AMY VINCENT

#1: From the doc "Cinematographer Style" [2005]

#2: [Right] with dir Kasi Lemmons

AMY VINCENT ASC

Born: 1959, Boston, Mass., USA, as Amelia Vincent.

Education: University of California, Santa Cruz [1977-83; Theatre Arts & Film]; American Film Institute [AFI] [1990-92; Cinematography].

Career: Her first industry job was in the archive dept at Warner Bros. Became an assistant [sound] editor. In 1987 she earned an internship in the camera dept at Warner Bros and became a member of the union [ICG Local 600]. 'I came up in a very old school way - interning in the camera department, loading, assisting, and operating with people like John Lindley, Bob Richardson, Bill Pope. I didn't even realize how much I learned from those guys until I finally got to shoot a film myself.'

Also active as theatrical lighting designer.

Member of the ASC since 2002.

Appeared in the doc 'Cinematographer Style' [2005, Jon Fauer; ph: J. Fauer, Jeff Laszlo, Brian Heller & David Morgan].

Awards: Golden Satellite Award nom [1998] for 'Eve's Bayou'; Women in Film 'Kodak Vision Award' [2001]; Sundance FF 'Cinematography Award' [2005] for 'Hustle & Flow'.

Website: Amelia Vincent

FILMS
*199?*	No Salita [Bill Birrel] [Bill Birrel] ?
1994	Two Over Easy [Stephen T. Kay] c; short/23m; 2uc: Samuel V. Ameen; also ep of Showtime-tv '30-Minute Movie' series
1995	The Party Favor [Lisa Udelson] c; short/21m
1995	Tuesday Morning Ride [Dianne Houston] c; short/35m; 2uc: Geary McLeod
1995	Death In Venice, CA [P. David Ebersole] c; short/30m; prod AFI; also part of comp 'Boys in Love' (1996)
1995	Animal Room [Craig Singer] c
1997	Eve's Bayou [Kasi Lemmons] c; 2uc Louisiana: Philip C. Pfeiffer; efx ph: Bruce Manning
1997	Dr. Hugo [Kasi Lemmons] c; short/30m
1997	Way Past Cool [Adam Davidson] c
1997	Some Girl/Girl Talk/Men [Rory Kelly] c
1998	Jawbreaker [Darren Stein] c; 2uc: David DuBois
1998	Walking Across Egypt [Arthur Allan Seidelman] c
1999	Kin [Elaine Proctor] p/c; 2uc: Harmon Cusack
2000	The Caveman's Valentine/The Sign of the Killer [Kasi Lemmons] c
2002	Biker Boyz [Reggie Rock Bythewood] c; 2uc; ph: Greg Gardiner
2003	Home of Phobia/Freshman Orientation [Ryan Shiraki] c; 2uc: Michael Applebaum
2003	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events [Brad Silberling (replaced Barry Sonnenfeld)] s35-to-35mm/c; addph 2u; ph: Emmanuel Lubezki
*2004*	Oceanside [P. David Ebersole] pre-production; in development since 2001; status unknown
2004	Hustle & Flow [Craig Brewer] s16-35bu/c
2004	Bewitched [Nora Ephron (replaced Ted Bessell, who died)] c; 2uc; ph: John Lindley

With dir Kirby Dick - "This Film Is Not Yet Rated"

2005	This Film Is Not Yet Rated [Kirby Dick] dv-to-35mm/c; doc/97m; cph: Shana Hagan, Kirsten Johnson, a.o.
2005	Black Snake Moan [Craig Brewer] s35/c
2006	The Good Life [Stephen Berra] p/c; addph; ph: Patrice Lucien Cochet
2006	Mr. Brooks [Bruce A. Evans] c; 2uc; ph: John Lindley
2007	Eulogy for Jack [Harold Einstein] c; short/10m
2008	Quit [Dick Rude] HD/c; addph; ph: Tom Richmond
2009	The Experiment [Paul Scheuring] s35+RED-to-? (scope)/b&w-c; ph India: Vikram Shrivastava; splinter unit ph: Daniel Nichols; remake of 'Das Experiment' (2000, Oliver Hirschbiegel; ph: Rainer Klausmann)
2009	Zookeeper [Frank Coraci] HD (Genesis)-to-35mm scope (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc; ph: Michael Barrett
*2009*	Manson Girls [Matthew Bright (was replaced by Susanna Lo)] announced as doph, but film will be ph by Russ Lyster; the trailer has already been shot (2011) and main shooting will begin once additional funding is complete; status unknown
2010	Abduction [John Singleton] s35 (+ D-Cinema)/c; addph; ph: Peter Menzies Jr.
2010	Footloose [Craig Brewer] s35 (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc: Patrick Capone; remake of film (1983, Herbert Ross; ph: Ric Waite)
2014	Sinister 2 [Ciarán Foy] HD (ARRI ALEXA Plus 4:3/scope)+16mm-to-D-Cinema (scope)/c; uncred ph; ph Los Angeles (reshoots April-May 2015): Brandon Cox; uncred aph: Richard Roles
2016	Bonds/Project Broken Rose/11.11 [J.R. Niles] c

TELEVISION
1999	Freedom Song [Phil Alden Robinson] tvm/b&w-c/s16; 2uc (+ 2ud): John Lindley
2005	Campus Confidential [Melanie Mayron] tvm; 2uc: Michael Applebaum
2006	Daddy's Girl [Reggie Rock Bythewood & Norman Maake] doc/90m; addph: Natalie Haarhoff; for TV One
2008	True Blood [ep #6 'Cold Ground' dir by Nick Gomez] 80-part series, 2008-14; 1st season, 2008 (12 ep); other ph: 'Checco' Varese & Matthew Jensen
2008	Eastbound & Down [ep #1 'Chapter 1: Career Errors' dir by Jody Hill] 29-part series, 2009-13; 1st season, 2009 (6 ep); other ph: Tim Orr
2011	Hail Mary [Brad Silberling] pilot/HD; 2uc: Marc Dobiecki; for CBS-tv
2013	Wayward Pines [pilot 'Where Paradise Is Home' dir by M. Night Shyamalan & ep #2 'Do Not Discuss Your Life Before' dir by Charlotte Sieling] series/HD, 2015-present; 1st season, 2015 (10 ep); other ph: Jim Denault (6 ep) & Gregory Middleton (ep #3-4); filmed 2013-14
2015	Downward Dog [Michael Killen] pilot/HD (ARRI ALEXA Mini); for ABC-tv

MISCELLANEOUS
1984	Missing in Action [Joseph Zito] co-asst sound ed; ph: João Fernandes
1984	Missing in Action 2: The Beginning/Battle Rage [Lance Hool] co-asst sound ed; ph: Jorge Stahl Jr.
1984	American Ninja/American Warrior/American Fighter [Sam Firstenberg] co-asst sound efx ed; ph: Hanania Baer
1985	Rappin' [Joel Silberg] co-sound ed; ph: David Gurfinkel
1985	Invasion U.S.A. [Joseph Zito] co-sound ed; ph: João Fernandes
1985	Rainbow War [Bob Rogers; short] sound efx; ph: Reed Smoot
1985	Stand by Me [Rob Reiner] asst sound ed; ph: Thomas Del Ruth
1985	Nothing in Common [Garry Marshall] asst sound ed; ph: John Alonzo
1986	The Bedroom Window [Curtis Hanson] co-asst sound ed; ph: Gilbert Taylor
1987	The Serpent and the Rainbow [Wes Craven] co-sound ed; ph: John Lindley
1987	And God Created Woman [Roger Vadim] prod asst; ph: Stephen M. Katz
1987	Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers/Hollywood Hookers [Fred Olen Ray] 2nd c.asst; ph: Scott Ressler
1987	18 Again! [Paul Flaherty] 2nd c.asst 2nd cam; ph: Stephen M. Katz
1988	Eyes of an Angel/The Tender [Robert Harmon] 2nd c.asst addph II; addph II: Alexander Gruszynski; ph: Theo van de Sande
1988	Dead Solid Perfect [Bobby Roth; tvm] 2nd c.asst; ph: Timothy Suhrstedt
1988	Who's Harry Crumb? [Paul Flaherty] 2nd c.asst Los Angeles; ph: Stephen M. Katz
1988	Ginger Ale Afternoon [Rafal Zielinski] 2nd c.asst; ph: Yuri Neyman
1988	Heathers/Fatal Game/Lethal Attraction [Michael Lehmann] uncred 2nd c.asst; ph: Francis Kenny
1988	Why Me? [Gene Quintano] co-2nd c.asst; ph: Peter Deming
1989	Vital Signs [Marisa Silver] 2nd c.asst; ph: John Lindley
1989	[William Peter Blatty's ] The Exorcist III [: Legion] [William Peter Blatty] co-c.asst Los Angeles; ph Los Angeles.: Jacek Laskus; ph: Gerry Fisher
1989	By Dawn's Early Light/Red Alert [Jack Sholder; tvm] 2nd c.asst; ph: Alexander Gruszynski
1989	Freeway Maniac/Breakdown [Paul Winters] co-c.asst; ph: Ronald Vidor
1990	Little Man Tate [Jodie Foster] 2nd c.asst; ph: Mike Southon
1990	Dying Young/The Choice of Love [Joel Schumacher] c.asst; ph: Juan Ruiz Anchía
1991	Cast a Deadly Spell [Martin Campbell; tvm] 1st c.asst 2u; ph: Alexander Gruszynski
1991	Father of the Bride [Charles Shyer] 2nd c.asst; ph: John Lindley
1991	Sneakers [Phil Alden Robinson] 2nd c.asst; ph: John Lindley
1992	Fire in the Sky [Robert Lieberman] 2nd c.asst; ph: Bill Pope
1993	Natural Born Killers [Oliver Stone] 2nd c.asst; ph: Robert Richardson
1994	Clueless/I Was a Teenage Teenager/No Worries [Amy Heckerling] uncred add c.op; ph: Bill Pope
1995	Feeling Minnesota [Steven Baigelman] c.op; ph: Walt Lloyd
1996	Gridlock'd [Vondie Curtis-Hall] c.op; ph: Bill Pope
1997	Pleasantville [Gary Ross] co-c.op; ph: John Lindley
2003	I Heart Huckabees/I Love Huckabees [David O. Russell] co-c.op 'b' cam; ph: Peter Deming
2013	A Million Ways to Die in the West [Seth MacFarlane] co-c.op 'c' cam; ph: Michael Barrett