MAURO FIORE

MAURO FIORE ASC

Born: 15 November 1964, Marzi, Calabria, Italy. His family moved to the USA in 1971.

Education: Columbia College [CC], Chicago [classmate of Janusz Kaminski].

Career: 'Fiore and Janusz Kaminski began their association with a simple phone call. Following film school, Kaminski had relocated to California to attend the American Film Institute and - as fate would have it - began working as a gaffer for B-movie producer Roger Corman. At the time, Fiore had been trekking around Europe and was searching for a foothold into the film industry. He quickly sped out to Hollywood to join Kaminski as his roommate and key grip on Corman productions. As Kaminski ascended to his position as Steven Spielberg's director of photography, Fiore proceeded to assist him as gaffer and second-unit cinematographer. "Obviously, Janusz could have selected any cinematographer in the world to shoot his directing debut ['Lost Souls']," says Fiore. "The main reason he chose me was because we have a professional and personal relationship which goes back 15 years. When you know someone that long, there's a shorthand that exists. It's a rapid communication that frees people up to take chances and do their very best work."' [From article by David Geffner.]

Ph commercials. Ph music videos dir by E. Elias Merhige ['The Heinrich Maneuver'; a: Interpol], a.o.

Member of the ASC since 2005.

Married to costume des Christine Vollmer since 2000.

Awards: DVD Exclusive Awards 'Premiere Award' nom [2003; shared] for 'Highway'; 'Oscar' AA [2009], ASC Film Award nom [2009] & BAFTA Film Award nom [2009] for 'Avatar'.

FILMS
1986	Automaton [David Bazant & Jeff Economy] b&w; cph: J. Economy
1989	All the Love in the World [Daniel Curran] 16mm/b&w; 2uc (+ gaffer); ph: Janusz Kaminski
1990	The Terror Within II [Andrew Stevens] c; 2uc; ph: Janusz Kaminski
1992	Trouble Bound [Jeffrey Reiner] c; 2uc Arizona (+ c.op 1st unit); ph: Janusz Kaminski
1993	Drag [Mark Pavia] b&w; short/40m
1993	Love, Cheat & Steal [William Curran] c; co-addph; ph: Kent Wakeford
1994	Dominion [Michael Kehoe] c; addph: Martin J. Layton
1995	Soldier Boyz [Louis Morneau] c; 2uc: Matthew Libatique
1995	Breaking Up [Robert Greenwald] c
1995	An Occasional Hell [Salome Breziner] c
1995	The Rock [Michael Bay] s35/c; addph; ph: John Schwartzman
1996	The Digital Island of Aa. Natural Aquatic Projector [Jeffrey Wisniewski] c; exp video as part of installation in Münster, Germany
1996	The Lost World: Jurassic Park [Steven Spielberg] 35mm (+ 70bu)/c; uncred 2uc; ph: Janusz Kaminski
1997	Amistad [Steven Spielberg] c; uncred 2uc; ph: Janusz Kaminski
1997	Love from Ground Zero [Stephen Grynberg] c
1997	Armageddon [Michael Bay] p (+ 70bu)/c; 2uc; ph: John Schwartzman
1998	Billboard Dad [Alan Metter] c/V
1998	Lost Souls [Janusz Kaminski] s35/c; 2uc: Irek Hartowicz; aph: Larry Blanford
1999	Highway [James Cox] s35/c; cph: Michel Amathieu
1999	Get Carter [Stephen T. Kay] s35/c; 2uc: Igor Meglic
2000	The Center of the World [Wayne Wang] mdv+DigiBeta-to-35mm/c
2000	Driven/Champs [Renny Harlin] s35/c; 2uc: David Mahlmann & Igor Meglic

[Right] with dir Antoine Fuqua - "Training Day"

2001	Training Day [Antoine Fuqua] Hawk Scope/c; 2uc: Chuck Cohen & Igor Meglic
2002	Tears of the Sun/Hostile Rescue [Antoine Fuqua] p/c; addph: Keith Solomon
2002	Ticker [Joe Carnahan] MultiVision 235/c; short/9m; 2uc: Larry Blanford; ep of internet film series 'The Hire' for carmaker BMW
2003	Jumbo Girl [Daniel Curran] c; short/30m; addph; ph: Janusz Kaminski
*2004*	Mission: Impossible III [Joe Carnahan] scheduled as doph, but film was ph by Daniel Mindel & dir by J.J. Abrams in 2005
2004	The Island [Michael Bay] p/c; 2uc: Mitchell Amundsen; aph: Douglas Holgate & (add) John Marzano; uwph: Pete Romano; vfx ph: Kim Marks
2005	The Call [Antoine Fuqua] c; comm short/11m; 2uc: Stefano Falivene; for Pirelli Tires

[Left] with set lighting tech Mike Lyon - "Smokin' Aces"

Photo by Mike Tolochko

2005	Smokin' Aces [Joe Carnahan] s35/c; 2uc: Larry Blanford
2006	The Kingdom [Peter Berg] HD (Genesis)+s35-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc: Larry Blanford (uncred) & Paul Hughen
*2007*	Bunny Lake Is Missing [Joe Carnahan] scheduled for April start; remake of film (1965, Otto Preminger; ph: Denys Coop); prod cancelled
2007	Avatar [James Cameron] HD (Sony F23, F950 & HDC-1500)+Pace Fusion 3D-to-35mm scope (2-D) (+ IMAX-70bu [3-D] & D-Cinema [also 3-D version])/c; 2uc: Richard Bluck; Los Angeles ph: Vince Pace
2009	The A-Team [Joe Carnahan] p+s35+HD (Genesis)-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc: Larry Blanford; miniature ph: Tony Cutrono; aph: Phil Pastuhov
2010	Real Steel [Shawn Levy] HD (Sony F35)-to-35mm scope (+ IMAX-70bu & D-Cinema)/c; aph: David B. Nowell
2010	The Black Mamba [Robert Rodriguez] HD (ARRI ALEXA + Phantom HD)/c; comm short/6m; for Nike Sportswear
2012	Runner Runner [Brad Furman] s35 (+ D-Cinema)/c; Princeton ph: Stuart Dryburgh; ph Costa Rica: Christian Herrera; splinter unit ph: Raphy Molinary Machado & PJ López; aph: Michael Kelem
*2012*	Leningrad [Giuseppe Tornatore] pre-production (in development since 2003); cph: Aseem Bajaj; scheduled to start filming in December; status unknown
2013	The Equalizer [Antoine Fuqua] HD (ARRI ALEXA Plus 4:3/p)-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc: Lukasz Jogalla; aph: Brian Heller
2014	Southpaw [Antoine Fuqua] HD (ARRI ALEXA XT Plus + Phantom Flex + Silicon Imaging SI-2K Mini)+RED Epic Dragon-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/c
2015	The Magnificent Seven [Antoine Fuqua] p/c; 2uc: Lukasz Jogalla; remake of 'Shichinin no samurai/Seven Samurai/The Magnificent Seven' (1953, Akira Kurosawa; ph: Asakazu Nakai)
2016	Eat Together [Michael Clowater] c; comm short/2m30s; for Crave More & Canada 150
2017	Dark Phoenix/X-Men: Dark Phoenix [Simon Kinberg] HD (ARRI ALEXA XT/p)-to-D-Cinema (scope [also 3-D version])/c; 2uc: Josh Bleibtreu

TELEVISION & INTERNET
1996	Tracey Takes On... [10 ep dir by various] 48-part series, 1996-99; 2nd season, 1997
1997	Tracey Takes On... [7 ep dir by various] 3rd season, 1998; see 1996
2006	Faceless [Joe Carnahan] pilot/HD (Genesis)-to-35mm; for FOX-tv
2015	Chris Tucker Live [Phil Joanou] stand-up comedy special/92m/HD; filmed May 9 at the Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia; for Netflix

MISCELLANEOUS
1986	Lisa [Karen Erbach; short] sound; ph: Janusz Kaminski; prod CC
19??	Distance [Greg Lalazarian] gaffer; ph: Phedon Papamichael; released in 2003
1987	Not of This Earth [Jim Wynorski] key grip; ph: Zoran Hochstätter
1988	Saturday the 14th Strikes Back [Howard R. Cohen] key grip; ph: Levie Isaacks
1988	The Return of Swamp Thing [Jim Wynorski] dolly grip; ph: Zoran Hochstätter
1988	Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II [Charles B. Griffith] key grip; ph: Geza Sinkovics
1988	Stripped to Kill II [: Live Girls] [Katt Shea] key grip; ph: Phedon Papamichael
1988	Far from Home [Meiert Avis] key grip; ph: Paul Elliott
1988	Grim Prairie Tales/Hellbent [Wayne Coe] gaffer (The Four Stories + Morrison and Farley Shoot); ph: Janusz Kaminski
1989	[Edgar Allan Poe's] Masque of the Red Death [Larry Brand] key grip; ph: Edward J. Pei
1989	After Midnight [Ken & Jim Wheat] key grip; ph: Phedon Papamichael
1989	Watchers II [Thierry Notz] key grip; ph: Edward Pei
1989	All the Love in the World [Daniel Curran] gaffer (+ 2uc); ph: Janusz Kaminski
1990	Corporate Affairs [Terence H. Winkless] gaffer; ph: Richard Gale
1990	The Rain Killer [Ken Stein] gaffer; ph: Janusz Kaminski
1990	Pyrates [Noah Stern] gaffer; ph: Janusz Kaminski
1990	One False Move [Carl Franklin] gaffer 2u; 2uc: Janusz Kaminski; ph: James L. Carter
1991	976-EVIL II: The Astral Factor [Jim Wynorski] gaffer; ph: Zoran Hochstätter
1991	vanilla ICE - cool as ICE [David Kellogg] chief lighting tech; ph: Janusz Kaminski
1991	Poison Ivy [Katt Shea Ruben] gaffer addph; addph: Rodrigo García; ph: Phedon Papamichael
1991	Wildflower [Diane Keaton; tvm] gaffer; ph: Janusz Kaminski
1992	Class of '61 [Gregory Hoblit; tvm] chief lighting tech; ph: Janusz Kaminski
1992	Mi vida loca/My Crazy Life [Allison Anders] c.op 'b' cam; ph: Rodrigo García
1992	Trouble Bound [Jeffrey Reiner] c.op (+ 2uc Arizona); ph: Janusz Kaminski
1992	The Adventures of Huck Finn [Stephen Sommers] c.op; ph: Janusz Kaminski
1993	Schindler's List [Steven Spielberg] gaffer; ph: Janusz Kaminski
1993	Tall Tale [: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill] [Jeremiah Chechik] chief lighting tech; ph: Janusz Kaminski
1994	Little Giants [Duwayne Dunham] 'b' cam op; ph: Janusz Kaminski