Born: 1951, Bronx, New York City, N.Y., USA, as Daniel C. Pearl.

Education: University of Texas, Austin [MA in Communication (Film), 1973].

Career: His first film was an 8mm movie about skateboarding, which he shot and edited at the age of 13. His father was an alumnus of the University of Texas. He took his father's advice and enrolled at that school with undefined plans for the future. Became a film noir fan and got involved in the local filmmaking community. He intuitively focused on cinematography and ph many student films. Became official cameraman for the State of Texas. Moved to Los Angeles in 1976.

Ph [and sometimes directed] 500+ music videos [see below]. Ph numerous commercials dir by Marcus Nispel ['Wings' for Motorola], Kieran Walsh [for US Postal Service, Kellogg's, etc.], Meiert Avis, Simon West, Bob Giraldi, a.o. Was lighting consultant on many music tours, concerts and other events. Member of the ASC since 2004. Appeared in the doc 'Cinematographer Style' [2005, Jon Fauer; ph: J. Fauer, Jeff Laszlo, Brian Heller & David Morgan].

Awards [selection]: MTV Video Music Award [1984] for 'Every Breath You Take'; MTV Video Music Award nom [1987] for 'With or Without You'; MTV Video Music Award [1992; shared] for 'November Rain'; MTV Video Music Award nom [1992] for 'I Can't Dance'; MVPA Lifetime Achievement Award [1996]; Kodak Vision Hall of Fame Award [1997]; MTV Video Music Award nom [1999] for 'Miami'; MTV Video Music Award nom [2000] for 'Take a Picture'; Kaleidoscope Award [2000]; Camerimage Special Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Music Clips and Videos and Advertising Spots [2006].

Website: Daniel Pearl

'You can get everything else in a music video right but if the beauty shot of the singer isn't perfect, chances are it is not going to work. The beauty shot is a close-up where the diva connects and reaffirms her relationship with the audience. I've been fortunate to photograph many beautiful divas including Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, Shania Twain, Janet Jackson and others. They are all beautiful to start with, but it's still a precise science. I model and sculpt everything else with light, but that doesn't apply to beauty shots. Film is a two-dimensional medium and a shadow implies depth. There are only a few shadows tolerated in beauty shots and they've got to be in the right places. [...] The first thing I do while we are saying hello is really look at their face. I'll orientate them toward the light. I may ask them to step by a window or to spin around in a chair. I size up their facial structure. Are there weaknesses or strengths? What about the shape of the nose, cheekbones, and jaw line? Is their face symmetrical? Most people part their hair to open up the good side of their face. Basically, I use light to de-emphasize things they don't like and to accentuate their best features. Wrinkles show up as dark lines, but if we drive light into them they disappear on film. It's the same with bags under someone's eyes. You begin with the key light that is usually pretty close to the line of the lens. I shift the light a bit to one side or the other based upon the structure of the face. Some divas look best in dead-on hard light - depending on where it's placed - and others need softer light, maybe through a diffusion frame or a Kino Flo. Someone with a chin problem shouldn't wear high, white collars because the light will bounce back and accentuate the chin. If someone is tired with bags under their eyes, you want the light a little lower. If there is a strong muscle under the eyes, it should be higher. You always have to put a sparkle in their eyes because that's how they connect with the audience. Often, I'll use a white or silver bounce card from below or maybe an eye light. [...] There are new, bigger lights and faster films with finer grain structures, but it also comes down to the individual. I designed a special light box to shoot Mariah Carey for 'MTV Unplugged' and often came up with a different lighting rig. I am always trying something new, trying to keep ahead of the game. I tend to shoot the slowest, finest grain film available but it's also situational.' [From the KODAK InCamera website, July 2001.]

1973        The Texas Chain Saw Massacre/TCM [Tobe Hooper] 16mm-35bu/c; addph: Tobe Hooper

1977        Stunts/Who Is Killing the Stuntmen? [Mark L. Lester] c; 2uc; ph: Bruce Logan

1977        Day of the Animals/Something Is Out There [William Girdler] tao35/c; 2uc; ph: Robert Sorrentino

1977        I Never Promised You a Rose Garden [Anthony Page] c; fantasy seq ph; ph: Bruce Logan

1977        She Came to the Valley/Texas in Flames [Albert Band] p/c

1978        The Secret Life of Plants [Walon Green] p/c; doc/98m; cph: Robert Primes, Mike Hoover, Ghislain Cloquet, David

                    Myers, a.o.; natural history ph: Ken Middleham

1978        It Lives Again/It's Alive II [Larry Cohen] c; addph; ph: Fenton Hamilton

1978        Ravagers [Richard Compton] p/c; addph; ph: Vincent Saizis

1978        Fairy Tales/Adult Fairy Tales [Harry Tampa = Harry Hurwitz] c

1978        The Fifth Floor [Howard Avedis] c

1978        Rust Never Sleeps [Bernard Shakey = Neil Young] c; concert film/103m; cph: Robbie Greenberg, Hiro Narita, Jon Else,

                    David Myers, Larry A. Johnson, Richard Pearce & Paul Goldsmith

1979        Skatetown, U.S.A. [William A. Levey] c; roller skating cam; ph: Donald M. Morgan

1979        The Day Time Ended/Time Warp/Vortex/Earth's Final Fury [John 'Bud' Cardos] p/c; cph prologue; ph: John

                    Morrill

1979        Roller Boogie [Mark L. Lester] c; addph + roller skating cam; ph: Dean Cundey

1979        Hometown U.S.A. [Max Baer Jr.] c

1979        Ravagers [Richard Compton] p/c; addph; ph: Vincent Saizis

1979        Full Moon High [Larry Cohen] c

1980        Getting Wasted [Paul Frizler] c

1980        The Return/The Alien's Return/Earthright [Greydon Clark] c; cph: Tomislav Pinter

1980        [Joni Mitchell:] Shadows and Light [Joni Mitchell] b&w-c; mus doc/60m; co-addph; ph: David Myers

1980        The Funhouse/Carnival of Terror [Tobe Hooper] p/c; uncred addph; ph: Andrew Laszlo

1981        The Seduction [David Schmoeller] c; addph; ph: Mac Ahlberg

1981        Q/The Winged Serpent [Larry Cohen] c; co-addph; ph: Fred Murphy

1981        Class of 1984 [Mark L. Lester] c; addph; ph: Albert J. Dunk

1982        Zapped! [Robert J. Rosenthal] c; 2uc: Tom Grubbs & Chris Tufty

1982        The Junkman/Gone in 60 Seconds 2: The Junkman [H.B. Halicki] b&w-c; cph: Tony Syslo

1983        Mr. Roboto Tour [Jerry Kramer] concert film with the group 'Styx'; = 'Kilroy Was Here/Caught in the Act' (?)

1984        The Winning Edge [- John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl: Private Lessons with the Pros] [John Yandell] c/V; tennis training

                    short/45m

1984        Into the Gap [Dee Trattman] c/V; concert film with the group 'Thompson Twins'/?m

1984        Body Double [Brian De Palma] c; addph (sex club seq); ph: Stephen H. Burum

1985        Iron Maiden: Live After Death [Jim Yukich] c/V; concert film/90m

1985        Invaders from Mars [Tobe Hooper] J-D-C Scope/c; 2uc: J. Michael McClary; sfx ph: Richard Rownak; optical ph: Jerry

                    Pooler

1985        Amazon Women on the Moon/Cheeseburger Film Sandwich [Joe Dante, John Landis, Carl Gottlieb, a.o.] b&w-c

1986        Population: One [René Daalder] c

1986        It's Alive III: Island of the Alive [Larry Cohen] c

1986        A Return to Salem's Lot [Larry Cohen] c; 2uc: J. Michael McClary

1987        Cyndi Lauper - Live in Paris [Andy Morahan] c/V; concert film/90m

1987        Hiding Out/Adult Education [Bob Giraldi] c

1987        Deadly Illusion/Love You to Death [William Tannen & Larry Cohen] c

1988        Collision Course [Lewis Teague] c; substitute doph; ph: Donald E. Thorin

1990        Truth or Dare/In Bed with Madonna [Alek Keshishian] b&w-c; doc/119m; doc ph Houston; ph: Robert Leacock; concert

                    ph: Toby Phillips

1990        Michael Jordan's Playground [Zack Snyder] c/V; sports video/43m

1992        Van Halen Live: Right Here, Right Now [Mitchell Sinoway] c/V; concert film/120m

1994        Rolling Stones - Live Voodoo Lounge [Jim Gable] c/V; official souvenir video/?m

1995        Bonnie Raitt - Road Tested [Jim Yukich] c/V; concert film/105m; also a PBS-tv music special (47m)

1997        Metallica: Cunning Stunts [Wayne Isham & Adam Dubin] c/V; concert film/130m; cph: David Hausen

1998        Usher Live [Antoine Fuqua] c/V; concert film/?m

2000        Mariah Carey - Rainbow Tour [Sanaa Hamri] unreleased concert film; songs released individually as music videos

2000        The Up in Smoke Tour [Phillip G. Atwell] c/V; concert film/119m; on DVD + behind-the-scenes footage shot on 16mm

2002        The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [Marcus Nispel] c; addph: Jeff Valeri

2003        National Treasure [Jon Turteltaub] s35/c; legend seq ph; ph: Caleb Deschanel

2005        Just My Luck [Donald Petrie] c; concert footage ph; ph: Dean Semler

2005        Captivity [Roland Joffé] s35/c; 2uc: Bruce L. Finn; addph: Antonio Zavala

2005        Pathfinder [Marcus Nispel] s35/c; uwph: Ian Seabrook

2006        AVPR: Alien vs. Predator - Requiem/AvP2 [Colin & Greg Strause] s35/c; 2uc: Joel Ransom; addph: James Hawkinson;

                    uwph: Ian Seabrook

2007        The Kings of Appletown [Robert Moresco] s35-to-35mm/c; 2uc: Peter Simonite

2008        Friday the 13th [Marcus Nispel] p/c; splinter unit ph (+ c.op 'b' cam): Don Reddy; uwph: Vance Holmes

2008        George Michael: Live in London [Andrew Morahan] c; concert film/134m

2009        The Obama Effect [Charles S. Dutton] c

2010        The Apparition [Todd Lincoln] c

1985        Phil Collins: No Jacket Required - Sold Out [Jim Yukich] mus special for HBO-tv

1987        Disney's Totally Minnie [Scot Garen] mus special/60m; cph: Richard Kooris

1991        Paul Reiser: 3½ Blocks from Home/Paul Reiser: Right on 14th Street [Jim Yukich] comedy perf special for

                    Showtime-tv/58m

1993        A Day in the Life of Country Music [exec prod: Ken Kragen] mus special for CBS-tv/120m; Dallas ph; other ph: Ed

                    Lachman (Fairfax), David Connell (Fort Worth), Anghel Decca (Nashville), a.o.; shot on one day (7 May)

1993        Here Is Mariah Carey/There's Only One Mariah Carey [Larry Jordan] mus Thanksgiving special for NBC-tv/60m;

                    expanded version on DVD as 'Mariah Carey - Here Is Mariah Carey'

1993        Trisha Yearwood: The Song Remembers When [Steve Purcell] mus special for the Disney Channel/60m

1993        Rolling Stone '93: The Year in Review [Joel Gallen & Pam Thomas] variety special for FOX-tv/60m; ph Cindy Crawford

                    seq; other ph: Crescenzo Notarile

1994        Reba! [Jon Small] mus special for NBC-tv/60m

1995        Mariah Carey [Larry Jordan] mus special for Fox-tv/60m

1998        When You Believe: Prince of Egypt [Mary Lambert] mus special for NBC-tv/60m; cph: Tony Molina

1999        Shania Twain: Come On Over [Larry Jordan] mus special for CBS-tv/60m

2004        Frankenstein [Marcus Nispel] tvm/s16-to-HD; originally prod as a pilot

1980        The Hearse [George Bowers] steadicam op; ph: Mori Kawa

1981        The BeastMaster [Don Coscarelli] 2nd c.op; ph: John Alcott

1986        Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder [Wayne Isham; concert film/100m] Louma crane op; ph: Marc Reshovsky

1989        The Who Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy [Larry Jordan; live tv broadcast/135m] Louma crane op

1992        The Cure Show [Aubrey Powell & Leroy Bennett; mus doc/96m] Louma crane op; ph: Jeff Zimmerman

1992        Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge [San Diego concert film 'Nowhere Left to Roam'-tour dir by Wayne Isham] Louma

                    crane op; ph: ?

1969        Rock 'n' Roll Nose [a: The Byrds; d: Daniel Pearl] + ed/prod

1982        Ice Cream for Crow [a: Captain Beefheart; d: Don Van Vliet & Ken Schreiber]

1982        It's Raining Again [a: Supertramp; d: Russell Mulcahy]

1983        Billie Jean [a: Michael Jackson; d: Steve Barron]

1983        Dancing with Myself [a: Billy Idol; d: Tobe Hooper]

1983        Every Breath You Take [a: The Police; d: Lol Creme] b&w

1983        Radio Free Europe [a: R.E.M.; d: Arthur Pierson]

1983        All Night Long [a: Lionel Richie; d: Bob Rafelson]

1984        This Woman [a: Kenny Rogers; d: Jay Dubin]

1984        Against All Odds [a: Phil Collins; d: Taylor Hackford]

1984        The Reflex [a: Duran Duran; d: Russell Mulcahy]

1984        Pride (Version 1) [a: U2; d: Donald Cammell] b&w

1984        Everyday [a: The Oak Ridge Boys; d: Daniel Pearl]

1984        Drive [a: The Cars; d: Timothy Hutton]

1984        Hot for Teacher [a: Van Halen; d: David Lee Roth & Pete Angelus]

1984        Relax (Version 4) [a: Frankie Goes to Hollywood; d: Brian De Palma]

1984        In the Midnight Hour [a: B.B. King; d: John Landis]

1985        We Don't Need Another Hero [a: Tina Turner; d: George Miller]

1986        The Edge of Heaven [a: Wham!; d: Andy Morahan]

1986        Where Did Your Heart Go? [a: Wham!; d: Andy Morahan & George Michael]

1986        Dancing on the Ceiling [a: Lionel Richie; d: Stanley Donen]

1987        With or Without You [a: U2; d: Meiert Avis]

1988        Lost in You [a: Rod Stewart; d: Jonathan Kaplan]

1989        The Best [a: Tina Turner; d: Lol Creme]

1989        I Want That Man [a: Deborah Harry; d: Mary Lambert]

1990        Almost Hear You Sigh [a: The Rolling Stones; d: Wayne Isham]

1990        Blaze of Glory [a: Jon Bon Jovi; d: Wayne Isham]

1991        Easy Come, Easy Go [a: Winger; d: Mark Rezyka]

1991        I Don't Wanna Cry [a: Mariah Carey; d: Larry Jordan]

1991        Poundcake [a: Van Halen; d: Andy Morahan]

1991        Runaround [a: Van Halen; d: Meiert Avis]

1991        Don't Cry [a: Guns N' Roses; d: Andy Morahan]

1991        Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me [a: George Michael & Elton John; d: Andy Morahan]

1992        I Can't Dance [a: Genesis; d: Jim Yukich]

1992        For Your Babies [a: Simply Red; d: Andy Morahan]

1992        Human Touch [a: Bruce Springsteen; d: Meiert Avis]

1992        Better Days [a: Bruce Springsteen; d: Meiert Avis]

1992        November Rain [a: Guns N' Roses; d: Andy Morahan] cph: Mike Southon

1992        Leap of Faith [a: Bruce Springsteen; d: Meiert Avis]

1993        I'd Do Anything for Love [a: Meat Loaf; d: Michael Bay]

1993        I Ain't Goin' Out Like That [a: Cypress Hill; d: F. Gary Gray]

1993        Hero [a: Mariah Carey; d: Larry Jordan]

1993        Estranged [a: Guns N' Roses; d: Andy Morahan]

1994        If I Only Knew [a: Tom Jones; d: Lol Creme]

1995        You Are Not Alone [a: Michael Jackson; d: Wayne Isham]

1995        One Sweet Day [a: Mariah Carey; d: Larry Jordan]

1997        Step by Step [a: Whitney Houston; d: Paul Hunter]

1997        Older [a: George Michael; d: Andy Morahan]

1997        4 Page Letter [a: Aaliyah; d: Daniel Pearl]

1997        Honey (Version 1) [a: Mariah Carey; d: Paul Hunter]

1997        Honey (Bad Boy remix) [a: Mariah Carey; d: Paul Hunter (seq Version 1) & Daniel Pearl (add seq)]

1997        Butterfly [a: Mariah Carey; d: Daniel Pearl]

1998        Heartbreak Hotel [a: Whitney Houston; d: Kevin Bray]

1998        You [a: Janet Jackson; d: David Mallet]

1998        Baila [a: Jennifer Lopez; d: Jim Gable]

1998        Miami [a: Will Smith; d: Wayne Isham]

1999        Take a Picture [a: Filter; d: David Meyers]

2000        She Bangs [a: Ricky Martin; d: Wayne Isham] 2uc: Pete Zuccari

2002        What About Us? [a: Brandy; d: Dave Meyers]

2002        That's How It's Gonna Be [a: Love Her; d: Erik White]

2002        Boys [a: Britney Spears; d: David Meyers]

2002        Alive [a: Jennifer Lopez; d: Jim Gable]

2003        One Heart [a: Céline Dion; d: Antti Jokinen]

2004        I Want You [a: Janet Jackson; d: Dave Meyers]

2005        I Ain't No Quitter [a: Shania Twain; d: Wayne Isham]

2005        Mississippi Girl [a: Faith Hill; d: Wayne Isham]

2006        Enough Cryin' [a: Mary J. Blige; d: Hype Williams]

2009        I Wanna Know What Love Is [a: Mariah Carey; d: Hype Williams]