Dan Mindel

Dan Mindel, , is the cinematographer for and under the direction of J.J. Abrams. Mindel worked with Abrams on several other projects: (2006), (2015), (2018), and (2019).
Born in South Africa and educated in Australia and Great Britain, Mindel began his career working as a camera loader for many years before he became an assistant cameraman on (1985, starring guest actress Meg Foster. He then moved to the United States and began working as a cameraman or photographer for director on several commercials and for the films (1990, featuring Miguel Ferrer), (1995), and (1996). He also worked in the same capacities with Tony's brother, , for (1991, featuring Christopher McDonald) and White Squall (1996, starring John Savage), as well as a number of commercials. 
In 1996, Ridley Scott selected Mindel to be Director of Photography for the second unit of (1997, featuring Jack Gwaltney). The following year, Tony Scott assigned Mindel as principal Director of Photography on (1998). Mindel later collaborated with Tony Scott as Director of Photography on (2001) and (2005). He was also cinematographer for such films as Shanghai Noon (2000), (2003, featuring Seymour Cassel), and The Skeleton Key (2005), and was an assistant photographer on (2002) and (2007).
Mindel has worked with Star Trek aerial photographer David Nowell on several other films. Most notably, Nowell was Mindell's Director of Aerial Photography on the films Enemy of the State, Domino, and Mission: Impossible III.
More recent projects as director of photography include (2012), (2012), and (2014, written and produced by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman).
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