Witold Sobocinski is a Polish cinematographer, academic teacher as well as former jazz musician. Sobocinski is a graduate of the renowned National Film School in Åódź, while in college, he was a member of the pioneer jazz band Melomani, in which he played the drums.
After graduation, he worked with Polish Television and Film Studios Czolowka, as a cameraman. In 1967 he debuted as a cinematographer. Sobocinski cooperated with several notable directors, including Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Zanussi and Roman Polanski. Since 1980, he has been a lecturer at the Film School in Åódź . Sobocinski was awarded several prizes, he also co-produced a number of notable movies, including:
The Wedding
The Hour-Glass Sanatorium
The Promised Land
Pirates
Frantic
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