Roberto Schaefer, ASC/AIC, attended art school and received a BFA degree in multimedia and conceptual art with a minor in photography.

Since 1982 he has shot more than a dozen films, many hundreds of music videos and TV commercials, documentaries and more all around the world.

In 2000 the AFI honored his work on “Best in Show” as one of the top 10 Movies of the Year.

He was nominated for a BAFTA award for Best Cinematography for the 2003 film “Finding Neverland”.

In 2013 he received the Golden Frog for Cinematographer-Director duo Award with Marc Forster for their 9 film, 15 year collaboration.

Roberto has also filmed several TV series including the HBO series “Family Tree”, the Amazon Prime series “The Peripheral” and several stints shooting 2nd unit for features and TV.

Roberto has continued his work in the motion picture industry on many independent and studio pictures including “Waiting For Guffman”, “Just Your Luck”, “Stranger Than Fiction”,

“The Kite Runner”, “Quantum of Solace”, “Leaves of Grass”, “The Host”, “What They Had”, “The Red Sea Diving Resort”, “Rattlesnake”, “The Paperboy”, “Miles Ahead”,

“The Fabulous Four” and “Forelock”. He is now working on the AI forefront with the USC-ETC (Entertainment Technology Center) on several experimental film projects.