Cannes Film Festival Best Artistic Contribution Award "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters" 1985
2000 Directed and served as cinematographer on "Via Dolorosa", a film adaptation of David Hare's stage monologue
1999 Was the director of photography on "For Love of the Game"
1998 Shot "Living Out Loud"
1997 Was cinematographer on the Oscar-nominated Best Picture "As Good As It Gets"
1994 Shot "Nobody's Fool", directed by Robert Benton
1993 Was director of photography on the comedy "Groundhog Day" and the thriller "In the Line of Fire"
1992 Was an interviewee for the documentary "Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography"
1991 Feature directorial debut, "The Search For Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe", starring Lily Tomlin; also served as director of photography
1988 Again collaborated with Lawrence Kasdan on "The Accidental Tourist"
1987 Shot "Light of Day", directed by Schrader
1987 Was visual consultant on Norman Mailer's directorial effort "Tough Guys Don't Dance"
1985 Served as cinematographer on Schrader's "Mishima"
1985 Collaborated again with Kasdan on the revisionist Western "Silverado"
1984 Returned as instructor at the AFI (Los Angeles)
1983 First collaboration with director Lawrence Kasdan, "The Big Chill"
1982 Was instructor at the American Film Institute (Los Angeles)
1982 Reteamed with Schrader on the remake of "Cat People"
1980 First collaboration with Paul Schrader, "American Gigolo"
1980 Shot the Oscar-winning Best Picture "Ordinary People", directed by Robert Redford
1979 Served as cinematographer for the cult film "Winter Kills"
1978 Reteamed with Arthur for "The Mafu Cage"
1975 Initial work with director Karen Arthur, "Legacy"
1972 First film as director of photography, "Premonition"
Raised in California