"Just Like Heaven" [2004]

               

 STEVE ADCOCK

Born: 1961, Leicester, UK, as Steve G. 'Addy' Adcock.

Career: Went to the USA in 1986. Worked with Panavision in the rental and prep departments for two years. After leaving Panavision he went to work as a c.asst. Became doph on music videos and independent features in 1992. He continued to work on the camera crew for 'A' pictures and TV between his work as doph.

Ph PSA's dir by Jeff Goldsmith ['Cancer Cash'], a.o. Ph commercials for Geico Motorcycle, Nikon, Taco Bell, a.o.

Was ph insert unit on some ep of the tv-series 'Without a Trace' [2002-09] and 'Castle'.

Awards: DVD Premiere Award nom [2002] for 'Escape to Grizzly Mountain'.

Website: Steve Adcock



 FILMS & TELEVISION

1992

Rough Trade [Christopher Speidel] c

1993

[L.A. Rules:] The Pros & Cons of Breathing [Robert Munic] c

1995

Must Be the Music [Nickolas Perry] c; short/20m; also seg of 'Boys Life 2' (1997)

1995

The F-Zone [Mike Hansel] c; released in 1999

1995

Don's Plum [R.D. Robb & John Schindler] b&w; cph: Brian Bellamy; shot as a short film in July (3 days); add shooting for feature film length (87m) in 1996

1996

Timelock [Robert Munic] c; 2uc: Peter Heath, Thomas Callaway, John Tarver & Bob Torres

1996

The Devil's Advocate [Taylor Hackford] p/c; uncred addph 2u; ph: Andrzej Bartkowiak

1997

The Lighthouse [Jon Larson] c

1997

Shattered Illusions [Becky Best] c

1998

Speedway Junky [Nickolas Perry] c

1999

Two-Eleven/2-11 [James Bradley] c

1999

After Sex [Cameron Thor] c; 2uc: Nathan Wilson

1999

Held for Ransom [Lee Stanley] c; 2uc: Lon Magdich

2000

The Silent Force [David H. May] c; cph: Christopher Probst

2000

Safe Sex [Chuck Griffith] c; short/9m

2000

Carman: The Champion [Lee Stanley] c

2000

Escape to Grizzly Mountain [Anthony Dalesandro] c; 2uc: Jim Orr

2000

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes [Matthew Irmas] c; 2uc; ph: Jerry Sidell

2000

Facing the Enemy/Dead Wrong [Robert Malenfant] c

2000

She's No Angel/Tailspin [Rachel Feldman] c

2001

Living in Fear/Hole in the Water [Martin Kitrosser] c; 2uc: Jeff Roberts

2001

The Karate Dog/Unleashed [Bob Clark] c; 2uc (+ vfx ph); ph: Brian Pearson; in USA released as tvm

2001

SuperBabies - Baby Geniuses 2 [Bob Clark] c; co-2uc; ph: Maher Maleh

2002

The Daughters of Darkness [Scott Mabbutt] c

2003

2001 Maniacs [Tim Sullivan (pick-ups dir by Scott Spiegel)] c; 2uc: J. Steven Matzinger & Jim McKinney

2004

Cemetery Gates [Roy Knyrim] c; 2uc: J. Steven Matzinger & Vern Nobles

2005

Night Skies [Roy Knyrim] c; 2uc: J. Steven Matzinger

2005

Driftwood [Tim Sullivan] c; addph: Gregory White

2006

Rest Stop [: Dead Ahead] [John Shiban] c/V; 2uc; ph: Mark Vargo

2006

The Inner Circle [Camille Poisson] c; 2uc: Jeff Dolen

2007

Tropic Thunder [Ben Stiller] s35/c; ph splinter unit (+ c.op 'c' cam); ph: John Toll

2007

The Goods - Live Hard. Sell Hard/The Goods: The Don Ready Story [Neal Brennan] c; 2uc (+ c.op 'a' cam); ph: Daryn Okada

2008

2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams [: Beverly Hellbillys] [Tim Sullivan] announced as doph, but film was ph in 2009 by Mike Karasick

2008

Angels & Demons [Ron Howard] s35+RED (green screen plates)-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/c; ph insert unit (dir by Todd Hallowell) (+ co-c.op 2u); ph: Salvatore Totino

2010

Law & Order [: Los Angeles] [: LA] [ep #4 'Sylmar' dir by Constantine Makris, #5 'Pasadena' dir by Roger Young, #6 'Hondo Field' dir by Ed Bianchi, #7 'Ballona Creek' dir by Vincent Misiano, #8 'Playa Vista' dir by Jean de Segonzac & #18 'Plummer Park' dir by Milan Cheylov] 22-part tv-series, 2010-11; 2uc (+ c.op 'b' cam); ph: Joseph Gallagher

2010

Prodigy [James Allen Bradley] RED+Phantom HD/c; pre-production 

2011

American Reunion/American Pie: Reunion [John Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg] s35-to-35mm (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc (+ c.op 'b' cam); ph: Daryn Okada; film #4 of 'American Pie'-series


 MISCELLANEOUS FILMS & TELEVISION

1989

[HBO's] Tales from the Crypt [various; tv-series] 1st c.asst; ph: various

1989

The Hunt for Red October [John McTiernan] 2nd c.asst; ph: Jan de Bont

1989

Days of Thunder [Tony Scott] uncred co-2nd c.asst; ph: Ward Russell

1989

Flatliners [Joel Schumacher] 2nd c.asst; ph: Jan de Bont

1990

Thelma & Louise [Ridley Scott] co-2nd c.asst; ph: Adrian Biddle

1990

Another You [Maurice Phillips] co-2nd c.asst; ph: Victor J. Kemper

1990

Mobsters/The Evil Empire [Michael Karbelnikoff] 2nd c.asst; ph: Lajos Koltai; filmed 1990-91

1991

Basic Instinct [Paul Verhoeven] 1st c.asst; ph: Jan de Bont

1991

Lethal Weapon 3 [Richard Donner] 1st c.asst 'b' cam; ph: Jan de Bont

1992

Red Shoe Diaries [ep 'Safe Sex' dir by Zalman King; tv-series] 1st c.asst; ph: Eric Engler; also seg of video comp 'Red Shoe Diaries 2: Double Dare' (1993)

1992

Toys [Barry Levinson] 1st c.asst 2u; ph: Adam Greenberg

1993

Speed [Jan de Bont] uncred 1st c.asst; ph: Andrzej Bartkowiak

1994

Species [Roger Donaldson] 1st c.asst; ph: Andrzej Bartkowiak

1995

Jade [William Friedkin] 1st c.asst; ph: Andrzej Bartkowiak

1995

Broken Arrow [John Woo] add c.asst 2u; 2uc: Mike Benson; ph: Peter Levy

1995

Snakeland [Joëlle Bentolila; short] c.op; ph: Dan Mindel

1995

Space Jam [Joe Pytka] 1st c.asst; ph: Michael Chapman

1995

The Mirror Has Two Faces [Barbra Streisand] 1st c.asst; ph: Andrzej Bartkowiak & Dante Spinotti

1996

G.I. Jane [Ridley Scott] 1st c.asst 2u; ph: Hugh Johnson

1997

U.S. Marshals [Stuart Baird] uncred add c.op; ph: Andrzej Bartkowiak

1998

Lethal Weapon 4 [Richard Donner] uncred add c.op; ph: Andrzej Bartkowiak

1998

Point Last Seen [Elodie Keene; tvm] 1st c.asst; ph: James Bartle

1999

Love Stinks [Jeff Franklin] co-add c.op; ph: Uta Briesewitz

2001

Scary Movie 2/Scarier Movie [Keenen Ivory Wayans] c.op 'b' cam; ph: Steven Bernstein

2001

Philly [various; tv-series] co-c.op; ph: Sharon Meir

2001

Kaante/Thorns [Sanjay Gupta] co-c.op 'b' cam; ph: Kurt Brabbee

2002

The Jake Effect/It's Not About Me [4 ep dir by various; tv-series] c.op; ph: Steven Bernstein

2002

Cradle 2 the Grave [Andrzej Bartkowiak] c.op; ph: Daryn Okada

2003

Stuck On You [Bobby & Peter Farrelly; (2nd dir) Mark Steilen] 2u c.op; ph: Daniel Mindel

2003

Paparazzi [Paul Abascal] c.op 'b' cam; ph: Daryn Okada

2003

Ladder 49 [Jay Russell] c.op 'b' cam 2u; 2uc: Ron Hersey; ph: James L. Carter

2003

Deadwood [6 ep dir by various; tv-series - 1st season, 2004] c.op 'b' cam; ph: James Glennon, David Boyd & Xavier Pérez Grobet

2004

Deadwood [6 ep dir by various; tv-series - 2nd season, 2005] c.op 'b' cam; ph: James Glennon & Teodoro Maniaci

2004

Just Like Heaven [Mark Waters] c.op 'b' cam; ph: Daryn Okada

2005

Kitchen Confidential [pilot 'Exile on Main Street' dir by Darren Star; tv-series] co-c.op; ph: Tim Ives

2005

Stick It [Jessica Bendinger] c.op (+ ph splinter unit); ph: Daryn Okada

2005

The Guardian [Andrew Davis] 2u c.op; 2uc: Ronald Hersey; ph: Stephen St. John

2006

Sex and Death 101 [Daniel Waters] c.op 'a' cam; ph: Daryn Okada

2007

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay [Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg] c.op; ph: Daryn Okada

2007

First Sunday [David Talbert] c.op 'b' cam; ph: Alan Caso

2007

Tropic Thunder [Ben Stiller] c.op 'c' cam (+ ph splinter unit); ph: John Toll

2007

Superhero Movie [Craig Mazin] c.op 2u; 2uc: Josh Bleibtreu; ph: Thomas Ackerman

2007

The Goods - Live Hard. Sell Hard/The Goods: The Don Ready Story [Neal Brennan] c.op 'a' cam (+ 2uc); ph: Daryn Okada

2008

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past [Mark Waters] c.op 'a' cam; ph: Daryn Okada

2008

Angels & Demons [Ron Howard] co-c.op 2u (+ ph insert unit); 2uc: Josh Bleibtreu; ph: Salvatore Totino

2008

Lost [10 ep dir by various; tv-series/5th season, 2009] c.op; ph: John S. Bartley

2009

Gulliver's Travels [Rob Letterman] co-c.op 2u; 2uc: Shaun O'Dell; ph: David Tattersall

2009

Lost [13 ep dir by various; tv-series/6th season, 2010] c.op; ph: Stephen St. John & John S. Bartley

2009

Straw Dogs [Rod Lurie] c.op 2u; 2uc: Robert Foster; ph: Alik Sakharov

2010

Law & Order [: Los Angeles] [: LA] [ep #1 'Hollywood' dir by Allen Coulter, #2 'Echo Park' dir by Alex Chapple, #3 'Harbor City' dir by Nick Gomez, #4 'Sylmar' dir by Constantine Makris, #5 'Pasadena' dir by Roger Young, #6 'Hondo Field' dir by Ed Bianchi, #7 'Ballona Creek' dir by Vincent Misiano, #8 'Playa Vista' dir by Jean de Segonzac & #18 'Plummer Park' dir by Milan Cheylov; tv-series] c.op 'b' cam (+ 2uc #4-8 & #18); ph: Joseph Gallagher

2011

I Hate That I Love You [Nicole Holofcener; tv-pilot] c.op 'a' cam; ph: Xavier Pérez Grobet

2011

American Reunion/American Pie: Reunion [Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg] c.op 'b' cam (+ 2uc); ph: Daryn Okada

2012

Ray Donovan [pilot dir by Allen Coulter; tv-series] c.op 'b' cam; ph: Jonathan Freeman

2012

Escape Plan/The Tomb [Mikael Håfström] c.op 'b' cam; ph: Brendan Galvin 

2012

Grown Ups 2 [Dennis Dugan] c.op 2u; 2uc: Josh Bleibtreu; ph: Theo van de Sande

2012

Reach Me [John Herzfeld] c.op; ph: Vern Nobles