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Frederick Elmes

Frederick Elmes

Known For Camera
Birthday Nov 04, 1946 (78)
Birthplace Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 at ... tended 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.

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Filmography

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French Water

French Water

2021

Director of Photography

The Jesus Rolls

The Jesus Rolls

2019

Director of Photography

The Dead Don't Die

The Dead Don't Die

2019

Director of Photography

Wilson

Wilson

2017

Director of Photography

Hair

Hair

2017

Director of Photography

Paterson

Paterson

2016

Director of Photography

Horns

Horns

2013

Director of Photography

A Late Quartet

A Late Quartet

2012

Director of Photography

A Dog Year

A Dog Year

2009

Director of Photography

Brothers

Brothers

2009

Director of Photography

Bride Wars

Bride Wars

2009

Director of Photography

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

2008

Director of Photography

The Namesake

The Namesake

2006

Director of Photography

Broken Flowers

Broken Flowers

2005

Director of Photography

Kinsey

Kinsey

2004

Director of Photography

Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004

Director of Photography

Hulk

Hulk

2003

Director of Photography

Trapped

Trapped

2002

Director of Photography

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

2002

Director of Photography

Chain of Fools

Chain of Fools

2001

Director of Photography

Storytelling

Storytelling

2001

Director of Photography

Chosen

Chosen

2001

Director of Photography

Ride with the Devil

Ride with the Devil

1999

Director of Photography

The Wedding

The Wedding

1998

Director of Photography

In the Gloaming

In the Gloaming

1997

Director of Photography

The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm

1997

Director of Photography

Coffee and Cigarettes III

Coffee and Cigarettes III

1997

Director of Photography

Reckless

Reckless

1995

Director of Photography

Trial by Jury

Trial by Jury

1994

Director of Photography

The Saint of Fort Washington

The Saint of Fort Washington

1993

Director of Photography

Night on Earth

Night on Earth

1991

Director of Photography

Hollywood Mavericks

Hollywood Mavericks

1990

Director of Photography

Cold Dog Soup

Cold Dog Soup

1990

Director of Photography

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

1990

Director of Photography

Moonwalker

Moonwalker

1988

Director of Photography

Permanent Record

Permanent Record

1988

Director of Photography

The Cowboy and the Frenchman

The Cowboy and the Frenchman

1988

Director of Photography

Aria

Aria

1987

Director of Photography

Heaven

Heaven

1987

Director of Photography

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

1987

Director of Photography

River's Edge

River's Edge

1986

Director of Photography

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

1986

Director of Photography

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

1986

Camera Technician, Director of Photography, Cinematography

Real Genius

Real Genius

1985

Second Unit Director of Photography

Dune

Dune

1984

Second Unit Director of Photography

Red Dawn

Red Dawn

1984

Second Unit Director of Photography

Valley Girl

Valley Girl

1983

Director of Photography

Modern Romance

Modern Romance

1981

Camera Operator

Eraserhead

Eraserhead

1977

Director of Photography, Special Effects

Young Lady Chatterley

Young Lady Chatterley

1977

Camera Operator

In the Region of Ice

In the Region of Ice

1976

Additional Photography

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

1976

Camera Operator

The Amputee

The Amputee

1974

Director of Photography

A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence

1974

Assistant Camera

Invasion of the Blood Farmers

Invasion of the Blood Farmers

1972

Assistant Camera

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