Name Witold Sobocinski Children Piotr Sobocinski | Role Cinematographer Music group Melomani (1958) | |
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Grandchildren Piotr Sobocinski, Michal Sobocinski, Marysia Sobocinska Awards Polish Academy Life Achievement Award Movies The Promised Land, The Hourglass Sanatorium, The Wedding, Frantic, Everything for Sale Similar People Piotr Sobocinski, Edward Klosinski, Wojciech Jerzy Has, Andrzej Wajda, Andrzej Kostenko | ||
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Witold Sobocinski ([ˈvitɔlt sɔbɔˈt͡ɕiɲskʲi]; born 15 October 1929 in the town of Ozorków near Łódź) is a Polish cinematographer, academic teacher as well as former jazz musician. Sobocinski is a graduate of the renowned National Film School in Łódź, while in college, he was a member of the pioneer jazz band Melomani, in which he played the drums.
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After graduation, he worked with Polish Television and Film Studios Czolowka, as a cameraman. In 1967 he debuted as a cinematographer. Sobocinski cooperated with several notable directors, including Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Zanussi and Roman Polanski. Since 1980, he has been a lecturer at the Film School in Łódź. Sobocinski was awarded several prizes, he also co-produced a number of notable movies.
His son Piotr Sobociński (1958-2001) was also a renowned cinematographer.
Selected filmography
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Baby - You're Driving Me Crazy
Drums Boogie
Royal Garden Blues