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Frederick Elmes

Frederick Elmes

Camera • Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, USA • Born November 4, 1946

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.

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Films

Filmography (33)

Father Mother Sister Brother

Father Mother Sister Brother

2025 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 50m
68
Director of Photography
The Dead Don't Die

The Dead Don't Die

2019 • Horror, Comedy • 1h 44m
54
Director of Photography
Wilson

Wilson

2017 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 34m
58
Director of Photography
Paterson

Paterson

2016 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 58m
73
Director of Photography
Horns

Horns

2013 • Thriller, Drama • 2h
64
Director of Photography
A Late Quartet

A Late Quartet

2012 • Drama, Music • 1h 46m
71
Director of Photography
Brothers

Brothers

2009 • Thriller, Drama • 1h 45m
71
Director of Photography
Bride Wars

Bride Wars

2009 • Comedy, Romance • 1h 29m
55
Director of Photography
A Dog Year

A Dog Year

2009 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 20m
60
Director of Photography
Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

2008 • Drama • 2h 4m
75
Director of Photography
The Namesake

The Namesake

2006 • Drama • 2h 2m
75
Director of Photography
Broken Flowers

Broken Flowers

2005 • Mystery, Comedy • 1h 46m
71
Director of Photography
Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 37m
70
Director of Photography
Hulk

Hulk

2003 • Science Fiction, Action • 2h 18m
57
Director of Photography
Trapped

Trapped

2002 • Thriller, Crime • 1h 46m
61
Director of Photography
Chain of Fools

Chain of Fools

2001 • Comedy, Crime • 1h 36m
60
Director of Photography
Storytelling

Storytelling

2001 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 27m
68
Director of Photography
Ride with the Devil

Ride with the Devil

1999 • Drama, Romance • 2h 18m
67
Director of Photography
The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm

1997 • Drama • 1h 53m
73
Director of Photography
The Saint of Fort Washington

The Saint of Fort Washington

1993 • Drama • 1h 39m
70
Director of Photography
Night on Earth

Night on Earth

1991 • Comedy, Drama • 2h 8m
77
Director of Photography
Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

1990 • Thriller, Crime • 2h 5m
72
Director of Photography
Moonwalker

Moonwalker

1988 • Fantasy, Music • 1h 33m
61
Director of Photography
Aria

Aria

1987 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 37m
57
Director of Photography
Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

1986 • Mystery, Thriller • 2h
77
Director of Photography
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

1986 • Mystery, Action • 1h 39m
46
Camera Technician
Director of Photography
River's Edge

River's Edge

1986 • Thriller, Crime • 1h 40m
69
Director of Photography
Real Genius

Real Genius

1985 • Science Fiction, Comedy • 1h 46m
69
Second Unit Director of Photography
Red Dawn

Red Dawn

1984 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 54m
63
Second Unit Director of Photography
Dune

Dune

1984 • Science Fiction, Action • 2h 17m
63
Second Unit Director of Photography
Valley Girl

Valley Girl

1983 • Comedy, Romance • 1h 39m
64
Director of Photography
Eraserhead

Eraserhead

1977 • Horror, Science Fiction • 1h 29m
72
Director of Photography
Special Effects
A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence

1974 • Drama, Romance • 2h 35m
80
Assistant Camera

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