Frederick Elmesborn 1946

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Camera

Popularity

0.3

Famous

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frederick Elmes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Credits

Father Mother Sister Brother
Father Mother Sister Brother

2025

Comedy • Drama

Director of Photography

0.9
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

2025

Documentary

Cinematography

1.1
French Water
French Water

2021

Fantasy

Director of Photography

4.6
0.3
The Jesus Rolls
The Jesus Rolls

2019

Comedy • Crime • Drama

Director of Photography

4.5
1.4
The Dead Don't Die
The Dead Don't Die

2019

Comedy • Fantasy • Horror

Director of Photography

5.4
3.2
Hair
Hair

2017

Director of Photography

7
0.2
Wilson
Wilson

2017

Comedy • Drama

Director of Photography

6
1.2
Paterson
Paterson

2016

Comedy • Drama • Romance

Director of Photography

7.1
2
Horns
Horns

2013

Drama • Fantasy • Thriller

Director of Photography

6.3
2.4
A Late Quartet
A Late Quartet

2012

Drama • Music

Director of Photography

6.7
1
Brothers
Brothers

2009

Drama • Thriller • War

Director of Photography

7.3
6.3
A Dog Year
A Dog Year

2009

Comedy • Drama

Director of Photography

6.2
0.9
Bride Wars
Bride Wars

2009

Comedy • Romance

Director of Photography

6.2
3.5
Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York

2008

Drama

Director of Photography

7.6
3
The Namesake
The Namesake

2006

Drama • Family

Director of Photography

6.7
1.2
Broken Flowers
Broken Flowers

2005

Comedy • Drama • Mystery • Romance

Director of Photography

6.9
1.2
Kinsey
Kinsey

2004

Drama

Director of Photography

6.6
1.3
Coffee and Cigarettes
Coffee and Cigarettes

2004

Comedy • Drama

Director of Photography

6.9
1.7
Hulk
Hulk

2003

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

Director of Photography

5.6
7.2
Trapped
Trapped

2002

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

Director of Photography

6.2
2
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

2002

Documentary • Drama

Director of Photography

6.7
0.4
Storytelling
Storytelling

2001

Comedy • Drama

Director of Photography

6.5
0.9
Chain of Fools
Chain of Fools

2001

Comedy • Crime

Director of Photography

5.8
0.7
Chosen
Chosen

2001

Action

Director of Photography

6.3
0.3
Ride with the Devil
Ride with the Devil

1999

Drama • Romance • War • Western

Director of Photography

6.4
1.4
The Wedding
The Wedding

1998

Drama • Romance • TV Movie

Director of Photography

8.3
0.4
The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm

1997

Drama

Director of Photography

6.9
2.3
In the Gloaming
In the Gloaming

1997

Drama • TV Movie

Director of Photography

6.1
1.3
Coffee and Cigarettes III
Coffee and Cigarettes III

1997

Comedy

Director of Photography

6.9
0.4
Reckless
Reckless

1995

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy

Director of Photography

6.4
0.5
Trial by Jury
Trial by Jury

1994

Action • Drama • Thriller

Director of Photography

5.4
0.9
The Saint of Fort Washington
The Saint of Fort Washington

1993

Drama

Director of Photography

6.6
0.8
Night on Earth
Night on Earth

1991

Comedy • Drama

Director of Photography

7.5
1.8
Hollywood Mavericks
Hollywood Mavericks

1990

Documentary

Director of Photography

6
0.3
Cold Dog Soup
Cold Dog Soup

1990

Comedy

Director of Photography

4.9
0.8
Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart

1990

Crime • Romance • Thriller

Director of Photography

7
2.8
Moonwalker
Moonwalker

1988

Fantasy • Music

Director of Photography

7
2.3
The Cowboy and the Frenchman
The Cowboy and the Frenchman

1988

Comedy • Western

Director of Photography

6
0.4
Permanent Record
Permanent Record

1988

Drama

Director of Photography

6.3
0.7
Aria
Aria

1987

Comedy • Drama • Music

Director of Photography

5.6
1.1
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

1987

Drama • TV Movie

Director of Photography

6.5
0.3
Heaven
Heaven

1987

Documentary

Director of Photography

6.3
0.2
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

1986

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Mystery

Camera Technician, Cinematography, Director of Photography

4.7
2.3
River's Edge
River's Edge

1986

Crime • Drama • Thriller

Director of Photography

6.5
1.6
Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet

1986

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Thriller

Director of Photography

7.6
3.4
Real Genius
Real Genius

1985

Comedy • Romance • Science Fiction

Second Unit Director of Photography

6.7
1.8
Broken Rainbow
Broken Rainbow

1985

Documentary • History

Cinematography

5.7
0.2
Dune
Dune

1984

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

Second Unit Director of Photography

6.2
7.1
Red Dawn
Red Dawn

1984

Action • Drama • Science Fiction • Thriller • War

Second Unit Director of Photography

6.3
4
Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein
Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein

1983

Documentary

Director of Photography

9
0
Valley Girl
Valley Girl

1983

Comedy • Romance

Director of Photography

6
2.3
Modern Romance
Modern Romance

1981

Comedy • Drama • Romance

Camera Operator

6.8
0.4
Eraserhead
Eraserhead

1977

Fantasy • Horror

Director of Photography, Special Effects

7.4
3
Young Lady Chatterley
Young Lady Chatterley

1977

Comedy • Drama

Camera Operator

4.9
0.7
In the Region of Ice
In the Region of Ice

1976

Additional Photography

6.8
0.2
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

1976

Crime • Drama • Thriller

Camera Operator

7.1
1.2
A Woman Under the Influence
A Woman Under the Influence

1974

Drama • Romance

Assistant Camera

7.8
12.8
The Amputee
The Amputee

1974

Comedy • Drama

Director of Photography

5.1
0.3
Invasion of the Blood Farmers
Invasion of the Blood Farmers

1972

Horror

Assistant Camera

3
0.3

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