Claudio Miranda
Claudio Miranda, () is a Chilean cinematographer best known as the Academy Award-winning director of photography on Ang Lee's film "Life of Pi" and as the director of photography on David Fincher's film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", the first entirely digitally filmed movie nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography and an American Society of Cinematographers Award. He is also known for his collaborations with American director Joseph Kosinski. He is the second Chilean person to win an Academy Award. Career. Miranda first worked with David Fincher in 1995 as a gaffer on  Seven. He performed the same role on "The Game" and "Fight Club" before becoming an additional photographer on "Zodiac". He carried on Fincher's previous use of the Thomson Viper FilmStream Camera on "Zodiac" when filming "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". Recently, he has become known for his collaborations with American director Joseph Kosinski, acting as cinematographer in all of his movies. Personal life. Miranda was born in Santiago to a Chilean father and a Danish mother. When he was 1, he and his family emigrated to the United States.