Jacques Haitkin(1950-2023)
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Every horror film buff will recognize the name Jacques Haitkin. He
photographed the features A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984), as well as
Part II of that series and The Hidden, all considered to be classics of
this genre. His imagination and skill at helping the director "put
every dollar on the screen" has earned him an enviable reputation as a
master craftsmen, one able to give the independent genre film the look
of the high-budget blockbuster. He has worked with many of the top
directors in this arena, most notably, Wes Craven, who Haitkin
collaborated with on 3 projects. In the over 70 films and television
movies Mr. Haitkin has D.P.'ed, he has worked with stars such as
Melanie Griffith, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eric Roberts, Mario Van
Peebles, James Earl Jones, Lara Flynn Boyle, Jon Lovitz and Kathleen
Quinlan - to mention only a few. He was the director of photography on
Buried Alive (1990/II) (TV), the USA cable network feature debut of
Frank Darabont, an Oscar-nominated director. Mr. Haitkin is a graduate
of the NYU Film School and was awarded a fellowship in cinematography
at the American Film Institute when he submitted along with director
Martin Brest, their award-winning short, Hot Dogs for Gauguin (1972),
which starred the then-unknown Danny DeVito.
