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Frederick Elmes

Known for: Camera

Biography: 1946-11-04 (78 years old)

Biography

Frederick Elmes, A.S.C. (born November 4, 1946) is an American cinematographer who has won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography twice, for Wild at Heart and Night on Earth. Born in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, Elmes studied photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology, 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. Since then the two have collaborated on such films as Blue Velvet, and Wild at Heart.

Filmography

all 67

Movies 65

Director 12

self 4

TV Shows 2

Cinematographer

Frederick Elmes

Biography

Filmography

all 67

Movies 65

Director 12

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)

Edge of Outside (2006)

Broken Flowers (2005)

Kinsey (2004)

Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)

Hulk (2003)

Trapped (2002)

Mysteries of Love (2002)

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)

Storytelling (2001)

Chain of Fools (2001)

Chosen (2001)

Ride with the Devil (1999)

The Wedding (1998)

In the Gloaming (1997)

Coffee and Cigarettes III (1997)

The Ice Storm (1997)

The Empty Mirror (1996)

Reckless (1995)

Trial by Jury (1994)

The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)

Visions of Light (1992)

Night on Earth (1991)

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch (1990)

Hollywood Mavericks (1990)

Cold Dog Soup (1990)

Wild at Heart (1990)

Moonwalker (1988)

The Gauls (1988)

The Cowboy and the Frenchman (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)

Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein (1983)

Valley Girl (1983)

Modern Romance (1981)

Eraserhead (1978)

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)

Street Scenes 1970 (1970)

Father Mother Sister Brother

Information

Known ForCamera

GenderMale

Birthday1946-11-04 (78 years old)

Birth PlaceMountain Lakes, New Jersey, USA

Known For
Camera

Gender
Male

Birthday
1946-11-04 (78 years old)

Birth Place
Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, USA

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Fred Elmes, Fredrick Elmes

Awards
Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography