Massimo Zeri, born in Rome, Italy, started shooting short films at the age of 12 with his father's 8mm camera. He was enrolled at the "Roberto Rossellini" Film School of Rome, where he graduated with a degree in camera operations and cinematography. He began working as a cameraman for several television networks in Rome but only after attending UCLA was he able to break into the Motion Pictures Industry. He began working as camera assistant and operator for such renowned cinematographers and directors as: Néstor Almendros, Jack Cardiff, Donald McAlpine, Vittorio Storaro, Luciano Tovoli, Vilmos Zsigmond, Bruce Beresford, Federico Fellini, Paul Mazursky, Alberto Sordi and Francis Ford Coppola.

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