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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.
Married to costume des Christine Vollmer since 2000. Member of the ASC since 2005.
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 |
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1986 |
Automaton [David Bazant & Jeff Economy] b&w; cph: J. Economy |
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1989 |
All the Love in the World [Daniel Curran] 16mm/b&w; 2uc (+ gaffer); ph: Janusz Kaminski |
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1990 |
The Terror Within II [Andrew Stevens] c; 2uc; ph: Janusz Kaminski |
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1992 |
Trouble Bound [Jeffrey Reiner] c; 2uc (+ c.op); ph: Janusz Kaminski |
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1993 |
Drag [Mark Pavia] b&w; short/40m |
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1993 |
Love, Cheat & Steal [William Curran] c; co-addph; ph: Kent Wakeford |
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1994 |
Dominion [Michael Kehoe] c; addph: Martin J. Layton |
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1995 |
Soldier Boyz [Louis Morneau] c; 2uc: Matthew Libatique |
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1995 |
Breaking Up [Robert Greenwald] c |
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1995 |
An Occasional Hell [Salome Breziner] c |
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1995 |
The Rock [Michael Bay] s35/c; addph; ph: John Schwartzman |
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1996 |
The Digital Island of Aa. Natural Aquatic Projector [Jeffrey Wisniewski] c; exp video as part of installation in Münster, Germany |
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1996 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park [Steven Spielberg] 35mm & 70bu/c; uncred 2uc; ph: Janusz Kaminski |
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1997 |
Amistad [Steven Spielberg] c; uncred 2uc; ph: Janusz Kaminski |
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1997 |
Love from Ground Zero [Stephen Grynberg] c |
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1997 |
Armageddon [Michael Bay] p (35mm & 70bu)/c; 2uc; ph: John Schwartzman |
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1998 |
Billboard Dad [Alan Metter] c |
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1998 |
Lost Souls [Janusz Kaminski] s35/c; 2uc: Irek Hartowicz; aph: Larry Blanford |
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1999 |
Highway [James Cox] s35/c; cph: Michel Amathieu |
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1999 |
Get Carter [Stephen T. Kay] s35/c; 2uc: Igor Meglic |
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2000 |
The Center of the World [Wayne Wang] mdv+DigiBeta-to-35mm/c |
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2000 |
Driven/Champs [Renny Harlin] s35/c; 2uc: David Mahlmann & Igor Meglic |
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2001 |
Training Day [Antoine Fuqua] Hawk Scope/c; 2uc: Chuck Cohen & Igor Meglic |
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2002 |
Tears of the Sun/Hostile Rescue [Antoine Fuqua] p/c; addph: Keith Solomon |
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2002 |
Ticker [Joe Carnahan] MultiVision 235/c; short/9m; 2uc: Larry Blanford; ep of internet film series 'The Hire' for carmaker BMW |
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2003 |
Jumbo Girl [Daniel Curran] c; short/30m; addph; ph: Janusz Kaminski |
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2004 |
The Island [Michael Bay] p/c; 2uc: Mitchell Amundsen; aph: Douglas Holgate & (add) John Marzano; uwph: Pete Romano; vfx ph: Kim Marks |
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2005 |
Mission: Impossible III [Joe Carnahan] scheduled as doph, but film was ph by Daniel Mindel & dir by J.J. Abrams |
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2005 |
The Call [Antoine Fuqua] c; comm short/11m; 2uc: Stefano Falivene; for Pirelli Tires |
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[Left] with set lighting tech Mike Lyon - "Smokin' Aces" Photo by Mike Tolochko |
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2005 |
Smokin' Aces [Joe Carnahan] s35/c; 2uc: Larry Blanford |
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2006 |
The Kingdom [Peter Berg] HD+35mm-to-s35/c; 2uc: Larry Blanford (uncred) & Paul Hughen |
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2007 |
Bunny Lake Is Missing [Joe Carnahan] scheduled for April start; remake of film (1965, Otto Preminger; ph: Denys Coop); status unknown |
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2007 |
Avatar [James Cameron] HD+Pace Fusion 3D-to-35mm scope (2D) & D-Cinema (3D)/c; 2uc: Richard Bluck; Los Angeles ph: Vince Pace |
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2009 |
The A-Team [Joe Carnahan] p+s35+HD-to-35mm scope & D-Cinema/c; 2uc: Larry Blanford |
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2010 |
Real Steel [Shawn Levy] HD-to-35mm scope/c; aph: David B. Nowell |
TELEVISION |
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1996 |
Tracey Takes On... [10 ep dir by various] 48-part series, 1996-99; 2nd season, 1997 |
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1997 |
Tracey Takes On... [7 ep dir by various] 3rd season, 1998; see 1996 |
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2006 |
Faceless [Joe Carnahan] pilot/HD |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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1986 |
Lisa [Karen Erbach; short] sound; ph: Janusz Kaminski; prod CC |
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19?? |
Distance [Greg Lalazarian] gaffer; ph: Phedon Papamichael |
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1988 |
Saturday the 14th Strikes Back [Howard R. Cohen] key grip; ph: Levie Isaacks |
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1988 |
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II [Charles B. Griffith] key grip; ph: Geza Sinkovics |
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1988 |
Stripped to Kill II [: Live Girls] [Katt Shea] key grip; ph: Phedon Papamichael |
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1988 |
Far from Home [Meiert Avis] key grip; ph: Paul Elliott |
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1988 |
Grim Prairie Tales/Hellbent [Wayne Coe] co-key grip; ph: Janusz Kaminski |
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1989 |
[Edgar Allan Poe's] Masque of the Red Death [Larry Brand] key grip; ph: Edward J. Pei |
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1989 |
After Midnight [Ken & Jim Wheat] key grip; ph: Phedon Papamichael |
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1989 |
All the Love in the World [Daniel Curran] gaffer (+ 2uc); ph: Janusz Kaminski |
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1990 |
Corporate Affairs [Terence H. Winkless] gaffer; ph: Richard Gale |
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1990 |
The Rain Killer [Ken Stein] gaffer; ph: Janusz Kaminski |
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1990 |
Pyrates [Noah Stern] gaffer; ph: Janusz Kaminski |
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1990 |
One False Move [Carl Franklin] gaffer 2u; 2uc: Janusz Kaminski; ph: James L. Carter |
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1991 |
976-EVIL II: The Astral Factor [Jim Wynorski] gaffer; ph: Zoran Hochstätter |
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1991 |
Cool as Ice [David Kellogg] chief lighting tech; ph: Janusz Kaminski |
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1991 |
Poison Ivy [Katt Shea] gaffer addph; addph: Rodrigo García; ph: Phedon Papamichael |
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1991 |
Wildflower [Diane Keaton; tvm] gaffer; ph: Janusz Kaminski |
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1992 |
Class of '61 [Gregory Hoblit; tvm] chief lighting tech; ph: Janusz Kaminski |
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1992 |
Mi vida loca/My Crazy Life [Allison Anders] c.op 'b' cam; ph: Rodrigo García |
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1992 |
Trouble Bound [Jeffrey Reiner] c.op (+ 2uc); ph: Janusz Kaminski |
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1992 |
The Adventures of Huck Finn [Stephen Sommers] c.op; ph: Janusz Kaminski |
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1993 |
Schindler's List [Steven Spielberg] gaffer; ph: Janusz Kaminski |
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1993 |
Tall Tale [: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill] [Jeremiah Chechik] chief lighting tech; ph: Janusz Kaminski |