Vittorio Storaro facts for kids
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Vittorio Storaro
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Storaro at Cannes in 2001
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| Born | 24 June 1940 |
| Education | Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia |
| Years active | 1960–2023 |
| Organization | American Society of Cinematographers Associazione Italiana Autori della Fotografia Cinematografica |
Vittorio Storaro, born on June 24, 1940, is a very famous Italian cinematographer. A cinematographer is the person in charge of how a movie looks. They decide on the lighting, camera angles, and colors. Many people think he is one of the best and most important cinematographers ever.
Over 50 years, he has worked with many well-known directors. These include Bernardo Bertolucci, Francis Ford Coppola, Warren Beatty, and Woody Allen. Storaro is one of only three living people to have won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography three times.
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Early Life and Learning
Vittorio Storaro was born in Rome, Italy. His father worked as a film projectionist, showing movies.
Vittorio started learning about photography when he was just 11 years old. When he turned 18, he went to a special film school in Italy. There, he studied cinematography formally.
His Amazing Career
Storaro has a special way of thinking about movies. He is inspired by a theory of colors from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. This theory talks about how different colors can make people feel certain emotions. It also explains how colors change the way we see things.
Working with Famous Directors
Storaro first worked with director Bernardo Bertolucci on the film The Conformist in 1970. He also worked on Dario Argento's first movie, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, in the same year.
His first American movie was Apocalypse Now (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola. For this film, Storaro won his first Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
He won two more Academy Awards in the 1980s. One was for Warren Beatty's movie Reds (1981). The other was for Bertolucci's film The Last Emperor (1987).
His Ideas and New Ways
In 2002, Storaro started writing a series of books. These books explain his ideas about cinematography.
He also worked on a TV show in 2010. It was a co-production between BBC and an Italian TV company. They filmed Verdi's opera Rigoletto.
Even though he mostly used film cameras, he tried something new in 2016. Woody Allen's movie Café Society was Storaro's first movie shot using digital cameras.
In 2017, Storaro received the George Eastman Award. This award honors people who have made great contributions to film.
With his son Fabrizio, he created a system called Univisium. This system aimed to make all movies, both for theaters and TV, have the same screen shape. This idea has not become widely used.
His Personal Style
Storaro is known for his stylish and unique way of dressing. Director Francis Ford Coppola once joked about him. He said Storaro could fall into mud in a white suit and still not get dirty. This shows how neat and particular Storaro is.
Movies He Filmed
Vittorio Storaro has worked on many feature films, documentaries, and TV shows. Here are some of his notable works:
Feature Films
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 1970 | The Bird with the Crystal Plumage | Dario Argento | |
| 1970 | The Conformist | Bernardo Bertolucci | |
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now | Francis Ford Coppola | Won Academy Award |
| 1981 | Reds | Warren Beatty | Won Academy Award |
| 1987 | The Last Emperor | Bernardo Bertolucci | Won Academy Award |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Warren Beatty | Nominated for Academy Award |
| 2016 | Café Society | Woody Allen | First digital film |
| 2023 | Coup de chance | Woody Allen |
Documentaries and TV Shows
Storaro also worked on several documentary films and TV series. These include:
- Flamenco (1995), a documentary directed by Carlos Saura.
- Peter the Great (1986), a TV miniseries.
- Frank Herbert's Dune (2000), a TV miniseries for which he won an Emmy Award.
Awards and Honors
Vittorio Storaro has won many important awards for his work.
Academy Awards
He has won three Academy Awards, also known as Oscars, for Best Cinematography.
| Year | Title | Result |
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| 1980 | Apocalypse Now | Won |
| 1982 | Reds | Won |
| 1988 | The Last Emperor | Won |
| 1991 | Dick Tracy | Nominated |
Other Major Awards
- British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA): He won a BAFTA for The Sheltering Sky in 1991.
- American Society of Cinematographers (ASC): He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the ASC in 2001.
- European Film Awards: He won for Best Cinematography for Goya en Burdeos in 2000.
- Primetime Emmy Awards: He won an Emmy for Frank Herbert's Dune in 2001.
- Cannes Film Festival: He won the Technical Grand Prize for Tango, no me dejes nunca in 1998.
- International Film Festival of India: He received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.
- George Eastman Award: He was honored with this award in 2017.
- Goya Awards: He won a Goya Award for Goya en Burdeos in 2000.
See also
In Spanish: Vittorio Storaro para niños
