NICOLA PECORINI

Born: 10 August 1957, Milan, Italy.

Education: Scuole Civiche di Milano [Scuola di Cinema Televisione e Nuovi Media], Milan, Italy.

Career: Started as asst to fashion ph Oliviero Toscani in 1976. In May 1978, he moved to Switzerland to work as cameraman for Swiss TV. Attended Garrett Brown's Steadicam Workshop in April 1981 and became Steadicam op. In 1988, he and Garrett Brown founded the Steadicam Operators Association, Inc. [SOA].

Ph music videos, e.g. 'Riding With the King' [2000; a: Eric Clapton & B.B. King; d: Michael Haussman] & 'Pourtant' [2000; a: Vanessa Paradis; d: Richard Mudd (= Johnny Depp)]. Ph commercials dir by Andy Morahan [for Renault (Nov 1996)], John Woo [for Nike (Jan 1998)], Kinka Usher [for Smirnoff (April 2001)], Terry Gilliam ['The Secret Tournament' for Nike (Nov 2001)], Michael Haussman [for Suzuki (Aug 2004)], a.o.

Directed music videos, e.g. 'Dark Moon' [1993; a: Chris Isaak].

Appeared in the doc 'Lost In La Mancha [: The Un-Making of Don Quixote]' [2000, Keith Fulton & Louis Pepe; ph: Louis Pepe; 93m] about the unfinished film 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote'.

Married to actress Caroline Goodall.

Awards: San Sebastián IFF 'Best Cinematography Award' [2000] for 'Harrison's Flowers'; 'Genie' Award nom [2006] for 'Tideland'.

Website: Nicola Pecorini

1986        Opera/Terror at the Opera Dario Argento] s35/c; 2uc (+ 'b' cam op/Steadicam op); ph: Ronnie Taylor

1987        La partita/The Gamble [Carlo Vanzina] c; 2uc/2ud (+ 'b' cam op/Steadicam op); ph: Luigi Kuveiller

1989        Due occhi diabolici/Two Evil Eyes [Dario Argento & George A. Romero] c; 2uc/co-2ud (+ 'b' cam op/Steadicam op);

                    ph: Giuseppe Maccari & Peter Reniers

1990        The Doors [Oliver Stone] p/c; co-2uc/co-2ud (+ co-Steadicam op); ph: Robert Richardson

1992        Cliffhanger [Renny Harlin] p/c; co-2uc/co-2ud (+ c.op/Steadicam op); ph: Alex Thomson

1992        Little Buddha [Bernardo Bertolucci] p70/c; 2uc/2ud (+ Steadicam op); ph: Vittorio Storaro

1993        Only You/Him/Just in Time [Norman Jewison] c; 2uc (+ 'b' cam op/Steadicam op); ph: Sven Nykvist

1994        Death and the Maiden [Roman Polanski] c; 2uc/2ud (+ 'b' cam op/ Steadicam op); ph: Tonino Delli Colli

1995        Stealing Beauty/Io ballo da sola [Bernardo Bertolucci] s35/c; 2uc/2ud (+ 'b' cam op/Steadicam op); ph: Darius

                    Khondji

1996        Rhinoceros Hunting In Budapest [Michael Haussman] tvi/c; 2uc: Robert F. Smith

1996        The Brave [Johnny Depp] c; addph; ph: Vilko Filac

1997        Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas [Terry Gilliam] s35/c; + Steadicam op

1998        Titus [Julie Taymor] replaced after 3 weeks of shooting by Luciano Tovoli

1999        Rules of Engagement [William Friedkin] p+tvi/c; cph: William Fraker & Dariusz Wolski (started prod)

1999        Harrison's Flowers [Elie Chouraqui] s35/c; addph: Lucas Bielan; + co-Steadicam op

2000        The Man Who Killed Don Quixote [Terry Gilliam] prod shut down after 6 days shooting

2001        Poem - Ich setzte den Fuß in die Luft, und sie trug/Poem - I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me [Ralf

                    Schmerberg] b&w-c; 19 seg; ph seg 'Ode an die Freude' (cph: Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein); other ph: Darius Khondji, Franz

                    Lustig, Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein, Robby Müller, a.o.; filmed April 2000-April 2002

2002        The Order/The Sin Eater [Brian Helgeland] c

2002        Good Omens [Terry Gilliam] scheduled to start in March, but prod stalled

2003        The Brothers Grimm [Terry Gilliam] c; replaced as 1st unit doph by Newton Thomas Sigel, but credited as addph

1982        Il commissionario [Florestano Vancini; tvm] ?; ph: Claudio Cirillo; ep series 'Racconti italiani/10 registi italiani, 10

                    racconti italiani'

1982        La segnorina [Pasquale Squitieri; tvm] ?; ph: Eugenio Bentivoglio; ep series 'Racconti italiani/10 registi italiani, 10

                    racconti italiani'

1982        Tenebre/Tenebrae/Sotto gli occhi dell'assassino/Shadow/Under the Eyes of the Assassin/Unsane [Dario

                    Argento] Steadicam op; ph: Luciano Tovoli

1982        Un'avventura a Campo de' Fiori [Luigi Magni; tvm] ?; ph: Arturo Zavattini

1982        Live [Bruno Bigoni & Kiko Stella] ?; ph: Fabio Cirifino

1982        Neil Young in Berlin [Michael Lindsay-Hogg; concert film] Steadicam op; ph: various

1983        Claretta/Claretta Petacci [Pasquale Squitieri] Steadicam op; ph: Eugenio Bentivoglio

1983        Lui è peggio di me [Enrico Oldoini] Steadicam op; ph: Alessandro D'Eva

1983        Phenomena/Creepers [Dario Argento] Steadicam op; ph: Romano Albani

1983        Ladyhawke [Richard Donner] Steadicam op; ph: Vittorio Storaro

1984        Un delitto [Salvatore Nocita; tvm] ?; ph: Blasco Giurato

1984        Rosso di sera [Beppe Cino] ?; ph: Adolfo Bartoli

1984        Anche lei fumava il sigaro/Giobbe/Solo per amore [Alessandro Di Robilant] c.op; ph: David Scott

1984        Survivors: The Blues Today [Robert Schwartz & Cork Marcheschi; concert film] Steadicam op; ph: Eric F. Young

1985        La piovra 2 [Florestano Vancini; 5-part tv-miniseries] ?; ph: Nino Celeste

1985        Sotto il vestito niente/Nothing Underneath [Carlo Vanzina] ?; ph: Giuseppe Maccari

1985        Minaccia d'amore/Ragno gelido/Dial Help [Ruggero Deodato] ?; ph: Renato Tafuri

1985        Ishtar [Elaine May] Steadicam op; ph: Vittorio Storaro

1986        Via Montenapoleone [Carlo Vanzina] ?; ph: Luigi Kuveiller

1986        Opera/Terror at the Opera Dario Argento] 'b' cam op/Steadicam op (+ 2uc); ph: Ronnie Taylor

1986        Nasty Hero [Nick Barwood; tvm] ?; ph: Oliver Wood

1986        The Last Emperor [Bernardo Bertolucci] Steadicam op; ph: Vittorio Storaro

1987        Paul Simon - Graceland: The African Concert [Michael Lindsay-Hogg; concert film] Steadicam op

1987        La partita/The Gamble [Carlo Vanzina] 'b' cam op/Steadicam op (+ 2uc/2ud); ph: Luigi Kuveiller

1987        Rent-a-Cop [Jerry London] Steadicam op; ph: Giuseppe Rotunno

1988        Miss Firecracker [Thomas Schlamme] Steadicam op; ph: Arthur Albert

1988        La chiesa/The Church/Cathedral of Demons/Demons 3 [Michele Soavi] 'b' cam op/Steadicam op; ph: Renato Tafuri

1988        La piovra 4 [Luigi Perelli; 6-part tv-miniseries] ?; ph: Nino Celeste

1988        Mery per sempre/Forever Mary [Marco Risi] ?; ph: Mauro Marchetti

1988        Bye bye chaperon rouge/Bye Bye, Red Riding Hood/Piroska és a farkas [Márta Mészáros] Steadicam op; ph:

                    Thomas Vámos

1989        Tempo di uccidere/Time to Kill/The Short Cut [Giuliano Montaldo] 'b' cam op/Steadicam op; ph: Blasco Giurato

1989        Il sole anche di notte/Night Sun/Sunshine Even by Night [Paolo & Vittorio Taviani] Steadicam op; ph: Giuseppe

                    Lanci

1989        Due occhi diabolici/Two Evil Eyes [Dario Argento & George A. Romero] 'b' cam op/Steadicam op (+ 2uc/co-2ud; ph:

                    Giuseppe Maccari & Peter Reniers

1989        The Comfort of Strangers/Cortesie per gli ospiti [Paul Schrader] Steadicam op; ph: Dante Spinotti

1989        Stanno tutti bene/Everybody's Fine [Giuseppe Tornatore] ?; ph: Blasco Giurato

1989        Max et Jérémie/Max and Jeremy [Claire Devers] Steadicam op; ph: Bruno de Keyzer

1989        Donna d'onore/Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride/Bride of Violence [Stuart Margolin; 2-part tvm] Steadicam op;

                    ph: Ennio Guarnieri

1989        In nome del popolo sovrano/In the Name of the Sovereign People [Luigi Magni] ?; ph: Giuseppe Lanci & Roberto

                    D'Ettorre Piazzoli

1989        Verso sera [Francesco Archibugi] ?; ph: Paolo Carnera

1989        The Sheltering Sky [Bernardo Bertolucci] 'b' cam op/Steadicam op; ph: Vittorio Storaro

1989        La putain du roi/The King's Whore/Die Hure des Königs [Axel Corti] Steadicam op; ph: Gernot Roll

1990        The Doors [Oliver Stone] co-Steadicam op (+ co-2uc/co-2ud); ph: Robert Richardson

1990        La condanna/The Condemnation/The Conviction [Marco Bellocchio] ?; ph: Giuseppe Lanci

1990        The Inner Circle/Il proiezionista [Andrei Konchalovsky] Steadicam op; ph: Ennio Guarnieri

1990        La setta/Demons 4/The Devil's Daughter/The Sect [Michele Soavi] co-Steadicam op; ph: Raffaele Mertes

1990        Back in the U.S.S.R. [Deran Sarafian] c.op/Steadicam op; ph: Yuri Neyman

1990        La villa del venerdì/Husbands and Lovers/In Excess [Mauro Bolognini] ?; ph: Giuseppe Lanci

1991        Piedipiatti/Cops [Carlo Vanzina] ?; ph: Luigi Kuveiller

1991        Lunes de fiel/Bitter Moon [Roman Polanski] c.op/Steadicam op; ph: Tonino Delli Colli

1991        Nel continente nero [Marco Risi] ?; ph: Mauro Marchetti

1992        La soif de l'or [Gérard Oury] ?; ph: Tonino Delli Colli

1992        Cliffhanger [Renny Harlin] c.op/Steadicam op (+ co-2uc/co-2ud); ph: Alex Thomson

1992        Little Buddha [Bernardo Bertolucci] Steadicam op (+ 2uc/2ud); ph: Vittorio Storaro

1993        Profil bas [Claude Zidi] c.op; ph: François Catonné

1993        Mario und der Zauberer [Klaus Maria Brandauer] Steadicam op; ph: Lajos Koltai

1993        La cité de la peur, une comédie familiale [Alain Berbérian] ?; ph: Laurent Dailland

1993        Only You/Him/Just in Time [Norman Jewison] 'b' cam op/Steadicam op (+ 2uc); ph: Sven Nykvist

1994        Death and the Maiden [Roman Polanski] 'b' cam op/Steadicam op (+ 2uc/2ud); ph: Tonino Delli Colli

1994        Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long [Thomas Schlamme; tvm] c.op; ph: Alexander Gruszynski

1994        French Kiss/Paris Match [Lawrence Kasdan] 'b' cam op/Steadicam op; ph: Owen Roizman

1994        Cutthroat Island [Renny Harlin] c.op Malta/Steadicam op; ph: Peter Levy & Oliver Wood

1995        The American President [Rob Reiner] 'b' cam op/Steadicam op; ph: John Seale

1995        Stealing Beauty/Io ballo da sola [Bernardo Bertolucci] 'b' cam op/Steadicam op (+ 2uc/2ud); ph: Darius Khondji

1996        Beverly Hills Ninja [Dennis Dugan] c.op; ph: Arthur Albert

1996        Bulworth [Warren Beatty] c.op/Steadicam op; ph: Vittorio Storaro