Biography
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).
Born in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, Elmes studied photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology and then attended the American Film Institute in Los 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 aspiring film director David Lynch, who hired him for Eraserhead (1977). Since then the two have collaborated on Blue Velvet (1986) and Wild at Heart (1990). Elmes is also a frequent collaborator with directors Ang Lee and Jim Jarmusch. Elmes has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 1993.
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Filmography
all 68
Movies 66
Director 34
self 4
TV Shows 2
French Water (2021)
The Jesus Rolls (2019)
The Dead Don't Die (2019)
Hair (2017)
Wilson (2017)
Paterson (2016)
The Night Of (2016)
Olive Kitteridge (2014)
Horns (2013)
A Late Quartet (2012)
Brothers (2009)
A Dog Year (2009)
Bride Wars (2009)
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
The Namesake (2006)
Broken Flowers (2005)
Kinsey (2004)
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
Hulk (2003)
Trapped (2002)
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
Storytelling (2001)
Chain of Fools (2001)
Chosen (2001)
Ride with the Devil (1999)
The Wedding (1998)
The Ice Storm (1997)
In the Gloaming (1997)
Coffee and Cigarettes III (1997)
The empty mirror (1996)
Reckless (1995)
Trial by Jury (1994)
The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
Night on Earth (1991)
Hollywood Mavericks (1990)
Cold Dog Soup (1990)
Wild at Heart (1990)
Moonwalker (1988)
The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988)
The Gauls (1988)
Permanent Record (1988)
Aria (1987)
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987)
Heaven (1987)
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
River's Edge (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Real Genius (1985)
Broken Rainbow (1985)
Dune (1984)
Red Dawn (1984)
Valley Girl (1983)
Modern Romance (1981)
Eraserhead (1977)
Young Lady Chatterley (1977)
Number One (1976)
In the Region of Ice (1976)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
The Amputee (1974)
Invasion of the Blood Farmers (1972)
Street Scenes (1970)
Father Mother Sister Brother
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Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1946-11-04 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceMountain Lakes, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsFred Elmes, Fredrick Elmes
AwardsSitges Film Festival Best cinematography
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