Ben Kutchins is an American cinematographer.
Biography
Kutchins started his career with an internship at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), rising to production assistant. Next he studied film at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, then shot about 60 short films in two years, before working on indie films and was then hired to shoot the film Veronica Mars followed by the Amazon series, Mozart in the Jungle.
He has been nominated twice for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) for his work on Ozark, in 2018 and 2020.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Bomb the System | Adam Bhala Lough | |
| 2004 | The Best Thief in the World | Jacob Kornbluth | |
| 2005 | Waterborne | Ben Rekhi | |
| 2007 | The Fifth Patient | Amir Mann | |
| 2008 | Harrison Montgomery | Daniel Davila | |
| 2010 | Holy Rollers | Kevin Asch | |
| Ashes | Ajay Naidu | ||
| 2011 | The Art of Getting By | Gavin Wiesen | |
| 2012 | Why Stop Now | Phil Dorling Ron Nyswaner |
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| 2013 | Lucky Them | Megan Griffiths | |
| 2014 | Brahmin Bulls | Mahesh Pailoor | |
| Veronica Mars | Rob Thomas | ||
| The Longest Week | Peter Glanz | ||
| 2015 | Ten Thousand Saints | Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini |
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| Sleeping with Other People | Leslye Headland | ||
| 2017 | Crown Heights | Matt Ruskin | |
| 2019 | Photograph | Ritesh Batra | With Tim Gillis |
| Jexi | Jon Lucas Scott Moore |
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| 2020 | Clouds | Justin Baldoni | |
| 2023 | Boston Strangler | Matt Ruskin |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Sp!t | Rotimi Rainwater | With Frank Navas |
| 2011 | Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon | Stephen C. Mitchell | With Ari Issler |
| Dig It! | Danny Clinch | With David Homcy | |
| 2015 | Soaked in Bleach | Benjamin Statler | |
| 2021 | Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell | Emmett Malloy |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | POV | Katie Galloway Po Kutchins |
Episode "Prison Town, USA" |
| 2014 | Mozart in the Jungle | Paul Weitz Bart Freundlich Daisy von Scherler Mayer Tricia Brock Roman Coppola Adam Brooks Daryl Wein |
Season 1 |
| 2015 | Happyish | Ken Kwapis Gail Mancuso Ken Whittingham Andrew McCarthy Jesse Peretz |
All 10 episodes |
| 2017-2020 | Ozark | Daniel Sackheim Ellen Kuras Jason Bateman Phil Abraham Ben Semanoff |
14 episodes |
| 2018 | The Dangerous Book for Boys | Greg Mottola Luke Matheny Todd Biermann Ken Kwapis |
All 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Legion | Dana Gonzales | Episode "Chapter 26" |
| 2021 | The White Lotus | Mike White | Season 1 |
References
- ^ Friedman, Illya (September 21, 2020). "Ben Kutchins, Emmy-nominated cinematographer of Ozark, on creating the look of the show, working with Jason Bateman, the Veronica Mars movie, Mozart in the Jungle". Cam Noir. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- Grobar, Matt (August 20, 2018). "'Ozark' Cinematographer Ben Kutchins Wades Into Highly Cinematic, Extremely Dark Realism With Netflix Crime Drama".
- "The White Lotus Cinematographer Ben Kutchins Exposes the Darkness and Light Amidst Hawaii's Natural Beauty". Below the Line. July 30, 2021.