Nancy Schreiber is an American cinematographer known for her work on Chain of Desire, Dead Beat, The Celluloid Closet, November, and The Nines.
Background
Nancy Schreiber was born on June 27, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan. Her mother was a docent and art dealer. Although her father died when she was young, he sparked Schreiber’s interest in film as he was into photography, mainly using 8mm and 16mm film.
Education
Schreiber studied at the University of Michigan, graduating with a dual degree in Psychology and History of Artist After she graduated, she took a two-month film course in New York, which was what started her film career.
Career
In an interview, Schreiber said that Lawrence of Arabia had the biggest influence on her when she was younger. During her time at university, she took some photography classes and ran the film society’s theatre in Ann Arbor. Nancy Schreiber’s first job was as a production assistant, which she got by replying to an ad in a newspaper.
By the end of the film shoot, she became a part of the electrical crew and was the best boy of the department.
After this, she began to work in the electrical department in many commercials and films. Her first job as a Director of Photography was for a low budget Western film.
As well as working on films and television shows, Schreiber has worked on music videos, including musicians like Aretha Franklin and Van Morrison. Many American and international cinematographers have influenced Schreiber, the main ones including Sven Nykvist, Vittorio Storaro, Eduardo Serra, and Emmanuel Lubezki.
During the 1990s, Schreiber was an adjunct professor at the American Film Institute and taught advanced cinematography.
Outside of these cinematographers, Rembrandt, Vincent Van Gogh, Ingmar Bergman, Sergei Eisenstein, and the French New Wave movement have influenced her. Schreiber has been on two film festival juries, the Sundance Dramatic Jury and the American Film Institute Film Festival Jury.
Membership
Schreiber became a member of NABET and was the first female gaffer to do southern In 1995, she became an official member of the American Society of Cinematographers and was the fourth women to join lieutenant