James Neihouse
Encyclopedia
James Lawson Neihouse is a United States
cinematographer
who has been involved with many of the most successful IMAX
and IMAX 3D films to date.
. He graduated from Paris High School in 1973 and received his bachelors degree from Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, California
in 1976.
He was the director of photography on the first IMAX
film to be nominated for an Academy Award - The Eruption of Mount St. Helens!
which was nominated for Best Documentary Short
in 1980.
Neihouse has trained more than 120 NASA
astronauts and 10 Russian cosmonauts on 20 space shuttle
flights to film in space aboard the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
who has been involved with many of the most successful IMAX
IMAX
IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of proprietary cinema projection standards created by the Canadian company IMAX Corporation. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems...
and IMAX 3D films to date.
Early life
Neihouse was born in Paris, ArkansasParis, Arkansas
Paris is a city in Logan County, Arkansas, United States, and serves as the county seat for the northern district of Logan County; its southern district counterpart is Booneville. The population was 3,707 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
. He graduated from Paris High School in 1973 and received his bachelors degree from Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
in 1976.
He was the director of photography on the first IMAX
IMAX
IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of proprietary cinema projection standards created by the Canadian company IMAX Corporation. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems...
film to be nominated for an Academy Award - The Eruption of Mount St. Helens!
The Eruption of Mount St. Helens!
The Eruption of Mount St. Helens! is a 1980 short documentary film directed by George Casey. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short....
which was nominated for Best Documentary Short
Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
This is a list of films by year that have received an Oscar together with the other nominations for best documentary short subject. Following the Academy's practice, the year listed for each film is the year of release: the awards are announced and presented early in the following year.-1940s:*1941...
in 1980.
Neihouse has trained more than 120 NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
astronauts and 10 Russian cosmonauts on 20 space shuttle
Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle was a manned orbital rocket and spacecraft system operated by NASA on 135 missions from 1981 to 2011. The system combined rocket launch, orbital spacecraft, and re-entry spaceplane with modular add-ons...
flights to film in space aboard the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
.
Awards
- Silver Snoopy - 2001, presented by the Astronauts for outstanding contributions to mission safety and success.
- Best Cinematography Award for his work on the IMAX 3D film Space Station 3DSpace Station 3DSpace Station 3D is a 2002 documentary film about the International Space Station. It is the first IMAX 3D production filmed in space. It is narrated by Tom Cruise. The "flat" version was titled simply Space Station....
, 2002.
- NASA Group Achievement Award - for "providing innovative solutions, demonstrating the ability to overcome technical and logistical obstacles, and ensuring a complete commitment to achieving success" International Space Station, Phase I and II, July, 2003
- Distinguished Alumni Award Alumni Association of Brooks Institute, 2008.
- NASA Group Achievement Award - for "outstanding accomplishment" Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space TelescopeThe Hubble Space Telescope is a space telescope that was carried into orbit by a Space Shuttle in 1990 and remains in operation. A 2.4 meter aperture telescope in low Earth orbit, Hubble's four main instruments observe in the near ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared...
repair mission STS-125, May, 2009
- Best Cinematography Award for his work on the IMAX 3D film Hubble 3DHubble 3DHubble 3D, also known as IMAX: Hubble 3D, is a 2010 documentary film about the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission.-Content:"Through the power of IMAX 3D, Hubble 3D will enable movie-goers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings, and...
, 2010.
Filmography
- Hubble 3DHubble 3DHubble 3D, also known as IMAX: Hubble 3D, is a 2010 documentary film about the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission.-Content:"Through the power of IMAX 3D, Hubble 3D will enable movie-goers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings, and...
- NASCAR 3D
- Forces of Nature (IMAX)
- Roving MarsRoving MarsRoving Mars is an IMAX documentary film about the development, launch, and operation of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. The film uses few actual photographs from Mars, opting to use computer generated animation based on the photographs and data from the rovers and other Mars...
- Space Station 3DSpace Station 3DSpace Station 3D is a 2002 documentary film about the International Space Station. It is the first IMAX 3D production filmed in space. It is narrated by Tom Cruise. The "flat" version was titled simply Space Station....
- Pulse: A Stomp OdysseyPulse: A Stomp OdysseyPulse: A Stomp Odyssey is a 2002 short documentary film inspired by the Theatrical Production Stomp. The film begins with the members of "Stomp" pounding out a beat from the windows and fire escapes from several floors of a rundown NYC apartment building and proceeds with brief segments, cut...
- Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees
- Bears
- Ocean Oasis
- India, Kingdom of the Tiger
- Michael Jordan to the MaxMichael Jordan to the MaxMichael Jordan to the Max is an American documentary released in IMAX in 2000. The film is about the life and career of basketball player Michael Jordan, focusing mainly on him during the 1998 NBA Playoffs...
- Olympic Glory
- Mexico
- L5, First City In Space
- Whales
- Destiny in SpaceDestiny in SpaceDestiny in Space is a 70mm American documentary film released to IMAX cinemas in 1994. The film is directed in part by Academy Award-winning sound designer Ben Burtt, and is narrated by Leonard Nimoy....
- Mission To MIR
- Blue PlanetBlue Planet (film)Blue Planet is an IMAX film directed by Ben Burtt, and produced by the IMAX Space Technology corporation for the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, as well as Lockheed Corporation...
- Rolling Stones At The MAX
- The Dream Is AliveThe Dream Is AliveThe Dream is Alive is an IMAX movie, released in June 1985, about NASA's Space Shuttle program. The film was narrated by Walter Cronkite, and directed by Graeme Ferguson.-Synopsis:...
- Arkansas: Center of Attraction
- The Eruption of Mount St. Helens!The Eruption of Mount St. Helens!The Eruption of Mount St. Helens! is a 1980 short documentary film directed by George Casey. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short....
- Race The Wind
- Hail Columbia
- To Be An Astronaut
- On The Wing
- Darwin On The Galapagos
External links
- http://alumni.brooks.edu/
- http://movies.nytimes.com/person/192417/James-Neihouse/filmography