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Frederick Elmes

Cinematographer | * 11/04/1946 (77) | Mountain Lakes, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
Frederick Elmes, ASC (born November 4, 1946) is an American cinematographer, known for his association with the independent film movement. He is a long-time collaborator of directors David Lynch, Ang Lee, Charlie Kaufman, Jim Jarmusch, and Todd Solondz. He has won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography twice, for Wild at Heart (1990) and Night on Earth (1991), and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series for The Night Of (2016). ()
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Frederick Elmes,A.S.C.(born November 4, 1946) is an American cinematographerwho has won theIndependent Spirit Award for Best Cinematographytwice, forWild at HeartandNight on Earth. Born inMountain Lakes, New Jersey, Elmes studied photography at theRochester Institute of Technology, then attended theAmerican Film InstituteinLos Angeles, graduating in 1972. He enrolled in the Graduate Film Program at New York University's Department of Film and Television and graduated in 1975. At the American Film Institute, Elmes met aspiringfilm directorDavid Lynch, who hired him forEraserhead. Since then the two have collaborated on such films asBlue Velvet, andWild at Heart.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of criminals who have kidnapped her child. ...

Blue Velvet

K-18

1986 | 3.8/5 | 2h
Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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In a small peaceful town, zombies suddenly rise to terrorize the town. Now three bespectacled police officers and a strange Scottish morgue expert must band together to defeat the undead. ...

The Dead Don't Die

Certification unknown

2019 | 2.7/5 | 1h 44min
Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
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A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists. ...

Paterson

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2016 | 3.6/5 | 1h 58min
Drama, Romance / Love, Comedy
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After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder. ...

The Night Of

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2016 | 4.0/5 | 1h per episode
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Awards & Nominations for Frederick Elmes

Sitges Film Festival Best Cinematography
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Movies with Frederick Elmes as Actor(3)

as himself2006 Edge of Outside
as himself2002 Mysteries of Love
as himself1992 Visions of Light

Movies with Frederick Elmes as Crew(55)

Camera/Director of Photography2021 French Water
Camera/Director of Photography2019 The Jesus Rolls
Camera/Director of Photography2019 The Dead Don't Die
Camera/Director of Photography2017 Hair
Camera/Director of Photography2017 Wilson
Camera/Director of Photography2016 Paterson
Camera/Director of Photography2013 Horns
Camera/Director of Photography2012 A Late Quartet
Camera/Director of Photography2009 Bride Wars
Camera/Director of Photography2009 A Dog Year
Camera/Director of Photography2009 Brothers
Camera/Director of Photography2008 Synecdoche, New York
Camera/Director of Photography2006 The Namesake
Camera/Director of Photography2005 Broken Flowers
Camera/Director of Photography2004 Kinsey
Camera/Director of Photography2003 Hulk
Camera/Director of Photography2003 Coffee and Cigarettes
Camera/Director of Photography2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Camera/Director of Photography2002 Trapped
Camera/Director of Photography2001 Storytelling
Camera/Director of Photography2001 Chosen
Camera/Director of Photography2000 Chain of Fools
Camera/Director of Photography1999 Ride with the Devil
Camera/Director of Photography1998 The Wedding
Camera/Director of Photography1997 The Ice Storm
Camera/Director of Photography1997 In the Gloaming
Camera/Director of Photography1995 Reckless
Camera/Director of Photography1994 Trial by Jury
Crew/Cinematography1993 The Saint of Fort Washington
Camera/Director of Photography1993 Coffee and Cigarettes III
Camera/Director of Photography1991 Night on Earth
Camera/Director of Photography1990 Cold Dog Soup
Camera/Director of Photography1990 Wild at Heart
Camera/Director of Photography1990 Hollywood Mavericks
Camera/Director of Photography1988 Permanent Record
Crew/Cinematography1988 Moonwalker
Camera/Director of Photography1988 The Cowboy and the Frenchman
Camera/Director of Photography1988 Les Gaulois
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Aria
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Heaven
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
Camera/Director of Photography1986 Blue Velvet
Camera/Director of Photography1986 River's Edge
Camera/Camera Technician1986 Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Crew/Cinematography1986 Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Camera/Second Unit Director of Photography1985 Real Genius
Camera/Second Unit Director of Photography1984 Red Dawn
Camera/Director of Photography1983 Valley Girl
Camera/Camera Operator1977 Young Lady Chatterley
Camera/Director of Photography1977 Eraserhead
Crew/Special Effects1977 Eraserhead
Camera/Camera Operator1976 The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Camera/Additional Photography1976 In the Region of Ice
Camera/Assistant Camera1974 A Woman Under the Influence
Camera/Director of Photography1974 The Amputee

TV Shows/Series with Frederick Elmes as Crew(1)

Camera/Director of Photography2016 The Night Of

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.fredelmes.com
Full Name: Frederick Elmes
Born: Monday, 11/04 1946 (November) in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 77 years + 167 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Educated at: Rochester Institute of Technology, AFI Conservatory
Other names for Frederick Elmes (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Fred Elmes"
"Fredrick Elmes"
Frederick Elmes frequently works together with these people:
David Lynch (22x, Crew)
Jim Jarmusch (19x, Crew)
Drew Kunin (8x, Crew)
James Schamus (7x, Crew)
Mark Friedberg (7x, Crew)
Mitch Breit (7x, Crew)
Robert Hein (7x, Crew)
John Turturro (6x, Actor)
Ang Lee (6x, Crew)
Angelo Badalamenti (6x, Crew)
Eugene Gearty (6x, Crew)
Steven Zaillian (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1019677, Added: 11/28/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024