Steven Poster
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Steven Barry Poster, A.S.C, I.C.G. (born 1 March 1944) is an American cinematographer and photographer who is the former President of the International Cinematographers Guild. He is best known for his collaborations with Richard Kelly, including the director's 2001 cult classic Donnie Darko. Poster began his career as a creative assistant at 'The Film Group,' a commercial film production company based in Chicago, Illinois. After being promoted to director of photography due to his skill at lighting, he met Herschell Gordon Lewis and worked with him in various crew positions on a total of three films. Poster founded a production company with director Michael Mann and served as the cinematographer on numerous industrial and education films. He served as the second-unit director of photography on Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Poster joined the American Society of Cinematographers in 1987, relocating to Hollywood in the process. He shot the iconic music video to Madonna's "Like a Prayer", as well as commercials directed by Ridley Scott and Kinka Usher. In 1988, he was nominated for the ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Releases for his work on Someone to Watch Over Me. Poster served as the President of the ASC between 2002-2003. In 2006, he received an Emmy nomination for Mrs. Harris. That same year, he was elected as the National President of the International Cinematographers Guild, a position he held until 2019. Source: Article "Steven Poster" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
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movieScared to Death
2026
Director of Photography
movie'Round Miles: A Miles Davis Documentary
2022
Director of Photography
movieFor Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020
Director of Photography
movieAmityville: The Awakening
2017
Director of Photography
tvHemlock Grove
2013
Director of Photography
movieFlypaper
2011
Director of Photography
movieCats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
Director of Photography
movieThe Box
2009
Director of Photography
movieSpread
2009
Director of Photography
movieSouthland Tales
2007
Director of Photography
movieDaddy Day Care
2003
Director of Photography
movieStuart Little 2
2002
Director of Photography
movieDonnie Darko
2001
Director of Photography
movieMission to Mars
2000
Second Unit Director of Photography
movieThe Rage: Carrie 2
1999
Second Unit Director of Photography
movieHalf a Chance
1998
Director of Photography
movieA Midwife's Tale
1998
Director of Photography
movieRocketMan
1997
Director of Photography
movieColor of Justice
1997
Director of Photography
movieOnce You Meet a Stranger
1996
Director of Photography
movieNunzio's Second Cousin
1994
Director of Photography
movieRoswell
1994
Director of Photography
movieThe Cemetery Club
1993
Director of Photography
movieLife Stinks
1991
Director of Photography
movieRocky V
1990
Director of Photography
movieMadonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990
Director of Photography
Shangri-La Plaza
1990
Director of Photography
movieDisneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990
Director of Photography
movieNext of Kin
1989
Director of Photography
movieBig Top Pee-wee
1988
Director of Photography
movieAloha Summer
1988
Director of Photography
movieSomeone to Watch Over Me
1987
Director of Photography
tvI'll Take Manhattan
1987
Director of Photography
movieCourage
1986
Director of Photography
movieThe Boy Who Could Fly
1986
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movieBlue City
1986
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movieThe Heavenly Kid
1985
Director of Photography
movieThe New Kids
1985
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movieStarman
1984
Second Unit Director of Photography
movieThe River
1984
Second Unit Director of Photography
movieTestament
1983
Director of Photography
movieStrange Brew
1983
Director of Photography
movieThe Cradle Will Fall
1983
Director of Photography
movieSpring Break
1983
Director of Photography
movieBlade Runner
1982
Additional Photography
movieMysterious Two
1982
Director of Photography
movieCoward of the County
1981
Director of Photography
movieDead & Buried
1981
Director of Photography
movieBlood Beach
1980
Director of Photography
movieGallagher: An Uncensored Evening
1980
Camera Operator
tvBeggarman, Thief
1979
Camera Operator
movieThe Night Rider
1979
Director of Photography
movieThe Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
1978
Director of Photography
movieClose Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Second Unit Director of Photography
movieMonster a Go-Go!
1965
Additional Photography
Acting6
movieUSIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
2008
Self (as Steven B. Poster)
Crew4
movieWalking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D
2014
Cinematography
movieEye of God
1997
Thanks
movieOpportunity Knocks
1990
Cinematography
movieBeggarman, Thief
1979
Cinematography
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movieScared to Death
2026
Executive Producer