
Person
Karl Herrmann
Camera
Biography
Karl got his start in the film business, traveling the globe shooting ski films for famed ski film producer Warren Miller. This brought him to Hollywood, where he got a job as the assistant to Oscar-winning VFX cameraman Wally Gentleman BSC (2001: A Space Odyssey), working on Francis Ford Coppola's One From The Heart. When the project finished, he was offered a job at Industrial Light & Magic (Lucasfilm) working on 'E.T.' and the 'Return of the Jedi.' 'The Right Stuff' followed and led to a long list of Hollywood movies, including, more recently, 'I, ROBOT'. Mixed in with the feature film work, Karl lent his cinematic skills to hit television fare such as 'Touched by an Angel' and 'Dawson's Creek'. He currently splits his time between movie assignments and sharing his knowledge as a university professor.
Known for

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Camera Production Assistant

Jennifer's Body
"B" Camera Operator

Special Unit 2
Director of Photography

Freddy vs. Jason
Second Unit Director of Photography

The Fog
Second Unit Director of Photography

Case 39
Camera Operator

Ramona and Beezus
Camera Operator

Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
"B" Camera Operator

Life or Something Like It
Second Unit Director of Photography

Dinner in America
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2024The Absence of EdenProducer
- 2020Dinner in AmericaExecutive Producer
- 2015The UnspokenCamera Operator
- 2015Harvest Moon"B" Camera Operator
- 2011Rise of the DamnedCinematography
- 2010Ramona and BeezusCamera Operator
- 2010Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' BallSecond Unit Director of Photography
- 2009Jennifer's Body"B" Camera Operator
- 2009Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins"B" Camera Operator
- 2009Case 39Camera Operator
- 2007Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the DarkDirector of Photography
- 2005The FogSecond Unit Director of Photography
- 2004The Last RideDirector of Photography
- 2004Notes From The Space Time ContinuumDirector of Photography
- 2003Freddy vs. JasonSecond Unit Director of Photography
- 2002Life or Something Like ItSecond Unit Director of Photography
- 2001Special Unit 2Director of Photography
- 2001For Love of OliviaDirector of Photography
- 2001Missing PiecesDirector of Photography
- 2000The Ultimate Christmas PresentDirector of Photography
- 2000The Color of Love: Jacey's StoryDirector of Photography
- 1999If You BelieveDirector of Photography
- 1999Funny ValentinesDirector of Photography
- 1997Perfect BodyDirector of Photography
- 1996A Kiss So DeadlyDirector of Photography
- 1996Our Son, the MatchmakerDirector of Photography
- 1996America's DreamDirector of Photography
- 1982E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialCamera Production Assistant
- 1982One from the HeartVisual Effects Camera
- —The ProcessProducer
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