About
An interview from the 2015 Band Pro Open House in Burbank, California with James Neihouse, ASC and Randy Wedick of Band Pro Film & Digital. James has been actively involved in motion picture production since his 1976 graduation from the prestigious Brooks Institute. As one of the leading IMAX cinematographers, he has traveled the world shooting some of the most popular films ever made in the format. James has experience in all aspects of film production, and the passion to get the job done. Since that time he has worked on more than 35 IMAX films, seven of which have been shot in space in association with NASA. He was the first recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Alumni Association of Brooks Institute in 2008.
He received the award for Best Cinematography from the Giant Screen Cinema Association for Space Station 3D (2002), and for Hubble 3D (2010). He received the Silver Snoopy Award, presented by the NASA Astronauts for outstanding contributions to mission safety and success (2001), and two NASA Group Achievement Awards for IMAX and IMAX 3D projects. In 2014 he was invited to join The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Cinematography Branch.
His credits also include The Eruption of Mount St. Helens! (the first Imax project nominated for an Academy Award), Mission to Mir, Blue Planet, Michael Jordan to the Max, NASCAR: The Imax Experience, Ocean Oasis and Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees.
In 2010, he and four collaborators were honored with an Advanced Imaging Society Gold Award for the development of the Imax 30-perf single-strip 65mm 3-D camera. (The other recipients were Leo Baljet, Colin Gardiner, John Shaw and William Shaw.) In 2015, Cinematographer James Neihouse has joined The American Society of Cinemtographers as an active member.
In this interview Randy & James talk about shooting for IMAX, new cameras, lenses & more.
