shared credit with V. Manikandan and Ewan Mulligan
2013 The Zero Theorem Terry Gilliam
2014 Misunderstood Asia Argento
2018 The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Terry Gilliam
The Legend of the Christmas Witch Michele Soavi
2020 Agony Michele Civetta
TBA Modì Johnny Depp Post-production[2]

Short films

Year Title Director Notes
2001 Ode an die Freude Ralf Schmerberg Segment of Poem
2002 Secret Tournament Terry Gilliam
2006 Postmortem Bliss Floria Sigismondi
2010 Problema Ralf Schmerberg
2011 The Wholly Family Terry Gilliam
TBA Hallucinaut Daniel Auber

Television

Year Title Director Notes
1996 Tracey Takes On... Simon Curtis Episodes "Death" and "Law";
Also directed episode "Health"
2013 Doubt Thomas Schlamme TV movie
2019 Kingdoms of Fire Peter Webber
Alejandro Toledo 		14 episodes

Music videos

References

  1. ^ Demo tape on Nicola Pecorini's website
  2. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (27 September 2023). "Johnny Depp Starts Shooting 'Modì' in Hungary, With Italy's Luisa Ranieri Joining Al Pacino and Riccardo Scamarcio in Cast". Variety. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

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