Caleb Deschanel

[Image:CalebDeschanelSpiderwickChronicles.jpg|thumb|right|Deschanel on the set of The Spiderwick Chronicles, April 2007]
Joseph Caleb Deschanel is an American cinematographer and director of film and television. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography six times. He is also a member of the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress, representing the American Society of Cinematographers.
He has been married to actress Mary Jo Deschanel since 1972, with whom he has two daughters, actresses Emily and Zooey Deschanel.

Early life and professional education

Deschanel was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Ann Ward and Paul Jules Deschanel. His father was French, from Oullins, Rhône, and his mother was American. Deschanel was raised in his mother's Quaker religion.
He enrolled in Severn School for his high school. He attended Johns Hopkins University from 1962 to 1966, where he met Walter Murch, with whom he staged "happenings," including one in which Murch sat down and ate an apple for an audience. Murch graduated a year ahead of him and encouraged Deschanel to follow him to the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, where he graduated in 1968. During this time, Deschanel was a member of a band of film students called "The Dirty Dozen;" this group attracted attention from the Hollywood system. Following his graduation, he attended the American Film Institute (AFI) Conservatory and graduated in 1969 as a member of its first class.

Deschanel graduated from the AFT Conversatory in 1969. In 1972, he married actress Mary Jo Weir. They have two daughters, actresses Emily and Zooey. In 1984, he was invited to join the American Society of Cinematographers.

FilmThe Escape Artist Crusoe
Music videoRhythm of My Heart for Rod Stewart
Television

Year	Title	Episode
1990-91	Twin Peaks	"Realization Time"
1990-91	Twin Peaks	"Drive with a Dead Girl"
1990-91	Twin Peaks	"The Black Widow"
2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	"41 Shots"
2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	"Bang & Blame"
2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	"Day"
2006	Conviction	"Savasana"
2006	Conviction	"Madness"
2007	Bones	"The Glowing Bones in the Old Stone House"