Frederick Elmes
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.
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Movies (48)
Father Mother Sister Brother
Director of Photography (Camera)
2025
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
as Self
2025
French Water
Director of Photography (Camera)
2021
The Jesus Rolls
Director of Photography (Camera)
2019
The Dead Don't Die
Director of Photography (Camera)
2019
Hair
Director of Photography (Camera)
2017
Wilson
Director of Photography (Camera)
2017
Paterson
Director of Photography (Camera)
2016
Horns
Director of Photography (Camera)
2013
A Late Quartet
Director of Photography (Camera)
2012
Brothers
Director of Photography (Camera)
2009
A Dog Year
Director of Photography (Camera)
2009
Bride Wars
Director of Photography (Camera)
2009
Synecdoche, New York
Director of Photography (Camera)
2008
The Namesake
Director of Photography (Camera)
2006
Edge of Outside
as Self
2006
Broken Flowers
Director of Photography (Camera)
2005
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Kinsey
Director of Photography (Camera)
2004
Coffee and Cigarettes
Director of Photography (Camera)
2004
Hulk
Director of Photography (Camera)
2003
Trapped
Director of Photography (Camera)
2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Director of Photography (Camera)
2002
Mysteries of Love
as Self
2002
Storytelling
Director of Photography (Camera)
2001
Chain of Fools
Director of Photography (Camera)
2001
Chosen
Director of Photography (Camera)
2001
Ride with the Devil
Director of Photography (Camera)
1999
The Wedding
Director of Photography (Camera)
1998
The Ice Storm
Director of Photography (Camera)
1997
In the Gloaming
Director of Photography (Camera)
1997
Coffee and Cigarettes III
Director of Photography (Camera)
1997
Reckless
Director of Photography (Camera)
1995
Trial by Jury
Director of Photography (Camera)
1994
The Saint of Fort Washington
Director of Photography (Camera)
1993
Visions of Light
as Self
1992
Night on Earth
Director of Photography (Camera)
1991
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
as Self
1990
Hollywood Mavericks
Director of Photography (Camera)
1990
Cold Dog Soup
Director of Photography (Camera)
1990
Wild at Heart
Director of Photography (Camera)
1990
Moonwalker
Director of Photography (Camera)
1988
The Cowboy and the Frenchman
Director of Photography (Camera)
1988
Permanent Record
Director of Photography (Camera)
1988
Aria
Director of Photography (Camera)
1987
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
Director of Photography (Camera)
1987
Heaven
Director of Photography (Camera)
1987
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Camera Technician (Camera)
1986
