Louie Schwartzberg

Louie Schwartzberg (born February 21, 1950) is an American director, producer, and cinematographer. Schwartzberg is recognized as a pioneer in high-end time-lapse cinematography.[1] Schwartzberg is the only cinematographer in the world who has been shooting time-lapse film 24 hours a day, 7 days a week continuously for over three decades. Schwartzberg is a visual artist who focuses on connections between humans and the subtleties of nature and environment.[2]

Louie Schwartzberg
Born (1950-02-21) February 21, 1950
Brooklyn, New York
Alma materUCLA Film School
OccupationFilm director, cinematographer
Known forBeing a pioneer in time-lapse cinematography

Early life and education

Schwartzberg grew up in Brooklyn, and his parents were Holocaust survivors.[3] He graduated from UCLA Film School with an MFA in the early seventies.[1] Schwartzberg chaired and served as executive director of the Action! Vote Coalition and served on the board of the Earth Communications Office and the Environmental Media Association. He is a member of both the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences.

Career

Schwartzberg is credited by many with pioneering the contemporary stock footage industry by founding Energy Film Library, a global company, which was acquired by Getty Images in 1997.

In 2012 completed Wings of Life, a documentary feature for Disneynature, narrated by Meryl Streep. It won Best Theatrical Program at the Jackson Hole Science Media Awards 2012, and also won a Best Cinematography Roscar Award. The film reveals the fragile relationship between flowers and their pollination partners.

In November, 2013 Mysteries of the Unseen World, a 3D-IMAX film with National Geographic was released in theaters worldwide. The film is a journey into invisible worlds that are too slow, too fast, too small and too vast for the human eye to see.[3]

In 2013, Schwartzberg founded Moving Art™ to showcase High Definition 2D & 3D motion pictures featuring nature, cityscapes and visual effects. Louie's library of content is shot in 4K and available in High Definition. Schwartzberg also founded the large format film company, BlackLight Films, featuring content such as documentaries and children’s programming. Projects include America's Heart and Soul a story of Americans who are remarkable in their everyday lives, for Walt Disney Pictures; “America!,” a 26-episode half-hour series for The Hallmark Channel; and “Chasing the Light,” a one-hour documentary that aired on PBS.

On April 6, 2014, he appeared in an interview with Oprah Winfrey on Super Soul Sunday (OWN TV) episode titled, The World Beyond What We Can See.[4] For Netflix, he also made the series called Moving Art with six topics; flowers, forests, oceans, deserts, underwater and waterfalls. The seventh topic about mushrooms will soon be released and so far, seven more topics about Koh Samui, Iceland, Africa, Angkor Wat, whales and dolphins, Big Sur and the Galapagos are added on Netflix with the first six.

Speaking engagements

Schwartzberg is active in the TED community, having spoken in 2011 at the following: TEDxSoCal, TEDxSF and TEDxJacksonhole, TEDxSMU, and TED Vancouver in March 2014.[5] He has delivered speeches at NASA, Global Spa and Wellness Summit, The Nantucket Project and Bioneers. His YouTube videos have collected over 30 million views.

Filmography
YearMovie TitleRoleNotes
2019 Fantastic Fungi Director[6]
2019Moving ArtDirectorSeason 3
2015Moving Art: WaterfallsDirector
2015Moving Art: UnderwaterExecutive producer
2014A World of SolutionsDirector
2014What's PossibleDirector
20144 original documentaries for Netflix: Moving Art
  • Flowers
  • Forests
  • Oceans
  • Deserts
 Director
2013Mysteries of the Unseen WorldDirector
2012DisneyNature: Wings of LifeDirector
2007The Bourne Ultimatum
2006Chasing the Light
2005Syriana
2004Disney presents America's Heart and SoulDirector[7]
2004Crash
2002Men in Black IIadditional cinematography
2002Stuart Little 2additional cinematography
2000Erin Brockovichadditional cinematography
2000America! for Hallmark Channel
1999Any Given Sundayadditional cinematography
1999American Beauty
1998Sex and the City
1996Jerry Maguire
1996Twister
1996Independence Day
1992Oceans of Air for Discovery Channel
1988Vice VersaVisual Effects Supervisor
1985The Heavenly Kidvisual effects
1984The Ice Piratestime lapse photography
1984The Glitter Dometime lapse photography
1983The Jupiter Menacetime lapse photography
1982E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982Koyaanisqatsitime lapse photography
1980The Final Countdowntime lapse photography
1980Altered Statestime lapse photography
1980Xanadutime lapse photography
1977Aliens from Spaceship Earth

Bibliography
YearTitlePublisher
2004America's Heart and SoulBlack Light Films
2013A Good Day: A Gift of GratitudeSterling Ethos

Awards
Year Award Nominated work
2014NASA Exploring Leadership Colloquium: Award of Honor
2014Jackson Hole Science Media AwardsIMMERSIVE IMAX 3D
2014Dimension 3 Festival: Best 4K Film
2014NAPPC Pollinator Protector Award
2013AwareGuide Editor's Choice for Top Transformational Film of the YearWings of Life
2013AwareGuide Inspiration AwardWings of Life
2012Best Theatrical Program at the Jackson Hole Science Media AwardsWings of Life
2011Wild Talk Africa Roscar AwardWings of Life
2005Movieguide Awards Best Film DocumentaryAmerica's Heart and Soul
2005Movieguide Awards 10 Best Movies of 2004 for FamiliesAmerica's Heart and Soul
2004Top 70 Cinematographers, On Film Kodak Salute Series
2001Hallmark Entertainment Telly AwardsAmerica!
1994ClioPublic Service Earth Communications Office “The Power of One”
1994ClioPublic Service Earth Communications Office “Connections”
1994The Mobius AwardThe Power of One
1992Emmy nominatedDiscovery Channel: Oceans of Air
1992Telly AwardWe’ll Amaze You
1990Gold Promax MedallionThe Spirit of Hampton Roads
1989International Monitor Award for Best Paint Film Design“America" for Baskin-Robbins

Louie has won two Clio Awards for Best Environmental Public Service Spots, an Emmy nomination for Best Cinematography for the Discovery Channel special Oceans of Air, and the Heartland Film Festival's Truly Moving Picture Award for Walt Disney Pictures’ release, America’s Heart and Soul. Louie was recognized as one of the top 70 Cinematographers for the On Film Kodak Salute Series. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

References
  1. http://contributors.gettyimages.com/article.asp?article_id=636
  2. Louie Schwartzberg at IMDb
  3. Sonia Harmon (April 5, 2014). "Viewing Nature's Beauty Through a New Lens". National Geographic, News Watch. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  4. "Oprah and Louie Schwartzberg: The World Beyond What We Can See". Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  5. "Louie Schwartzberg : Speaker". TED. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  6. "Fantastic Fungi - Movie Trailers - iTunes". trailers.apple.com. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  7. America's Heart and Soul at IMDb
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