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#1: From interview [Camerimage 2014]
NANCY SCHREIBER ASC
Born: 27 June 1949, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Education: University of Michigan [Psychology/History of Art].
Career: 'My mother was a docent at the Detroit Institute of Arts and, later, an occasional art dealer. My dad photographed the family in 8mm and even in 16mm. My fate was sealed without my knowing it! I had little formal training in film. I took a few photography classes while getting degrees in psychology and the history of art at the University of Michigan. I also ran the film society's theater in Ann Arbor. I saw a different foreign film there every night; that became my education. When I moved to New York, I took a two-month filmmaking course taught by Jim Pasternak. I think I really caught the film bug from him. I answered an ad in the Village Voice to be a PA on a film. The crew was so small that I ended up in the electric department, where my journey to understand and create 'emotional light' began. After I was accepted into the New York union, gaffer Bobby Vercruse never hesitated to hire me in the electric department on rather large commercials and movies. He also supported my weekend-shooting aspirations by giving me gear from his company, Filmtrucks. I also gaffed for director/cinematographer Mark Obenhaus and his partner, cinematographer Arthur Albert. They loaned me their Éclair NPR so I could shoot my small films, and they were totally supportive of my move from electric to camera. My very first feature as a director of photography was a Western about Belle Starr filmed in Arkansas, but we were painfully low-budget and hardly anamorphic.' [From 'American Cinematographer' magazine.]
Ph 100+ music videos [a: Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Sting, Billy Idol, a.o.]. Shot some doc's on HD, one about 'Route 66' for NHK-tv, Japan, and one about 'Boxing'.
She was adjunct professor at the American Film Institute [1993-94].
Member of the ASC since 1995.
Appeared in the doc's 'Women Behind the Camera' [2001-2006, Alexis Krasilovsky] & 'Cinematographer Style' [2005, Jon Fauer; ph: J. Fauer, Jeff Laszlo, Brian Heller & David Morgan].
Awards: As doph: Independent Spirit Award nom [1994] for 'Chain of Desire'; Camerimage 'Golden Frog' nom [1994] for 'Dead Beat'; 'Emmy' Award nom [1996] for 'The Celluloid Closet'; Women in Film's 'Kodak Vision Award' [1997] for her narrative film work; Sundance FF 'Excellence in Dramatic Cinematography' Award [2004] for 'November'; ASC Presidents Award [2016].
As dir: Awards for her doc 'Possum Living'.
'November' [2003]: 'Familiar with her work, filmmaker Greg Harrison approached Nancy Schreiber and invited her to DP 'November'. Schreiber was engaged, but concerned about the technical limitations of DV shooting, which clearly would be dictated by the production budget. "I am primarily a film DP, and was concerned about resolution, or sharpness, when shooting 'November' on small, mini DV cameras, then taking the product out to film," she recalled, "but I was very interested in the AG-DVX100's 24p capabilities and its Leica lens. At that point, I'd only heard about the camcorder, but we tested it, and were impressed with its color handling, and my ability to control contrast and work in a totally manual mode. I particularly liked the ability to shoot at 1/24th sec shutter speed, which meant I could shoot inside or outside at night, with much less light. The camera also handled the highlights well, with a beautiful burn-out, and fewer artifacts than other similarly priced cameras."
'November' was shot in and around Los Angeles over the course of 15 days. The production used two AG-DVX100s, with an occasional third camcorder utilized for pick-up shots. Jamie Maxtone-Graham and Marie Chao worked with Schreiber as camera operators.
"I shot 'November' as if I were using a film camera," Schreiber said, "which I felt was critical to my work on the project. The DP explained that 'November' has three distinct 'chapters', each with its own color palette. "In the story, we keep returning to a convenience store, which we color balanced as a murky green. Then we had what we call the blue, golden and white 'chapters', matching the emotional journey of Sophie. We tried to do everything in-camera in terms of color and contrast, which was facilitated by the camera's Cine-Like setting and scene files. To achieve a film-like quality, I worked on the long-end of the lens, as wide open as possible, with not much depth of field. We had to do some wide shots - traditionally a liability with video cameras - but I thought these shots looked almost as good as if we'd shot with an expensive HD camera."
Schreiber continued, "I really appreciated the luxury of having the camera throughout pre-production. And, in advance, we were able to go to film-out while testing a variety of in-camera settings. The camera's Leica lens was indeed sharp, with great range. And I really liked the little fold-out screen that swivels in all directions, making it very easy to work with."
Director Harrison, who also served as the editor for 'November', said the post process was first-rate. "Because we shot 24p, we were able to have a film post-production work flow, which I considered essential. We edited on a beta version of Avid's Adrenaline, which handles up to seven streams of uncompressed video. We output digitally to Digital Betacam, and did real-time up-res to 1080p. […] This was entirely a digital desktop movie," he added. "Picture and sound never hit tape, staying on a hard drive until our final output to HD. Because we'd shot progressive, we had more vertical resolution in post. And on the acquisition end, I was very pleased with the way the camera dealt with color and overexposure. The highlights, in particular, were soft and rounded. Altogether, the images were more filmic than those of other DV cameras." [From the Panasonic Professional Video Products website, 2004.]
With Canon EOS 5D - photo by Scott Lynch
Nancy Schreiber: 'I learned to be efficient, think on my feet, and embrace technology.' Today's shortened schedules, budgets, and technologies can be challenging, but Schreiber sees it as part of the scene. 'I started out shooting 35mm, owned an Aaton 16mm, and know film in and out. But early on when documentaries began to be shot on Beta SP, I learned video and became proficient at lighting for the medium. It's made for smoother sailing on these recent digital productions. I have never been a snob about technology. I embrace it, but not just for its own or because it is the new hot trend or because it is the cheapest solution - different technologies may work better for different projects.' Currently, Nancy Schreiber is knee-deep in DSLR [digital single-lens reflex] technology, evaluating it for upcoming projects. 'DSLR technology is really exciting, especially for smaller budgeted projects and where space may be at a premium. The cameras have a remarkably fast ASA and a full sensor. It is quickly becoming a powerful technical tool into the hands of artists. We are seeing ingenious third-party accessories from companies like Red Rock Micro and Zacuto, which will further this creative expansion. And, Canon listens to its users, as, for example modifying the software so that the 5D could be shot at 24p.' Nancy also likes the advantage of working with a small, unobtrusive camera. 'I've been shooting on the streets of Los Angeles with the 5D and 7D, and I can be so invisible that no one even notices.' For the past year, DP's have had significant interest in DSLR. Impressed with what they were seeing, professional cinematographers started to shoot and analyze the DSLR cameras. Nancy notes, 'Every new technology has pros and cons. New tools demand evaluation. The huge DSLR sensor, for example, makes amazing images, but you have to understand how to use it. You need a superior focus puller to help you with its shallow depth of field. There is compression, but you just need to be aware of it and its limitations. There needs to be an understanding about usable speeds of panning, and motion. As you would with any new camera, do your own tests and formulate your own approach. The power of the image information is breathtaking, but you need to know how to get the most out of it.' [From the Zacuto website.]
| FILMS | |
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1979 |
Different Drummer - Elvin Jones [Edward Gray] 16mm/c; doc/29m; cph: John Lindley, Don Lenzer, Fred Murphy, Mark Obenhaus & Richard Pearce |
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1979 |
Am I Normal?: A Film About Male Puberty [Debra Franco & David Shepard] c; comm short/22m |
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1980 |
Possum Living [Nancy Schreiber] 16mm/c; doc/29m; + co-prod |
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1981 |
Rites of Passing [Nancy Schreiber; co-d: Peter Polymenakos] b&w; dance film/9m; 2nd cam: Jeffrey Wayman; + co-prod |
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1981 |
The Last to Know [Bonnie Friedman] 16mm/c; doc/45m |
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1983 |
Seeing Red [: Stories of American Communists] [James Klein & Julia Reichert] 16mm/b&w-c; doc/100m; co-addph; ph: Stephen Lighthill, Martin Duckworth & Sandi Sissel |
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1984 |
Architects of Victory [Jeffrey Kimball] 16mm/c; short/12m |
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1984 |
High Wire [Sandi Sissel] c; doc/30m; co-addph; ph: Sandi Sissel |
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1985 |
In Due Time [Lynne Smilow] c; interview/13m |
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1985 |
100 Years of Liberty [Allan Albert] c; doc/30m; cph: Vic Losick; for The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation |
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1985 |
Keep the Torch Lit [Allan Albert] c; doc/?m; cph: Vic Losick & Chuck Clifton; for The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation |
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1985 |
Waking Up to Rape [Meri Weingarten] c; doc/35m |
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1986 |
Ladykiller [Gwen Arner] c; short/13m; a joint venture of New York Women in Film |
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1987 |
Wallace Stevens: Man Made Out of Words [Richard P. Rogers] c; doc/56m; cph: R.P. Rogers |
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1987 |
The Forward: From Immigrants to Americans [Marlene Booth] c; doc/58m; anim ph: Ed Joyce |
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1987 |
Long Shadows [Ross Spears] 16mm/c; doc/88m; cph: Anthony Forma & Neil Means |
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1988 |
Trapped Alive [Leszek Burzynski] c; released 1993 |
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1988 |
Interior Decorator from Hell [Sonja Roth] 16mm/c; short/16m |
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1988 |
Promises to Keep [Ginny Durrin] c; doc/58m; cph: Reuben Aaronson, Foster Wiley, Chris Li, a.o. |
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1989 |
Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See [Mary Lance] b&w-c; dram doc/58m; co-addph; ph: Eric Breitbart |
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1989 |
Painting the Town: The Illusionistic Murals of Richard Haas [Amalie Rothschild] 16mm/c; doc/56m |
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1989 |
Fat Monroe [Andrew Garrison] c; short/15m; also seg of tvm 'The Wilgus Stories'; see Television (1999) |
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1990 |
Red Hot + Blue [seg #3 (3m) 'From This Moment On' dir by Steve McLean; a: Jimmy Somerville] b&w-c/V; mus comp/111m; other ph: Tom Sigel, Ed Lachman, Declan Quinn, a.o.; this film (18 music videos + art breaks) accompanied the comp album (20 tracks) from the Red Hot Organization (an AIDS Benefit project); also an ABC-tv special |
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1990 |
Through the Wire [Nina Rosenblum] c; doc/77m; addph: Tom Hurwitz, Hart Perry, Haskell Wexler, David Myers, a.o. |
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1990 |
Billy Joel: Live at Yankee Stadium [Jon Small] c/V; concert film/86m; cph: Anastas Michos, Crescenzo Notarile, Phil Parmet, Declan Quinn, Paul Cameron, a.o.; filmed on 22-23 June in New York |
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1991 |
Kiss Me a Killer [Marcus De Leon] c; 2uc: Christopher Faloona |
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1991 |
Visions of Light [: The Art of Cinematography] [Stuart Samuels, Arnold Glassman & Todd McCarthy] HD+35mm-to-35mm/b&w-c; doc/92m; addph: Nesya Blue, James Chressanthis, Joey Forsyte, Karen Grossman & Ed Marritz |
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1991 |
Thank You and Goodnight [Jan Oxenberg] c; doc/83m; co-addph; ph: John Hazard |
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1991 |
Chain of Desire [Temistocles Lopez] c |
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1992 |
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II [William Miles & Nina Rosenblum] c; doc/90m; cph: Kevin Keating, Dick Adams & Larry Banks |
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1993 |
The Obit Writer [Brian Cox] b&w; short/25m |
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1993 |
Dead Beat/The Phony Perfector [Adam Dubov] c |
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1994 |
Girl in the Cadillac [Lucas Platt] c |
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1994 |
The Soft Kill [Eli Cohen] c |
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1995 |
Scorpion Spring [Brian Cox] c |
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1995 |
Forgotten Silver [Costa Botes & Peter Jackson] b&w-c; mockumentary/53m; addph USA; ph: Alun Bollinger |
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1995 |
The Winner [Alex Cox] c; addph; ph: Denis Maloney; pickup ph Las Vegas & L.A.: Tom Richmond |
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1995 |
The Curse of Inferno/The Stick Up [John Warren] c; aph: Bill Schwarz |
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1996 |
The 'M' Word [Brett Parker] c |
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1996 |
My America... or Honk If You Love Buddha [Renee Tajima-Pena] c; doc/87m; cph: Christine Choy & James Mulryan; addph: Baird Bryant, Dana Kupper, Chris Li & Michel Negroponte |
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1996 |
Just in Time [Tom Rice] c; short/16m |
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1996 |
Cater-Waiter [Eric Lane] 16mm-35bu/c; short/14m |
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1996 |
Nevada [Gary Tieche] c |
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1996 |
Standoff/Prairie Fire [Andrew Chapman] c |
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1997 |
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender [Mark Rappaport] 16mm/c; doc/103m |
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1997 |
Butter/Never 2 Big [Peter Gathings Bunche] c; 2uc: Serge Nofield |
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1997 |
The Making of 'Alien: Resurrection' [Natalie Barandes] c/V; doc/30m; cph: Michael T. Balog |
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1997 |
Your Friends & Neighbors [Neil LaBute] s35/c |
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1998 |
The Source [: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation] [Chuck Workman] b&w-c; doc/88m; cph performing seq: Andrew Dintenfass & José Luis Mignone; ph doc seq: Tom Hurwitz & Don Lenzer; addph: Alan Caso, Joseph Lee & Doug Sharples; in USA ep PBS-tv series 'American Masters'; in UK ep BBC-tv series 'Arena' |
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1998 |
[Playboy:] The Story of X [Chuck Workman] b&w-c/V; doc/82m; ph host sequence; ph doc seq: Michael Messenheimer & John Sharaf |
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1998 |
Amy's Orgasm/Amy's O/Why Love Doesn't Work [Julie Davis] c; addph; ph: Mark Mervis |
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1998 |
Shadow Magic/Xi yang jing [Ann Hu] b&w-c; addph: Wen De-Guang |
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1999 |
Walter Rosenblum: In Search of Pitt Street [Nina Rosenblum] b&w-c; doc/60m; co-addph; ph: Dejan Georgevich |
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1999 |
Reaching Normal [Anne Heche] c; short/?m; also seg of tvm 'On the Edge'; see Television (2001) |
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1999 |
Buying the Cow [Walt Becker] c; 2uc: James Bagdonas |
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2000 |
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 [Joe Berlinger] DigiBeta+35mm-to-35mm/c; New York ph: Bobby Bukowski; 2uc: Craig Haagensen |
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2000 |
Ghost World [Terry Zwigoff] c; addph; ph: Affonso Beato |
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2000 |
Dog Dance 2000 [Cheryl Guerriero] ?; short/7m; + exec prod |
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2000 |
Breathe In, Breathe Out [Beth B.] mdv/b&w-c; doc/70m |
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2002 |
Rules of Love [Bruno Coppola] c; short/17m |
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2002 |
The Failures [Tim Hunter] HD-to-35mm/c |
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2003 |
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster [Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky] c; doc/140m; co-addph; ph: Robert Richman; filmed 2001-03 |
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2003 |
Red Roses and Petrol [Tamar Simon Hoffs] HD/c; addph: Laurence Manly |
[Left] - "November"
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2003 |
November [Greg Harrison] mdv (Panasonic AG-DVX100)-to-35mm/c; see article above |
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2003 |
The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder [Buboo Kakati] HD (Sony)/b&w-c; short/12m; prod Professional Organization of Women in Entertainment Reaching Up (POWER UP) |
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2003 |
Piggy Banks/Born Killers [Morgan J. Freeman] c |
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2003 |
Loverboy [Kevin Bacon] c |
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2004 |
American Gun [Aric Avelino] s16-35bu/c |
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2004 |
Shut Up and Look [Maryte Kavaliauskas] c; doc/58m; co-addph; ph: Fred Murphy; filmed 2004-10; released in 2012 |
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2005 |
Flakes [Michael Lehmann] HD/c; addph: Alec Boehm |
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2006 |
[Dixie Chicks:] Shut Up & Sing [Barbara Kopple & Cecilia Peck] dv-to-35mm/c; doc/99m; co-addph; ph: Christine Burrill, Joan Churchill, a.o. |
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2006 |
The Nines [John August] s16+35mm-to-35mm/c; addph: Matthew Irving |
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2007 |
Huxley on Huxley [Mary Ann Braubach] b&w-c; doc/58m; cph: Christine Burrill; addph: Jon Peter; + archive footage |
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2007 |
Letting Go of God [Julia Sweeney] c; cph: Joan Churchill; theater monologue filmed on 5 May |
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2007 |
Fashion: The Movie [Jeff Espanol] a trailer (2m) exists |
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2007 |
A Beautiful Life [Alejandro Chomski] c |
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2007 |
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay [Howard Michael Gould] scope/c; addph: Julio Macat |
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2007 |
Serious Moonlight [Cheryl Hines] c |
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2008 |
Motherhood [Katherine Dieckmann] c; 2uc: Frank DeMarco & Jamie Silverstein |
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2008 |
Spectacular Regret [Joshua Leonard] scheduled to start filming in July; status unknown |
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2008 |
Her Need for Speed [Victoria Rose Sampson] c; short/3m; winner of the 'Bikes, Camera, Action!' film contest by the Harley-Davidson Company |
"Every Day"
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2008 |
Every Day [Richard Levine] RED/c; 2uc: Patrick Capone |
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2008 |
Particle Fever [Mark Levinson] c; doc/99m; co-addph; ph: Claudia Raschke-Robinson & Wolfgang Held; filmed 2008-12; released in 2013 |
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2010 |
Have You Heard from Johannesburg [Connie Field] HD/b&w-c; 7-part doc series/58m to 96m (+ 7x 52m); co-addph; principal ph: Tom Hurwitz; also 5-part doc for PBS-tv series 'Independent Lens' (2012); N. Schreiber was cred as co-cam on ep #(1)/1 (tv) 'Road to Resistance' (ph: T. Hurwitz & David Forbes) & #(6)/4 (tv) 'The Bottom Line' (ph: T. Hurwitz) |
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2010 |
Just 45 Minutes from Broadway/45 Minutes from Broadway [Henry Jaglom] c; cph: Hanania Baer |
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2010 |
Fugly! [Alfredo De Villa] RED One+film/c; 2uc: Jon Delgado; addph opening title seq: Jonathan Belinski; released in 2014 |
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2010 |
Dreaming American [Lee Percy] RED/c; short/24m |
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2010 |
Dreamland [Mark Obenhaus] dv/c; doc/60m; cph: Sandra Chandler, Bob Elfstrom, Paul Goldsmith, James Jansen, a.o.; the story of one day in California; filmed simultaneously from dawn until dusk on November 19; sponsored by Visit California; also shown on PBS-tv & BBC-tv |
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2011 |
Love, Marilyn/Fragments: Marilyn Monroe [Liz Garbus] b&w-c; doc/105m; addph; ph: Maryse Alberti |
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2011 |
Between Us [Dan Mirvish] HD/c; 2uc (Omaha): Mike Mastre |
"Past Due"
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2011 |
Past Due [Denise C. Plumb] HD+film/c; short/20m; prod AFI (Directing Workshop for Women) |
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2011 |
It's a Disaster [Todd Berger] HD (ARRI ALEXA)/c; 2uc: Colby Oliver |
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2012 |
Eva Hesse [Marcie Begleiter] HD/b&w-c; doc/108m; add scenes ph (2013): Ed Moore & Andrei Bowden Schwartz; released in 2016 |
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2012 |
A Short History of Decay [Michael Maren] scope/c |
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2012 |
Tab Hunter Confidential [Jeffrey Schwarz] HD/b&w-c; doc/90m; addph: Colby Oliver; add camera: Clay Westervelt, Lisa Stacilauskas, Philip Bradshaw, a.o.; filmed 2012-13; released in 2015 |
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2012 |
Running from Crazy [Barbara Kopple] HD/c; doc/100m; co-addph; ph: Phil Parmet & Andrew Young |
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2013 |
Silver Skies [Rosemary Rodriguez] c; 2uc: Rick Drapkin |
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2014 |
Kepler's Dream [Amy Glazer] scope/c |
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2014 |
The Weight of Blood and Bones/The Last Duane [Chris Ekstein] HD/c; short/15m; 2uc: Colby Oliver |
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2015 |
Born [Leslie Shearing] c; short/10m |
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2015 |
Cry Baby Cry [Leslie Shearing] c; short/11m |
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2015 |
Folk Hero & Funny Guy [Jeff Grace] c |
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2015 |
Stardust & Moonbeams [Terri Farley-Teruel] c; short/20m |
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2016 |
Moving Parts [Emilie Upczak] HD/c |
| TELEVISION & INTERNET | |
|---|---|
|
1987 |
Kids on Kids on Kids [Michael Tollin] interviews/30m; for HBO-tv |
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1987 |
Greatest Sports Upsets [Ross Greenburg] special (archive + interviews)/60m; for HBO-tv |
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1988 |
Human Rights Now! Tour/Amnesty International World Tour Film [Larry Jordan] mus perf/?m; for HBO-tv |
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1989 |
Monsters [ep #30 'The Farmer's Daughter' dir by Michael Warren Powell] 72-part series/16mm, 1988-91; 2nd season, 1989-90 |
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1990 |
The Baby-Sitters Club [ep 'Dawn and the Haunted House' dir by Abbie & Carol Fink] 15-part series |
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1990 |
Monsters [ep #62 'Household Gods' dir by Michael Warren Powell] 3rd season, 1990-91; see 1989 |
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1991 |
Missing Parents [Martin Nicholson] tvm/30m; or filmed 1987; ep Showtime-tv '30-Minute Movie' |
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1991 |
The Creative Spirit [Catherine Tatge] 4-part doc series; cph: Joel Shapiro; for PBS-tv |
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1992 |
In a New Light [: A Call to Action in the War Against AIDS] [Bill Davis] special/120m; ph interviews; cph: Bill Zarchy; for ABC-tv |
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1992 |
The Wild West [Kieth Merrill] 10-part doc series, 1993; ep 'Cowboys', 'Chroniclers', 'Settlers', 'Gunfighters', 'Soldiers', 'Townspeople', 'Searchers', 'Indians', 'Dreamers & Wayfarers' & 'Mythmakers' |
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1993 |
Lush Life [Michael Elias] tvm |
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1994 |
The Celluloid Closet [Robert Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman] doc/102m/b&w-c |
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1994 |
Smart Sex [Lisa F. Jackson] doc special/60m; for MTV |
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1994 |
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies [Martin Scorsese & Michael Henry Wilson] 3-part doc/226m/b&w-c; cph: Jean-Yves Escoffier & Frances Reid |
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1994 |
Hot Line [ep 'Visions of Love' dir by Geoffrey Edwards] 17-part series; other ph: Adam Teichman, Denis Maloney, a.o. |
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1994 |
American Cinema [ep #7 'Film in the Television Age' dir by Alain Klarer] 10-part doc series, 1995/b&w-c; cph: Ellen Kuras, Michael Spiller, Stephen Kazmierski, a.o.; for PBS-tv |
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1995 |
Real Sex Presents SmutFest [Patti Kaplan] doc special/30m; cph: Jean de Segonzac; for HBO-tv |
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1995 |
Real Sex 13 [various] doc special/51m; cph: Dyanna Taylor, Michael Mayers, a.o.; for HBO-tv |
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1995 |
The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful/Popcorn Venus [prod: Kyra Thompson] doc special/b&w-c/120m (1996); ph Paris: Nara Keo Kosal; + archive footage |
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1996 |
The Story of Mothers & Daughters [Judith Leonard, Gary Weimberg & Catherine Ryan] doc/60m; co-addph; ph: Joan Churchill; for ABC-tv (1997) |
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1997 |
Influenza 1918 [Robert Kenner] doc/b&w-c/60m; cph: Paul Goldsmith, Don Lenzer & Stephen W. Ross; addph: James Mulryan & Buddy Squires; ep PBS-tv series 'American Experience' (1998); in UK aired as 'Killer Flu', ep Channel 4 series 'Secret History' |
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1997 |
Reno Finds Her Mom [Lydia Dean Pilcher] comedy special/89m/16mm; co-addph; ph: Trish Govoni |
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1997 |
Where It's At: The Rolling Stone State of the Union [Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky] doc special/120m; addph; ph: Bob Richman; for ABC-tv (1998) |
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1998 |
Thicker Than Blood/Stand Up Tragedy [Richard Pearce] tvm |
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1998 |
[The Warner Bros. Story:] [Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary:] No Guts, No Glory [ep #2 '75 Years of Stars' dir by Kyra Thompson (KT), #3 '75 Years of Blockbusters' dir by KT & #4 '75 Years of Laughter' dir by Frank Martin] 4-part doc series/b&w-c; ph interviews; cph: Steven Finestone (#2-4), Stephen Kazmierski (#2-4) & Van Carlson (#3); for TNT-tv; + archive footage |
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1998 |
Real Sex 20 [Patti Kaplan, a.o.] doc special/?m; cph: Mustapha Barat; for HBO-tv |
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1998 |
The Hollywood Fashion Machine [Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato] doc series, 1999-2001; other ph: Allan Palmer; for AMC-tv |
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1999 |
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations/Revelations: Paradise Lost 2/Revelations: Paradise Lost Revisited [Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky] doc/150m; addph; ph: Robert Richman; see 2011 |
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1999 |
Forever Hollywood [Arnold Glassman & Todd McCarthy] doc/57m/b&w-c; addph: Paul Ryan |
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1999 |
The Wilgus Stories [seg 'Fat Monroe' dir by Andrew Garrison] tvm/60m/16mm; 3 seg; other ph: Stephen Lighthill ('Night Ride') & Peter Pearce ('Maxine'); see Films (1989) |
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1999 |
100 Years of Women [Susan Froemke] doc/60m; cph: Joan Churchill, Albert Maysles, Dyanna Taylor, a.o.; for Lifetime-tv |
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2000 |
Shooting War [: World War II Cameramen] [Richard Schickel] doc/120m/b&w-c; host (Tom Hanks) ph; Normandy ph: Rob Goldie; + archive footage |
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2000 |
Stranger Inside [Cheryl Dunye] tvm |
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2001 |
Real Sex 26: Lessons in Love and Lust [Patti Kaplan] doc special/62m; for HBO-tv |
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2001 |
Size Matters: A Real Sex Xtra [Patti Kaplan] 2-part comp of seg from HBO-tv doc series 'Real Sex' |
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2001 |
Lessons Learned [Patrick Duncan] pilot/66m/s16; for HBO-tv |
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2001 |
On the Edge [seg 'Reaching Normal' dir by Anne Heche] tvm; 4 seg; other ph: Jeff Levy, Michael Barrett & Jim Whitaker; see Films (1999) |
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2001 |
The Hamptons [Barbara Kopple] 2-part doc/240m; cph: Mead Hunt, Don Lenzer, Kirsten Johnson & Ed Marritz |
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2001 |
Path to War [John Frankenheimer] tvm/s35; addph (+ 2uc); ph: Stephen Goldblatt |
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2002 |
Robert Capa: In Love and War [Anne Makepeace] doc/b&w-c/90m; ep PBS-tv series 'American Masters' |
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2003 |
art: 21/Art in the Twenty-First Century [ep 'Stories' dir by Charles Atlas & 'Time' dir by Catherine Tatge] art doc series, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 & 2012; 2nd season, 2003; other ph: Tom Hurwitz, Joel Shapiro, William Rexer, a.o.; for PBS-tv |
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2003 |
Peter Jennings Reporting [ep 'I Have a Dream' dir by Richard Robbins] doc series; addph; ph: Tom Hurwitz |
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2004 |
The Crash of 1929 [Ellen Hovde & Muffie Meyer] doc/b&w-c/60m; co-addph; ph: Alicia Weber; ep PBS-tv series 'American Experience' |
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2004 |
Dr. 90210 [ep #1-2 'Climbing the Mountain' dir by Jennifer Morton] 75-part reality series, 2004-08; cph: Oscar Delgado, Jennifer Morton, Joshua Baur, a.o. |
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2004 |
The Question of God: Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis [Catherine Tatge] 2-part tvm/b&w-c; co-addph; ph: Igor Luther |
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2004 |
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust [Daniel Anker] doc/b&w-c/92m/dv; cph: Tom Hurwitz & Dyanna Taylor; + archive footage |
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2004 |
CatHouse [ep #2 'Anything Goes', #3 'Girlfriends', #4 'Getting It Up', #5 'She's Got Game', #6 'For Love or Money' & #7 'No Sex Please' dir by Patti Kaplan] 24-part doc series, 2005 (11 ep), 2007 (6 ep), 2008 (3 ep + 3 specials) & 2009 (1 special); 1st season, 2005; cph: Tom Hurwitz (#2-7), Sandra Chandler (#2-6), David Linstrom (#2-6) & Amy Emmerich (#7), a.o.; followed P. Kaplan's doc's 'CatHouse' (2002) & 'CatHouse 2: Back in the Saddle' (2003); for HBO-tv |
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2005 |
art: 21/Art in the Twenty-First Century [ep 'Memory' dir by Charles Atlas] 3rd season, 2005; other ph: Dyanna Taylor, Mead Hunt, a.o.; see 2003 |
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2005 |
Precinct Hollywood [Muriel Soenens & Rachel Dretzin] doc/b&w-c/60m; cph: Eddie Marritz, Joan Churchill, Buddy Squires, a.o.; + archive footage; for AMC-tv |
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2005 |
The Comeback [12 ep dir by various] 13-part series/HD; other ph (pilot): J. Clark Mathis |
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2005 |
Filthy Gorgeous [Robert Allan Ackerman] pilot/60m/HD; for Showtime-tv |
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2006 |
In Plain Sight/Mary Sunshine [pilot (shot in 2006) dir by Mark Piznarski] 61-part series, 2008-12; 1st season, 2008; other ph: John B. Aronson |
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2006 |
Ghost Whisperer [ep #38 'The Cradle Will Rock' dir by James Chressanthis] 107-part series, 2005-10; 2nd season, 2006-07 |
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2007 |
CatHouse [ep #17 'Superstars' dir by Patti Kaplan] 2nd season (6 ep); cph (#17): Sandra Chandler, Tom Hurwitz & David Linstrom; addph (#17): Amy Emmerich & Elena Sorre; see 2004 |
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2007 |
Spellbound [James Frawley] 'pilot presentation'/HD (not ordered to series) |
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2007 |
Heartland [pilot dir by David Hollander] 9-part series; other ph (+ cph pilot): Johnny Jensen |
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2007 |
The Jewish Americans [David Grubin] 3-part doc; co-addph (#2-3); ph: James Callanan; for PBS-tv |
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2009 |
The Buddha [: The Story of Siddhartha] [David Grubin] doc/120m/dv; addph; ph: James Callanan; filmed March-July; for PBS-tv |
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2010 |
art: 21 'Exclusive' [ep #104 (5m) 'Mike Kelley - Day Is Done' & #117 (3m) 'Mike Kelley - Bad Boy' prod by Wesley Miller & Nick Ravich] web-only series of art doc's; cph: Joel Shapiro (#104) & Norbert Arnsteiner (#117) |
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2011 |
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory [Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky] doc/b&w-c/121m/HD; addph; ph: Robert Richman; for HBO-tv (2012); prod started in 2004; premiered in September, but was updated and lengthened by 12m; updated version premiered in October; see 1999 |
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2011 |
Woody Allen: A Documentary [Robert B. Weide] 2-part doc/b&w-c/192m (also 113m); cph: Buddy Squires, Neve Cunningham, a.o.; ep PBS-tv series 'American Masters' |
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2011 |
Dirty Rules [pilot dir by Mimi Leder] mockumentary web series/HD (Canon EOS 5D) |
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2011 |
The Stooge [Rogelio Fojo] announced; intended as pilot for the web series 'Transhuman Remains' |
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2012 |
Blue/Blue: A Secret Life [12 ep dir by Rodrigo García] 42-part web series/HD, 2012-14; 1st season, 2012 (12 ep); for wigs (YouTube channel) & watchwigs.com |
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2012 |
Serena [Rodrigo García] web short/12m/HD; for wigs (YouTube channel) & watchwigs.com |
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2012 |
Lauren [ep #1-3 dir by Lesli Linka Glatter] 15-part web series/HD (Sony), 2012-13; 1st season, 2012 (3 ep [9m to 11m]); for wigs (YouTube channel) & watchwigs.com |
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2013 |
The Client List [ep #23 'Whatever It Takes' dir by Andy Wolk & #25 'Wild Nights Are Calling' dir by Allan Arkush] tvm (2010) + 25-part series, 2012-13; 2nd season, 2013; cph (#23): James Chressanthis |
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2013 |
Family Tree [ep #4 'Country Life' dir by Christopher Guest (CG) & #6 'Civil War' dir by CG] 8-part series/RED Epic & Scarlet, 2013; addph; ph (2012-13): Roberto Schaefer |
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2013 |
And the Oscar Goes To... [Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman] doc/87m/HD (2014); addph: Chris Chomyn |
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2014 |
Diner Formal [Kenneth A. Carlson] short/5m/HD; for streaming service Feeln (Hallmark) (internet) |
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2015 |
Judgment Day: Prison or Parole? [Joe Berlinger] 3-part doc series, 2016; cph: Robert Richman; recreations ph: Jeff Bierman; for Investigation Discovery-tv |
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2015 |
The Family [ep #7 'All the Livelong Day' dir by Paul McGuigan, #9 'Betta Male' dir by Michael Offer & #11 'Election Day' dir by Colin Bucksey] 12-part series, 2016; addph (#9): Dejan Georgevich |
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2016 |
Better Things [various] series/HD, 2016-present |
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1973 |
The Werewolf of Washington [Milton Moses Ginsberg] prod asst/best boy electric; ph: Robert M. Baldwin |
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1975 |
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir [Claudia Weill & Shirley MacLaine; doc] gaffer; ph: Joan Weidman & Claudia Weill |
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1976 |
Six American Families [Mark Obenhaus; tv-doc] gaffer; ph: Mark Obenhaus |
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1976 |
Visions [ep #12 'The Gardener's Son' dir by Richard Pearce; tv-series] co-electrician; ph: Fred Murphy |
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1978 |
Scenes from a Lifetime: Moving Up [Mark Obenhaus; tv-doc] gaffer; ph: Mark Obenhaus |
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1979 |
No Maps on My Taps [George T. Nierenberg; doc] gaffer; ph: Robert Achs & Robert Elfstrom |
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1986 |
Spirit to Spirit: Nikki Giovanni [Mirra Bank; doc/28m] add stills anim; ph: Skip Norman |
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1989 |
Van Morrison - The Concert [Jon Small; concert film] co-c.op; ph: Crescenzo Notarile |
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1994 |
Reba!/Reba Live [Jon Small; mus tv-special] co-c.op; ph: Daniel Pearl |
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1995 |
Sex Unplugged [Joseph F. Lovett; special/60m] co-c.op; ph: Anthony Pagano; ep ABC-tv series 'In a New Light', 1992-96; fourth annual entertainment/ information special about AIDS, featuring celebrities as well as documentary-style reports from across the United States |
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2004 |
Mrs. Harris [Phyllis Nagy; tvm] add c.op; ph: Steven B. Poster |
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2005 |
Pretty Things [Liz Goldwyn; doc tv-special] lighting des; principal ph: Albert Maysles |
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2014 |
Louis C.K. - Live at the Comedy Store [Louis C.K.; stand-up comedy special/66m] co-c.op; ph: Paul Koestner |
