James Michael Muro, Jr. (born March 14, 1966) is an American BAFTA
Award-nominated cinematographer and director. He is known primarily
for his Steadicam work. In the late 1980s and 1990s, he was James
Cameron's Steadicam operator of choice, working on Cameron's hit films
The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, True Lies, and Titanic.
Throughout his career, he has been credited as Jimmy Muro, James Muro,
Jim Muro, and J. Michael Muro.Muro also did Steadicam and B-camera
operating on Kevin Costner's Academy Award-winning epic Dances with
Wolves, contributing to cinematographer Dean Semler's win of the
Academy Award for Best Cinematography. He has also worked on Costner's
Open Range, making his debut as a director of photography.In 1986,
Muro began his career by directing the low-budget cult horror movie
Street Trash. He has gone on to direct several episodes of the Warner
Bros. Television series Southland.
Award-nominated cinematographer and director. He is known primarily
for his Steadicam work. In the late 1980s and 1990s, he was James
Cameron's Steadicam operator of choice, working on Cameron's hit films
The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, True Lies, and Titanic.
Throughout his career, he has been credited as Jimmy Muro, James Muro,
Jim Muro, and J. Michael Muro.Muro also did Steadicam and B-camera
operating on Kevin Costner's Academy Award-winning epic Dances with
Wolves, contributing to cinematographer Dean Semler's win of the
Academy Award for Best Cinematography. He has also worked on Costner's
Open Range, making his debut as a director of photography.In 1986,
Muro began his career by directing the low-budget cult horror movie
Street Trash. He has gone on to direct several episodes of the Warner
Bros. Television series Southland.
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