Christopher Blauvelt
American cinematographer
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Christopher Blauvelt is an American cinematographer, and a third generation film craftsman.
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Career
Blauvelt started his career in the camera and electrical department under cinematographers Harris Savides, Christopher Doyle and Lance Acord.
He continued to work with cinematographer and mentor Savides until his sudden death from brain cancer.[1][2]
Filmography
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Meek's Cutoff | Kelly Reichardt | |
| 2012 | Nobody Walks | Ry Russo-Young | |
| The Discoverers | Justin Schwarz | ||
| 2013 | The Bling Ring | Sofia Coppola | With Harris Savides |
| Max Rose | Daniel Noah | ||
| Night Moves | Kelly Reichardt | ||
| The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby | Ned Benson | ||
| 2014 | Low Down | Jeff Preiss | |
| How and Why | Charlie Kaufman | TV movie[3] | |
| 2015 | I Am Michael | Justin Kelly | |
| Sweet Kandy | Nicholas Peate | ||
| 2016 | Indignation | James Schamus | |
| Certain Women | Kelly Reichardt | ||
| 2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Gus Van Sant | |
| State Like Sleep | Meredith Danluck | ||
| Mid90s | Jonah Hill | ||
| 2019 | The Dead Ones | Jeremy Kasten | |
| First Cow | Kelly Reichardt | ||
| 2020 | Emma. | Autumn de Wilde | |
| 2022 | Warm Blood | Rick Charnoski | Also executive producer |
| Showing Up | Kelly Reichardt | ||
| What Remains | Ran Huang | ||
| 2023 | May December | Todd Haynes | |
| 2025 | Hot Milk | Rebecca Lenkiewicz | With Si Bell |
| The Mastermind | Kelly Reichardt |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Stutz | Jonah Hill | |
| 2023 | Ignore Heroes - The True Sounds of Liberty | Jack Grisham | With Kenneth Vatan-Woodall |
| 2026 | IPI | Yasmin Hed |
Music video
Cinematographer
| Year | Title | Artist | Director | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Pennywhistle" | ALOKE | Jack Patrick | |
| 2013 | "Stay" | Tiny Hearts | Justin Kelly | |
| "Glory to the World" | El Perro Del Mar | Emily De Groot | ||
| "Working Class Hero" | Green Day | Samuel Bayer | ||
| "Underdog" | Turin Brakes | Sophie Muller | ||
| 2016 | "Dark Necessities" | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Olivia Wilde | [4] |
Director
Awards
For his work on Meek's Cutoff, Blauvelt earned an ICP Nomination, and best cinematography at the Valladolid International Film Festival for Night Moves.
In 2012, Variety hailed him as a "Cinematographer to Watch".[7] In 2013, Indiewire also listed him as a "Cinematographer to Watch".[8]
In 2014, Blauvelt won the Dramatic Cinematography award at the Sundance Film Festival, for Low Down.
