Mikael Salomon facts for kids

Mikael Salomon (born 24 February 1945) is a talented person from Denmark. He works in movies and TV shows as a cinematographer, a director, and a producer. A cinematographer is like the head camera person, making sure everything looks great on screen. A director guides the actors and crew to tell the story. A producer helps manage the whole project.

Mikael Salomon started his career in Danish movies. Later, he moved to Hollywood in the late 1980s. There, he became famous and was even nominated for two Academy Awards. He has also directed many popular TV shows and movies, like Band of Brothers, Salem's Lot, and Rome. He has won important awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award.

About Mikael Salomon

Mikael Salomon was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He worked on many films in his home country as a cinematographer. He won awards there, like the Robert Award.

Moving to Hollywood

In the late 1980s, Mikael moved to Hollywood. His first big American movie was Torch Song Trilogy in 1988. It was a comedy-drama with famous actors like Harvey Fierstein and Matthew Broderick.

The next year, he worked on the science fiction movie The Abyss, directed by James Cameron. This movie was special because it helped create new ways to use computer-generated visual effects. Mikael had to use special cameras that could work underwater. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his amazing work on this film.

After The Abyss, Mikael Salomon worked on other big movies. These included Always, Backdraft, and Far and Away. He got to work with famous directors like Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard. For Backdraft, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

Becoming a Director

In 1993, Mikael Salomon directed his first movie, A Far Off Place. It was an adventure movie filmed in Namibia and Zimbabwe. Steven Spielberg suggested him for the job.

That same year, he started directing TV shows. He directed an episode of the science fiction series Space Rangers. In 1998, he directed Aftershock: Earthquake in New York, a TV miniseries that was nominated for an Emmy.

One of his most famous directing jobs was for Band of Brothers. This was a 10-part TV series about World War II, produced by Steven Spielberg. Mikael won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special for his work on this series. He also won a Christopher Award.

Since then, Mikael Salomon has directed over 35 TV shows and movies. These include miniseries like The Andromeda Strain and Coma.

Personal Life

Mikael Salomon has Jewish family on one side of his family.

What He Does

Mikael Salomon has worked on many projects in different roles.

As a Cinematographer

As a cinematographer, he is in charge of the cameras and lighting. He makes sure every shot looks good and helps tell the story visually. He worked on many films and TV shows as a cinematographer, especially earlier in his career. Some of these include:

• The Abyss (1989)
• Always (1989)
• Arachnophobia (1990)
• Backdraft (1991)
• Far and Away (1992)

As a Director

As a director, Mikael guides the actors and the film crew. He makes sure the story is told clearly and excitingly. He has directed many movies and TV shows, including:

• A Far Off Place (1993) - Film
• Hard Rain (1998) - Film
• Band of Brothers (2001) - Miniseries
• Salem's Lot (2004) - Miniseries
• Rome (2005) - TV series
• The Andromeda Strain (2008) - Miniseries
• Coma (2012) - Miniseries
• Falling Skies (2014) - TV series
• The Expanse (2017) - TV series

Awards and Recognitions

Mikael Salomon has received many awards and nominations for his work in film and television.

• He was nominated for two Academy Awards: one for Best Cinematography for The Abyss (1989) and another for Best Visual Effects for Backdraft (1991).
• He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special in 2001 for his directing on Band of Brothers.
• He also won a Christopher Award for Band of Brothers.
• He has been nominated for awards from the Directors Guild of America and the American Society of Cinematographers.

See also

In Spanish: Mikael Salomon para niños