Mitchell Amundsen
Born: 1958-05-31 in San Francisco, California, USA
Known For: Camera
Biography
Mitchell "Mitch" Amundsen (born May 31, 1958) is an American cinematographer. He grew up in Larkspur, Marin County (north of San Francisco). During his high school years he became interested in still photography and studied film at the Montana State University in Bozeman. There, he took classes on motion pictures, which sparked his interest in cinematography. In 1980, Mitch left the university to work for $100/week on the production of the Francis Ford Coppola film One from the Heart (1981), and his subsequent features, Rumble Fish (1983) and The Outsiders (1983), working as a production assistant. He worked his way up as a camera assistant, then a camera operator, and debuted as a cinematographer on the comedy The Country Bears (2002). Mitch has continued to amass credits as a cinematographer working on tent-poles such as Transformers (2007), Wanted (2008) and Now You See Me (2013). In 2008, he was named one of Variety's "10 Cinematographers to Watch". Mitch lives with his wife in Mammoth Lakes, CA.
Filmography
2024
- The Underdoggs ... (Director of Photography)
2023
- Renfield ... (Director of Photography)
2022
- Cheaper by the Dozen ... (Director of Photography)
2021
- Home Sweet Home Alone ... (Director of Photography)
2018
- The Happytime Murders ... (Director of Photography)
2017
- CHiPs ... (Director of Photography)
- A Bad Moms Christmas ... (Director of Photography)
2016
- Ride Along 2 ... (Director of Photography)
2014
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Horrible Bosses 2 ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Closed Set ... (Cinematography)
2013
- Now You See Me ... (Director of Photography)
- Odd Thomas ... (Director of Photography)
2012
- Red Dawn ... (Director of Photography)
- Premium Rush ... (Director of Photography)
2010
- Jonah Hex as Customer
- High School ... (Director of Photography)
2009
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra ... (Director of Photography)
- Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience ... (Director of Photography)
2008
- Wanted ... (Director of Photography)
- Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert ... (Director of Photography)
2007
- Transformers ... (Director of Photography)
2005
- Transporter 2 ... (Director of Photography)
- The Island ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
2004
- The Bourne Supremacy ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
2003
- Seabiscuit ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
2002
- The Country Bears ... (Director of Photography)
- Ultimate X: The Movie ... (Director of Photography)
2001
- Pearl Harbor ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
2000
- Red Planet ... (Camera Operator)
1999
- EDtv ... (Camera Operator)
1998
- Armageddon ... (Camera Operator)
1997
- Conspiracy Theory ... ("A" Camera Operator)
1995
- Empire Records ... (Camera Operator)
1994
- Bad Girls ... (Camera Operator)
1993
- In the Line of Fire ... ("B" Camera Operator)
- Benny & Joon ... (Camera Operator)
1990
- Bad Influence ... (Focus Puller)
1989
- Heathers ... (Focus Puller)
1987
- Raising Arizona ... (Assistant Camera)
- The Glass Menagerie ... (Assistant Camera)
1982
- The Making of 'One from the Heart' ... (Sound)