MAXIMILIAN SCHMIGE | DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Maximilian Schmige is a cinematographer based out of Los Angeles and originally from Berlin Germany with German and Finnish roots. He grew up in the film industry and is the son of the well-known German screenplay writer Hartmann Schmige. He studied film history and film theory at UC Santa Barbara, cinematography at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, and was mentored by ASC cinematographer Karl-Walter Lindenlaub. He has over 15 years of industry experience with close to 200 aired episodes of television.  

His credits include the Saturn Award nominated sci-fi series Pandora on The CW, the award-winning documentary feature film Long Promised Road on Brian Wilson from The Beach Boys, unscripted TV shows such as for rapper Nelly, gospel singer and actors David and Tamela Mann, and the sports documentary film The US Olympic Scouting Camp for NBC Sports. He photographed 2nd unit for Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Cosmos TV Show, and additional photography on TV specials such as for Toby Keith and Dolly Parton. 

Music videos include top European artists such as Booba and Superbus that have collected over 150 million views on YouTube. He received a Berlin Music Video Award Nomination for Best Cinematography for Asaf Avidan’s Over Me Head video. 

His most recent feature film is Where Did the Adults Go?, a family drama directed by Academy Award nominated Courtney Marsh and starring Cary Cox, Amadeus Serafini, and Carson MacCormac. 

He has traveled to film across the US and international such as in Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, Greece, India, Jordan, Mexico, Malaysia, Norway, and Serbia. His work has been aired by NBC, CBS, The CW, National Geographics, Paramount Plus, BET, TV One, Fox, NBC Sports, and many more.