Brett Pawlak
- Camera
- October 25, 1982 · Castaic, California, USA
Biography
Brett Pawlak is an American cinematographer known for his work on independent and mainstream films. A frequent collaborator of director Destin Daniel Cretton, he gained recognition for his cinematography on Short Term 12 (2013), where he used handheld camerawork and natural lighting to create a realistic aesthetic. In 2016, he served as the cinematographer for the pilot episode of This Is Us, establishing the show's visual style. Pawlak later reunited with Cretton for Just Mercy (2019), which featured a character-driven cinematographic approach. In 2023, he was announced as the director of photography for Marvel Studios' Wonder Man. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brett Pawlak, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day · Cinematography
- Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man · Self
- He Bled Neon · Cinematography
- Wonder Man · Cinematography
- American Born Chinese · Cinematography
- A Jazzman's Blues · Cinematography
- Echoes · Cinematography
- NEXT · Cinematography
- The 24th · Cinematography
- Just Mercy · Cinematography
- Instant Family · Cinematography
- Life Itself · Cinematography
- End of the Line · Cinematography
- Unicorn Store · Cinematography
- The Glass Castle · Cinematography
- MDMA · Cinematography
- It's Been Like a Year · Cinematography
- All We Had · Cinematography
- Max Steel · Cinematography
- This Is Us · Cinematography
- REM · Additional Director of Photography
- The Meddler · Cinematography
- The Wannabe · Cinematography
- We Are Your Friends · Cinematography
- Maggie · Second Unit Director of Photography
- GirlHouse · Additional Director of Photography
- Hellion · Cinematography
- Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes · Self, Thanks
- Short Term 12 · Cinematography
- The Final Moments of Karl Brant · Cinematography
- I Am Not a Hipster · Cinematography
- Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn · Cinematography
- Pretty Tough · Cinematography
- Poker Run · First Assistant Camera
- Call Back · Camera Operator
- Short Term 12 · Cinematography
- Watercolors · Best Boy Grip, Dolly Grip
- A Simple Promise · Grip
- Passed the Door of Darkness · Dolly Grip
- Redrum · Grip
- Days of Darkness · Second Unit Director of Photography
- Ripple Effect · Key Grip
- Holla · Grip
- Markings · Assistant Camera
- The Loneliest Road in America · Camera Operator