James Michael Muro is an American BAFTA-nominated cinematographer and independent film director. He is known primarily for his Steadicam

Steadicam

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 work. In the late 1980s and 1990s he was James Cameron's Steadicam operator of choice, working on Cameron's hit movies The Abyss

The Abyss

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, Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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, True Lies

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and Titanic

Titanic (1997 film)

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.

He also did Steadicam and B-camera operating on Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

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's Academy Award-winning epic Dances with Wolves

Dances with Wolves

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, contributing to Director of Photography Dean Semler

Dean Semler

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's Oscar win for Best Cinematography. He has also worked on Kevin Costner's Open Range

Open Range

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, making his debut as a director of photography.

In 1986, Muro began his career by directing the low-budget cult horror movie Street Trash

Street Trash

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. He has gone on to direct several episodes of the TV series Southland

Southland (TV series)

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