Frederick Elmes
Camera
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.
Known for
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movieI Know Catherine, the Log Lady
2026
Director of Photography
movieFather Mother Sister Brother
2025
Director of Photography
tvHunters
2020
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movieThe Jesus Rolls
2019
Director of Photography
movieThe Dead Don't Die
2019
Director of Photography
movieHair
2017
Director of Photography
movieWilson
2017
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moviePaterson
2016
Director of Photography
tvThe Night Of
2016
Director of Photography
tvOlive Kitteridge
2014
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movieHorns
2013
Director of Photography
movieA Late Quartet
2012
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movieBrothers
2009
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movieA Dog Year
2009
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movieBride Wars
2009
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movieSynecdoche, New York
2008
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movieThe Namesake
2006
Director of Photography
movieBroken Flowers
2005
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movieKinsey
2004
Director of Photography
movieCoffee and Cigarettes
2004
Director of Photography
movieHulk
2003
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movieTrapped
2002
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movieTen Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002
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movieStorytelling
2001
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movieChain of Fools
2001
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movieChosen
2001
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movieRide with the Devil
1999
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movieThe Wedding
1998
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movieThe Ice Storm
1997
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movieIn the Gloaming
1997
Director of Photography
movieCoffee and Cigarettes III
1997
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movieReckless
1995
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movieTrial by Jury
1994
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movieThe Saint of Fort Washington
1993
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movieNight on Earth
1991
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movieHollywood Mavericks
1990
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movieCold Dog Soup
1990
Director of Photography
movieWild at Heart
1990
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movieMoonwalker
1988
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movieThe Cowboy and the Frenchman
1988
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moviePermanent Record
1988
Director of Photography
movieAria
1987
Director of Photography
movieConspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
1987
Director of Photography
movieHeaven
1987
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movieAllan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986
Camera Technician, Director of Photography
movieRiver's Edge
1986
Director of Photography
movieBlue Velvet
1986
Director of Photography
movieReal Genius
1985
Second Unit Director of Photography
movieDune
1984
Second Unit Director of Photography
movieRed Dawn
1984
Second Unit Director of Photography
Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein
1983
Director of Photography
movieValley Girl
1983
Director of Photography
movieModern Romance
1981
Camera Operator
movieEraserhead
1977
Director of Photography
movieYoung Lady Chatterley
1977
Camera Operator
movieIn the Region of Ice
1976
Additional Photography
movieThe Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976
Camera Operator
movieA Woman Under the Influence
1974
Assistant Camera
movieThe Amputee
1974
Director of Photography
movieInvasion of the Blood Farmers
1972
Assistant Camera
movieStreet Scenes 1970
1970
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Acting6
Crew2
movieBroken Rainbow
1985
Cinematography
movieEraserhead
1977
Special Effects
Directing1
movieStreet Scenes 1970
1970
Director