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#2: [Left] - "Special" [2005]
NELSON CRAGG
Born: 7 April 1978 (?), Fairfax, Virginia [VA], USA, as Nelson Cragg III.
Education: WT Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA [1992-96]; James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA [1996-2000; BA in English Literature]; USC Graduate School of Cinema-Television [2000-03; MFA in Film Production; his teachers were Woody Omens, Judy Irola and Earl Rath].
Career: Ph commercials. Ph music videos dir by Sam French, a.o.
Appeared in the doc (9m) 'Shot in the Dark' [2008; part of DVD-box 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation', 8th season].
Awards: ASC 'Conrad L. Hall Heritage Award' [co-winner; 2003] for 'Running in Tall Grasses'; Wild Rose Independent FF 'Best Cinematography' nom [2006] for 'Lucid'; ASC TV Award [2008] for 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' [ep 'For Gedda'].
Website: Nelson Cragg
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2002 |
Darkness Visible [David McMillan] ?; short/?m; one of 10 finalists in Nintendo/Hypnotic short film competition |
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2002 |
Dance Can Do All That [Tania Trepanier] c; doc/26m; prod USC (faculty advisor: Judy Irola) |
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2002 |
Rancho Cucamonga [Rebecca Cutter] 16mm/c; short/13m; cph: Marc Gaudioso; prod USC |
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2003 |
Last Call/Mr. Nobody [Marc Gaudioso] s16/c; short/13m |
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2003 |
The Connection [Kim Ray] c; short/15m; prod USC |
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2003 |
Running in Tall Grasses [Howard Vu] b&w; short/14m |
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2003 |
Dirty Hands - The Art & Crimes of David Choe [Harry Kim] c; doc/93m; co-contributing ph; ph: H. Kim & Johnny Granado; filmed 2003-07; released 2008 |
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2003 |
The Reception [Ron Moskovitz] c; short/13m |
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2004 |
Making of 'Bubba Ho-tep' [?] c/V; doc/48m; cph: Jordan Belfi, Jamie Blanks, Roberto Quezada, a.o. |
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2004 |
Sacrifice [Eric Wostenberg] HD (Sony F900)-to-35mm scope/c; short/30m; 2uc: Pyongson Yim; prod USC |
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2004 |
The Arsonist [Myles Sorensen] c; short/15m; 2uc: Joseph Arena; prod USC |
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2004 |
The Specs [Forest Erickson] c; short/?m; prod USC |
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2004 |
The Taking [Matt Eskandari] c; short/12m |
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2004 |
Eating [Rebecca Cutter] scope/c; short/14m; prod USC |
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2004 |
Mama's Boy [Stephen Kurowski] c; short/10m |
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2004 |
Confession [Jonathan Meyers] HD (Sony F900)/c/V |
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2004 |
Lucid [Sam Friedlander] c; short/17m; prod USC |
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2004 |
Entity: Nine [Brad Kean] HD scope/c; short/16m; prod USC |
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2004 |
Marcus [Bob Hardison & Rich Robinson] c |
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2005 |
Undisclosed/Deconstruction [Marius Markevicius] c; short/14m |
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2005 |
A Night Out [Sam Friedlander] c; short/18m; cph: Gavin Kelly & Bryon Cunningham |
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2005 |
ELI [Josh Lee Kwai] HD/c; short/16m |
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2005 |
Julie B Fit: Moms with Muscle - A Great Basic At-Home Workout [John Ross] c/V; doc/35m |
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2005 |
The Marionette [Holly Paige Joyner] dv/c; short/20m |
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2005 |
Razor Sharp/Night Shade [Marcus Perry] 35mm scope/c; short/25m; addph: Christian Swegal; aph: Louis Schwartzberg |
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2005 |
Special/Special (RX) - Specioprin Hydrochloride [Hal Haberman & Jeremy Passmore] s16-35bu/c |
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2005 |
Looking for My Brother [Nathaniel McCullagh] c; short/22m; prod USC |
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2005 |
Theater 13 [Sebastian Davis] c; short/50s; prod USC (sponsored by Coca-Cola/KODAK) |
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2005 |
Kidtopia [Vero Shamo-Garcia] c; short/50s; prod USC (sponsored by Coca-Cola/KODAK) |
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2006 |
Edgy Swing Set [Richard Codding] ?; short/16m |
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2006 |
Best Kept Secret [Malik Booth] HD-to-35mm scope/c; short/13m |
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2006 |
Mei [Arvin Chen] c; short/11m; prod USC |
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2006 |
Little Chenier [: A Cajun Story] [Bethany Ashton] c; addph; ph: Tanja Koop; filmed before and after Hurricane Rita (2005) and reshoots in May 2006 |
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2006 |
Portable Living Room [Ransom Riggs] scope/c; short/3m |
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2006 |
Retribution [Matt Eskandari] HD (Panasonic AG-DVX100)-to-35mm scope/c; short/32m |
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2006 |
Masculine Timing [Istvan Toth] c; short/18m |
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2006 |
Victim [Matt Eskandari & Michael Pierce] s35/c; 2uc: Jesse Feldman & Brett Juskalian; expanded version of 'Retribution' (2006) |
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2006 |
Fistful of Blood [Kevin Eastman] announced; intended to become a trilogy; status unknown |
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2007 |
Boogeyman 2 [Jeff Betancourt] HD (Sony F900)-to-35mm scope/c/V; 2uc: Jesse Feldman |
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2007 |
The Gauntlet [Matt Eskandari] scheduled as ph, but film was ph by Brett Juskalian |
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2007 |
Splinter [Toby Wilkins] HD (ARRI D-20)-to-35mm scope/c |
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2008 |
Screw Cupid [Sanjeev Sirpal] HD (Sony F900)/c |
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2008 |
The Canyon [Richard Harrah] p/c |
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2009 |
Unconditionally [Nelson Cragg] c; short/13m; addph: Joshua von Badinski; + co-prod |
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2010 |
The Best Man [Jeff Betancourt] c; short/5m |
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2010 |
Arena/The Killing Game [Jonah Loop] RED-to-HD scope/c/V |
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2013 |
Tracers [Daniel Benmayor] c |
| TELEVISION & INTERNET | |
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2004 |
Battleground: The Art of War [ep 'The Battle of the Bulge' dir by Dean Alioto] 3-part series/HD (Sony F900); for Discovery Channel |
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2005 |
Jump [David McMillan] tvm/?m; ep of 22-part 'Black Filmmaker Showcase'-series, 2004-07; 3rd season, 2005-06 |
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2007 |
Devil's Trade [Toby Wilkins] 7-part internet series; for FEARnet |
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2007 |
30 Days of Night: Blood Trails [Victor García] 7-part internet series/HD (Sony F900); 2uc: Mike Williamson; for FEARnet |
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2007 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation [ep #176 'Bull' dir by Richard J. Lewis (RJL), #177 'Grissom's Divine Comedy' dir by RJL, #180 'The Theory of Everything' dir by Christopher Leitch & #182 'For Gedda' dir by Kenneth Fink] 336-part series, 2000-15; 8th season, 2007-08 |
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2008 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation [ep #184 'The Happy Place' dir by Nathan Hope, #186 'Let It Bleed' dir by Brad Tanenbaum, #187 'Leave Out All the Rest' dir by Kenneth Fink (KF), #190 'Young Man with a Horn' dir by Jeffrey G. Hunt, #192 'One to Go' dir by Alec Smight (AS), #194 'Disarmed and Dangerous' dir by KF, #196 'Miscarriage of Justice' dir by Louis Shaw Milito, #198 'Turn, Turn, Turn' dir by Richard J. Lewis, #200 'Mascara' dir by William Friedkin, #202 'A Space Oddity' dir by Michael Nankin, #204 'The Gone Dead Train' dir by AS & #206 'All In' dir by Paris Barclay] 9th season, 2008-09; see 2007 |
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2009 |
FlashForward [11 ep dir by various] 22-part series/HD (Sony F35) (+ 1 special), 2009-10; other ph: Kramer Morgenthau (ep #1) & Jeff Jur |
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2010 |
Terra Nova [2-part pilot 'Genesis' dir by Alex Graves] 13-part series/HD (Sony F35), 2011 |
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2011 |
Breaking Bad [ep #38 'Shotgun' dir by Michelle MacLaren & #39 'Cornered' dir by Michael Slovis] 62-part series/s35-to-HD, 2008-13; 4th season, 2011 (13 ep) |
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2011 |
Homeland [11 ep dir by various] series/HD (ARRI ALEXA Plus), 2011-present; 1st season (12 ep), 2011; ph (pilot): Christopher Manley |
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2012 |
Elementary [pilot dir by Michael Cuesta] series/HD (ARRI ALEXA), 2012-present; 1st season (24 ep), 2012-13; 2uc (pilot): Charles Libin; other ph: Ron Fortunato (18 ep) & Roy H. Wagner (5 ep) |
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2012 |
Homeland [12 ep dir by various] 2nd season (12 ep), 2012; see 2011 |
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2013 |
Halt & Catch Fire [pilot 'I / O' dir by Juan José Campanella] series, 2014-present; for AMC-tv |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |
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2002 |
Breakwater [Wendy Milette; short] co-gaffer; ph: Despina Savvidou; prod USC |
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2002 |
Strangetown [Carolyn Miller; short] gaffer; ph: Eric Steelberg |
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2002 |
Dynamite/Family Under Siege [Walter Baltzer] electrician; ph: Philip Lee, Lawrence Schweich & Paul Gentry |
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2003 |
Stranded [Willard Motomura; short] co-grip; ph: Gavin Kelly; prod USC |
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2004 |
Kamea [Jennifer Akana-Sturla; short] gaffer Hula unit; ph: Anne Misawa; prod USC |
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2005 |
Spirit of the Marathon [Jon Dunham; doc/104m] co-c.op; ph: J. Dunham & Sarah Levy; first shown 2007 |
