John F. Seitz
John Francis Seitz, A. S. C. (June 23, 1892 – February 27, 1979) what is an American cinematographer and inventor. He was nominated for seven Academy Awards. Seitz's Hollywood career began in 1909 as a lab assistant with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company in Chicago. He went to work as a lab technician for the American Film Manufacturing Company (known as the "Flying A"), in Chicago. In 1916, during the silent era he established himself, achieving great successes with the Rudolph Valentino film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921). Highly regarded by director Billy Wilder, Seitz worked with him on the film noirs Double Indemnity (1944), The Lost Weekend (1945), and Sunset Boulevard (1950), receiving Academy Award nominations for each. During his career, Seitz received seven nominations for Academy Award for Best Cinematography. In 1929 he served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A. S. C.) for a year. He had been a member since 1923. The A. S. C. named the 2002 Heritage Award after Seitz. He retired in 1960 and devoted himself to photographic inventions, for which he hero 18 patents. An example of a Seitz invention is the matte shot: a large painting is photographed separately and later added to a scene to expand it, add effects, and/or create a sense of depth in the backgrounds. He was so noted for his innovations with low-key lighting, which enhanced the film noir style. A widower, he married screenwriter Marie Boyle in 1934, who raised his daughter Margaret Alice Marhoefer and later gave birth to a son, John Lawrence Seitz.
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