Andrzej Bartkowiak - Mario Bava - Jack Cardiff - Arthur Crabtree - Jan de Bont
Thomas DiCillo - Ernest Dickerson - Freddie Francis
Born: 1950, Lódz, Poland.
Studied at the PWSFTviT, Lódz. Went to the USA in 1972. Ph the music video 'Beast of Burden' [1984, Allan Arkush; a: Bette Midler & Mick Jagger]. Member of the ASC. Active as director since 1999. Received a Camerimage 'Golden Frog' nom [1993] for 'Falling Down' & a Camerimage Special Award to the Polish Cinematographer for Immense Contribution to the Art of Film [2006].
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1976
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Deadly Hero [Ivan Nagy] c
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1979
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Three Cheever Stories/3 by Cheever [ep 'The Five Forty-Eight/The 5:48' dir by James Ivory] tvm/58m
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1980
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Prince of the City [Sidney Lumet] c
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1981
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Deathtrap [Sidney Lumet] c
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1982
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The Verdict [Sidney Lumet] c
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1982
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Daniel [Sidney Lumet] c
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1983
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Terms of Endearment [James L. Brooks] c
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1984
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Garbo Talks [Sidney Lumet] c; + small part
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1985
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Prizzi's Honor [John Huston] c; Gabriel Figueroa was scheduled as doph, but he didn't get a work permit
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1986
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The Morning After [Sidney Lumet] c
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1986
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Power [Sidney Lumet] c
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1987
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Nuts [Martin Ritt] c
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1988
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Twins [Ivan Reitman] c; 2uc: Craig Denault
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1988
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Family Business [Sidney Lumet] c; replaced doph Carlo Di Palma
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1990
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Q & A [Sidney Lumet] c
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1990
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Off and Running [Edward Bianchi] c
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1991
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Hard Promises [Martin Davidson] c; 2uc: Peter Lyons Collister
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1992
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A Stranger Among Us/Close to Eden [Sidney Lumet] c
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1992
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Falling Down [Joel Schumacher] p/c
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1992
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Rock the Vote [various] variety special/60m for Fox-tv; cph: Ed Lachman, Robert Leacock, Geoff Schaaf, a.o.
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1992
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Guilty as Sin [Sidney Lumet] c
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1993
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A Good Man in Africa [Bruce Beresford] c
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1993
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Speed [Jan de Bont] p/c; addph: David Drzewiecki (subway) & Garry Waller (elevator)
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1994
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Losing Isaiah [Stephen Gyllenhaal] c
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1994
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Species [Roger Donaldson] p/c; addph: Peter Deming (Los Angeles) & Mike Benson (Utah)
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1995
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Jade [William Friedkin] c
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1995
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The Mirror Has Two Faces [Barbra Streisand] c; cph: Dante Spinotti; 2uc: Richard Quinlan
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1996
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Dante's Peak [Roger Donaldson] s35/c; 2uc: Raymond Stella; aph: Kurt Soderling
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1996
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The Devil's Advocate [Taylor Hackford] p/c; uncred addph: Steve Adcock
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1997
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U.S. Marshals [Stuart Baird] c; vfx ph: Peter Lyons Collister; replaced doph Donald Thorin
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1997
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Lethal Weapon 4 [Richard Donner] p/c; 2uc: Rick Bota; aph: Hans Bjerno
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1998
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Gossip [Davis Guggenheim] c; 2uc: Vern Nobles
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1999
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Turkey. Cake. [Sean Whalen] c; short/22m
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1999
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Thirteen Days [Which Shocked the World] [Roger Donaldson] b&w-c; Washington & Philippines ph: Christopher Duddy; Newport, R.I. ph: Gary Capo; aph Newport & Philippines: Robert Mehnert
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1999
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Romeo Must Die [feature] ph: Glen MacPherson
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2000
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Exit Wounds [feature] ph: Glen MacPherson
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2001
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HRT [tv-pilot] ph: John S. Bartley
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2002
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Cradle 2 the Grave [feature] ph: Daryn Okada
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2002
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Pathfinder [feature] in development; status unknown; not the film dir by Marcus Nispel (2006)
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2003
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Under Siege 3: Plane Danger [feature] in development since 2000; status unknown
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2004
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Doom [feature; replaced dir Enda McCallion] ph: Tony Pierce-Roberts
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2005
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Escobar [feature] announced; status unknown
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2006
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Redline [feature] in development; status unknown; not the film dir by Andy Cheng (2006)
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2007
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Black and Blue [feature] announced
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2008
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Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li [feature] ph: Geoff Boyle; action unit ph: Igor Meglic; L.A. ph: Bridger Nielson
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2008
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818 [feature] pre-production
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2008
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A Wing and a Prayer [feature] announced
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Born: 31 July 1914, San Remo, Italy, as son of sculptor Eugenio Bava [entered the film industry in the early 1910s as a set designer for Pathé Frčres, where he learned much about the art of in-camera special effects. He rose quickly to the rank of cinematographer. In 1912, he cph the epic 'Quo vadis?' dir by Enrico Guazzoni.]
Died: 25 April 1980, Rome, Italy.
Gave up his initial desire to be a painter. Worked for several years as his father's asst, subtitling feature films for export and animating title seq for Italian features, until the late 1930s, when the prospects of supporting a wife and family made it necessary for him to pursue a more ambitious career. He began to work as a c.asst and c.op to some of Italy's finest cinematographers [Massimo Terzano, Giuseppe Caracciolo, a.o.], eventually becoming a doph in 1939. By the 1950s, his innovative lighting techniques and his genius at creating realistic special effects on a shoestring cemented him as one of Italy's top film technicians. In 1956, he collaborated with dir Riccardo Freda on 'I vampiri', the first Italian horror film of the sound era - initially as doph and optical effects designer, then directing half of the 12-day schedule in only two days, when Freda abandoned the project after being denied an extension. After 'rescuing' [finishing] other troubled productions, he was given the opportunity of directing any film he chose, so long as it didn't cost too much money. Inspired by the recent success of Terence Fisher's Hammer production of 'Dracula/Horror of Dracula' [ph: Jack Asher], he decided to make a horror film of his own. The result was 'La maschera del demonio', a perfect synthesis of the Germanic expressionism of the silent era horror films and the more emboldened expression of violence and sensuality of the Hammer films. His work has proved very influential: he directed what is called the first Italian 'giallo' [yellow] movie - a form of the thriller which concentrates on violent death as opposed to prosaic police procedure - 'Sei donne per l'assassino', and his sci-fi horror 'Terrore nello spazio' was a key influence on 'Alien' [1979]. 'Diabolik' was one of the world's first comic book adaptations, while 'Reazione a catena' is considered to be one of the earliest slasher films. The last film he worked on [uncred 2ud & vfx] was Dario Argento's 'Inferno' [1979; ph: Romano Albani]. His son Lamberto [1944-] is a film director. [Using quotes from articles by Tim Lucas and Troy Howarth.]
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1939
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La vispa Teresa [Roberto Rossellini] b&w; short/7m
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1939
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Il tacchino prepotente [Roberto Rossellini] b&w; short/6m
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1946
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L'elisir d'amore/This Wine of Love [Mario Costa] b&w
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1947
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Pagliacci/Love of a Clown - Pagliacci [Mario Costa] b&w
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1949
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Antonio di Padova/Anthony of Padua [Pietro Francisci] b&w
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1950
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Vita da cani/A Dog's Life [Mario Monicelli & Steno (= Stefano Vanzina)] b&w
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1951
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Goya [Luciano Emmer] b&w; doc/16m
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1952
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Viale della speranza [Dino Risi] b&w
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1953
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Villa Borghese/It Happened in the Park [Gianni Franciolini] b&w; 5 seq
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1953
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Cose da pazzi [Georg Wilhelm Pabst] b&w
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1954
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Graziella [Giorgio Bianchi] b&w
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1956
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I vampiri/The Devil's Commandment/Lust of the Vampire [Robert Hampton (= Riccardo Freda) & Mario Bava (finished film)] cs/b&w
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1958
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Ercole e la regina di Lidia/Hercules Unchained [Pietro Francisci] Dyaliscope/c; + sfx dir
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1959
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La battaglia di Maratona/The Giant of Marathon [Jacques Tourneur & Mario Bava (finished film)] Dyaliscope/c; + spec pfx
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1960
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Esther and the King [Raoul Walsh] cs/c; + dir/ph Italian version 'Esther e il re'
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1946
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L'orecchio [doc; + ph]
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1960
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La maschera del demonio/Black Sunday/Revenge of the Vampire/The Mask of Satan [+ co-scrpl/ph/sfx]
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1962
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La ragazza che sapeva troppo/The Evil Eye/The Girl Who Knew Too Much [+ co-scrpl/ph]
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1963
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I tre volti della paura/Black Sabbath [ph: Ubaldo Terzano] + co-scrpl/uncred cph
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1963
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Sei donne per l'assassino/Blood and Black Lace [ph: Ubaldo Terzano] + co-scrpl/uncred cph
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1965
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Terrore nello spazio/Planet of the Vampires [ph: Antonio Pérez Olea & Antonio Rinaldi] + co-scrpl/uncred cph
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1967
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Diabolik/Danger: Diabolik [ph: Antonio Rinaldi] + co-scrpl/uncred cph
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1971
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Reazione a catena/A Bay of Blood/Bloodbath/Twitch of the Death Nerve/Last House on the Left Part II [+ co-scrpl/ph]
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1977
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Schock/Shock/Beyond the Door II [ph: Alberto Spagnoli] + uncred cph
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1978
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La venere di Ille/Venus of Ille [co-d: Lamberto Bava] ph: Nino Celeste
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see entry
Born: 29 November 1900, Chorlton, Lancashire, UK.
Died: ? March 1975, Worthing, Sussex, UK.
Started out at British International Pictures, where he shot five minor features including Michael Powell's 'quota quickie', 'The Love Test' [once believed lost]. He moved to Gainsborough Pictures [Islington Studios] in 1936, and stayed on the studio payroll until just before its demise in 1950. Although his more experienced colleague Jack Cox would usually handle the higher-profile Gainsborough titles, Crabtree quickly gained a reputation for fast, efficient shooting, especially in comedy, where his output included vehicles for Will Hay and Arthur Askey, most of which were directed by Marcel Varnel. His big break as a doph came with the first 'official' Gainsborough costume melodrama, 'The Man in Grey', which allowed Crabtree to make a major contribution to the overall 'look' of the cycle, blending high-contrast expressionism with a studio policy that dictated maximum visibility for the stars [and their costumes!]. He made his directorial debut with 'Madonna of the Seven Moons' for Gainsborough. As a director, he was considered competent but - unsurprisingly - much stronger on the visual than the dramatic side of things. [Using quotes from article by Michael Brooke on the screenonline website.]
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CINEMATOGRAPHER [Selection]
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1931
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Out of the Blue [Gene Gerrard & John Orton] b&w; cph: Ernest Palmer
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1934
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Lazybones [Michael Powell] b&w; 65m; cph: Ernest Palmer
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1934
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The Love Test [Michael Powell] b&w; 63m
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1936
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Pot Luck [Tom Walls] b&w; cph: Roy Kellino
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1937
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Bank Holiday/Three on a Weekend [Carol Reed] b&w
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1938
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Old Bones of the River [Marcel Varnel] b&w
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1939
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Where's That Fire? [Marcel Varnel] b&w
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1940
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Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It/Mail Train [Walter Forde] b&w; Richmond Park ph; ph: John J. Cox
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1941
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Kipps/The Remarkable Mr. Kipps [Carol Reed] b&w
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1943
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The Man in Grey [Leslie Arliss] b&w
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1944
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Fanny by Gaslight/Man of Evil [Anthony Asquith] b&w
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1944
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Waterloo Road [Sidney Gilliat] b&w; sfx ph: Phil Grindrod; Sidney Gilliat: 'Arthur Crabtree frankly disliked my being given the picture to direct, because he had ambitions to direct himself; he told me so as an honest Yorkshireman... Producer Edward Black took Arthur Crabtree aside and asked him to give me all the help he could, and Arthur generously complied with suggestions and a list of technical rules that I really ought to have learned on 'Millions Like Us' but hadn't sufficiently.' [From 'Launder and Gilliat' by Geoff Brown, 1977.]
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DIRECTOR [Selection Films]
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1944
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Madonna of the Seven Moons [ph: Jack Cox]
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1948
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The Calendar [ph: Cyril Knowles & Reginald H. Wyer]
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1951
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Lilli Marlene [ph: Jack Asher]
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1957
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Morning Call/The Strange Case of Dr. Manning [ph: Walter James Harvey]
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1958
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Fiend Without a Face [ph: Lionel Banes]
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1958
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Horrors of the Black Museum/Crime in the Museum of Horrors [ph: Desmond Dickinson]
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see entry
 
Born: 14 August 1953, Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, USA.
Holds a BA in Creative Writing from Old Dominion University and a MFA [1976] from New York University's Graduate Film School. Wrote and starred in the original 'Johnny Suede', a one-man show performed at New York's Home for Contemporary Theater in 1987. Made his debut as director in 1991 with 'Johnny Suede'. Directed ep of the tv-series 'Monk' [2003] & 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' [2006 & 2007].
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CINEMATOGRAPHER [Selection]
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1980
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Permanent Vacation [Jim Jarmusch] c; cph: James Lebovitz
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1980
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Underground U.S.A. [Eric Mitchell] 16mm-35bu/c
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1982
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Stranger Than Paradise [Jim Jarmusch] 16mm-35bu/b&w; started out as a 30m short; + small part
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1983
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Variety [Bette Gordon] c; cph: John Foster; addph: Bette Gordon
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1988
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Laura Ley [Jenne Sipman] c
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1990
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End of the Night [Keith McNally] b&w
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1991
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Johnny Suede [ph: Joe De Salvo] + scrpl
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1993
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Scene Six, Take One [ph: Frank Prinzi] short/17m; later expanded into feature 'Living in Oblivion'
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1994
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Living in Oblivion [ph: Frank Prinzi] + scrpl
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1996
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Box of Moonlight [ph: Paul Ryan] + scrpl
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1997
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The Real Blonde [ph: Frank Prinzi] + scrpl
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2000
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Double Whammy [ph: Robert Yeoman] + scrpl
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2005
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Delirious [ph: Frank DeMarco] + scrpl
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With actor DMX [left] - "Never Die Alone"
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Born: 25 June 1951, Newark, New Jersey, USA, as Ernest Roscoe Dickerson.
Studied at Howard University, Washington, D.C. [major: Architecture; minor: color photographic illustration] & the Graduate Film Program at New York University's [NYU] Department of Film and Television [major: Cinematography; graduated in 1982]. Between Howard and NYU, he worked as medical photographer at Howard University Medical School for 3 years. Met dir Spike Lee during his study in New York. Ph commercials & music videos with a: Bruce Springsteen [1984, 'Born in the USA', d: John Sayles], Patti LaBelle [1985, 'Stir It Up', d: Doug Nichol], Miles Davis [1986, 'Tutu', d: Spike Lee], a.o. Ph anti-drug announcements dir by Martin Scorsese. Interviewee in the doc 'Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography' [1991]. Appeared in the doc's '[Clive Barker's] A-Z of Horror' [1997, Ursula Macfarlane; doc tv-series], 'Diggin' Up Bones' [2002, Michelle Palmer], 'Urban Gothic' [2002, Michelle Palmer], 'Cinematographer Style' [2005, Jon Fauer (JF); ph: JF, Jeff Laszlo, Brian Heller & David Morgan] & 'Hitchcocked' [2006, Jeffrey Schwarz; ph: Bryan Donnell & Clay Westervelt]. Member of the ASC since 1990. Active as director since 1989. Received awards/nominations: as doph: NYFCC Award [1989] for 'Do the Right Thing'; Daytime 'Emmy' Award [2003] for 'Our America'; as dir: L.A. Outfest Grand Jury Award [1999] for 'Blind Faith'; Black Reel nom [2000] for 'Strange Justice'; Black Reel nom [2004] for 'Good Fences'.
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1980
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The Answer [Spike Lee] 16mm/?; student film/10m; prod NYU
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1980
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Sarah [Spike Lee] ?; student film/?m; prod NYU
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1980
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Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop - We Cut Heads [Spike Lee] 16mm/c; 60m; prod NYU
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1984
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The Brother from Another Planet [John Sayles] c
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1984
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Desiree [Felix de Rooy] c
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1984
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Day of the Dead [George A. Romero] c; 2uc Florida; ph: Michael Gornick
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1985
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Krush Groove [Michael Schultz] c
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1985
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She's Gotta Have It [Spike Lee] s16/b&w-c; + small part
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1985
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One Night with Blue Note [John Jopson] 16mm/c; mus doc/120m
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1985
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Almacita di desolato [Felix de Rooy] c
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1986
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The Laser Man [Peter Wang] c; 2uc: Larry Banks
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1987
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Enemy Territory [Peter Manoogian] c; 2uc: Robert Ebinger
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1987
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Eddie Murphy RAW [Robert Townsend] c; perf/90m
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1987
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School Daze [Spike Lee] c
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1988
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Def by Temptation [James Bond III] c
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1988
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Do the Right Thing [Spike Lee] c
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1988
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Fright House/Vampires [Len Anthony] c; cph: Larry Revene
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1989
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Mo' Better Blues [Spike Lee] c
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1990
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Ava & Gabriel, un historia di amor [Felix de Rooy] c
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1990
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Jungle Fever [Spike Lee] c
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1990
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Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll [John McNaughton] c; perf/96m
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1991
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Cousin Bobby [Jonathan Demme] 16mm-35bu/c; doc/69m; cph: Jacek Laskus, Tony Jannelli, Declan Quinn & Craig Haagensen
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1991
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Malcolm X [Spike Lee] c; Mecca ph: David Golia; 2uc: Arthur Jafa Fielder & George Pattison
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CINEMATOGRAPHER [Television]
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1984
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Tales from the Darkside [ep #9 'The Word Processor of the Gods' dir by Michael Gornick] 90-part series, 1983-88; other ph: Robert Draper, Lloyd Freidus & Joseph Urbanczyk
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1989
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H.E.L.P./911 [pilot dir by Christopher Crowe] 6-part series, 1990; other ph: Constantine Makris; 2uc: Ken Ferris
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1990
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Law & Order [ep #1 'Prescription for Death' dir by John Whitesell] series, 1990-present; 1st season, 1990-91; other ph: John Beymer & Constantine Makris
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1992
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20th Anniversary Special [Ernest Dickerson, Paul Bogart, Twyla Tharp, a.o.] special/90m for PBS-tv series 'Great Performances'; ph seg 'Hip Hop - You Don't Stop'; other ph: Bobby Bukowski, Daniel Stoloff, Michael Negrin, a.o.
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"Our America" - photo by Russ Martin
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2001
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Our America [Ernest Dickerson] tvm/dv; for Showtime-tv
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1989
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Spike & Co. Do It a-Capella [special/60m for PBS-tv series 'Great Performances'] loc ph: Larry Banks; c.op live perf: Robert Leacock, Anastas Michos, a.o.
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1991
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Juice/Angel Town 2 [feature; + story] ph: Larry Banks
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1992
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20th Anniversary Special [co-d; + ph] see Cinematographer [Television]
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1992
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The Untouchables [ep of 42-part tv-series, 1993-94] ph: Mario DiLeo
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1993
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Surviving the Game [feature] ph: Bojan Bazelli
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1994
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Tales from the Crypt [Presents]: Demon Knight [feature] ph: Rick Bota; opening seq ph: Neil Krepela
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1996
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Bulletproof [feature] ph: Steven Bernstein
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1997
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Blind Faith [feature] ph: Rodney Charters
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1997
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Futuresport [tvm] ph: Jonathan Freeman; 2uc: Jon Joffin
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1997
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Ambushed [tvm; + small part] ph: Phil Oetiker; 2uc: Frank P. Flynn
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1998
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Daddy Cool [feature] announced; status unknown
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1999
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Strange Justice [tvm] ph: Jonathan Freeman
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1999
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Parting the Waters [co-d: Kevin Hooks; tv-miniseries] prod cancelled
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2000
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Bones [feature] ph: Flavio Martínez Labiano
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2000
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Night Visions [ep #16 'My So Called Life and Death' & #18 'Still Life' of 26-part tv-series, 2001] ph: Andreas Poulsson
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2001
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Monday Night Mayhem [tvm] ph: Jonathan Freeman
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2001
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Our America [+ ph] see Cinematographer [Television]
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2001
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Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie [tvm] ph: Steven Bernstein
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2002
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Good Fences [tvm] ph: Jonathan Freeman
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2003
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Never Die Alone [feature] ph: Matthew Libatique
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2003
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The Wire [ep #24 'Bad Dreams'; 2nd season of 37-part tv-series, 2002-04] ph: Uta Briesewitz
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2003
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Third Watch [ep #102 'Blessed and Bewildered'; 5th season of 131-part tv-series, 1999-2005] ph: Glenn Kershaw
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2004
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The Wire [ep #29 'Amsterdam' & #37 'Mission Accomplished'; 3rd season] ph: Uta Briesewitz (#29), Dave Insley (#29) & Eagle Egilsson (#37); see 2003
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2004
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Third Watch [ep #116 'The Greatest Detectives in the World'; 6th season] ph: Glenn Kershaw; see 2003
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2004
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The L Word [ep #20 'Luminous'; 2nd season of tv-series, 2004-present] ph: Robert Aschmann
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2004
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ER [ep #236 'Middleman' & #243 'You Are Here'; 11th season of tv-series, 1994-present] ph: Arthur Albert
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2005
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For One Night [tvm] ph: Phil Oetiker
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2005
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Invasion [ep #8 'The Cradle'; 22-part tv-series, 2005-06] ph: Jeffrey Jur
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2005
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Crossing Jordan [ep #85 'Total Recall'; 5th season of 117-part tv-series, 2001-07] ph: John Aronson
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2005
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Criminal Minds [ep #6 'L.D.S.K.'; 1st season of tv-series, 2005-present] ph: Glenn Kershaw
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2005
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CSI: Miami [ep #85 'Silencer'; 4th season of tv-series, 2002-present] ph: Eagle Egilsson
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2006
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Masters of Horror [ep #18 'The V Word'; 2nd season of tv-series, 2005-present] ph: Jon Joffin
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2006
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The Wire [ep #47 'Misgivings' & #50 'Final Grades'; 4th season of tv-series, 2002-present] ph: Russell Lee Fine
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2007
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The Un-Dead [feature] pre-production
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Directed feature films and episodic television between 1961-77. 'I got a lot of fun out of being a cameraman, but obviously directing is more interesting. One thing wrong with being a cameraman in Britain is that from the financial point of view you have to keep working all the time and you often have to work with people whose work, frankly, doesn't excite you. When I got the opportunity to direct I decided to try it and if I wasn't excited with what I did, well, that would be my own problem and no one else's. But basically I love making films. If someone asked me now to photograph a film I still would.' [From 'The Horror People' by John Brosnan, 1976.]
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