Robert Dalva(1942-2023)

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Touching Home (2008)

Robert Dalva was born on 14 April 1942 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer and editor, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Jurassic Park III (2001). He was married to Marcia Smith. He died on 27 January 2023 in Marin County, California, USA.

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6.1

50 Years of Underwater Archaeological Research
Short
- Cinematographer (archival cinematography)
- 2023
Victory Over Darkness
9.2
- Cinematographer
- 2008
Send Word, Bear Mother
- Cinematographer
- 2001
Nash Bridges
6.8
TV Series
- director of photography
- 1999–2000
Carrier: Fortress at Sea
7.8
TV Movie
- Cinematographer
- 1995
The Great Eclipse
9.0
TV Movie
- Cinematographer
- 1992
Nova
8.7
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 1987

Trivia
Years before his editing career began, his wife got him a birthday present: a course at a driving school in Sonoma, California. Dalva gained a sharpened ability to concentrate, in his own words "focus on what was happening right in front of you." He credits this skill with aiding him in editing.

Quotes
I love directing. I wish I had done more. But I also love editing. I can't complain. I'm happy with both. Editing is an intricate look into all of these pieces, trying to put them together and tell a story. That's really what the magic is. But ultimately, editing is about storytelling.