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Karl Herrmann

Camera

Born January 1, 2000

Also known as Karl Herman · Karl Hermann · Karl Herrman

Biography

Karl got his start in the film business, traveling the globe shooting ski films for famed ski film producer Warren Miller. This brought him to Hollywood, where he got a job as the assistant to Oscar-winning VFX cameraman Wally Gentleman BSC (2001: A Space Odyssey), working on Francis Ford Coppola's One From The Heart. When the project finished, he was offered a job at Industrial Light & Magic (Lucasfilm) working on 'E.T.' and the 'Return of the Jedi.' 'The Right Stuff' followed and led to a long list of Hollywood movies, including, more recently, 'I, ROBOT'. Mixed in with the feature film work, Karl lent his cinematic skills to hit television fare such as 'Touched by an Angel' and 'Dawson's Creek'. He currently splits his time between movie assignments and sharing his knowledge as a university professor.

Filmography20 titles

Dinner in America

2020Executive Producer

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1982Camera Production Assistant

If You Believe

1999Director of Photography

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

2000Director of Photography

Ramona and Beezus

2010Camera Operator

Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins

2009"B" Camera Operator

Babylon 5: The Lost Tales

2007Director of Photography

Case 39

2009Camera Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography

Harvest Moon

2015"B" Camera Operator

Freddy vs. Jason

2003Second Unit Director of Photography

Jennifer's Body

2009"B" Camera Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography

One from the Heart

1981Visual Effects Camera

Life or Something Like It

2002Second Unit Director of Photography

Missing Pieces

2001Director of Photography

The Absence of Eden

2024Producer

The Ultimate Christmas Present

2000Director of Photography

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball

2010Second Unit Director of Photography

For Love of Olivia

2001Director of Photography

The Unspoken

2015Camera Operator

The Fog

2005Second Unit Director of Photography