Frederick Elmes

Frederick Elmes

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.

Camera

2025

Father Mother Sister Brother

Director of Photography

2021

French Water

Director of Photography

2019

The Jesus Rolls

Director of Photography

2019

The Dead Don't Die

Director of Photography

2017

Wilson

Director of Photography

2016

Paterson

Director of Photography

2016

The Night Of

Director of Photography

2014

Olive Kitteridge

Director of Photography

2013

Horns

Director of Photography

2012

A Late Quartet

Director of Photography

2009

Brothers

Director of Photography

2009

A Dog Year

Director of Photography

2009

Bride Wars

Director of Photography

2008

Synecdoche, New York

Director of Photography

2006

The Namesake

Director of Photography

2005

Broken Flowers

Director of Photography

2004

Kinsey

Director of Photography

2004

Coffee and Cigarettes

Director of Photography

2003

Hulk

Director of Photography

2002

Trapped

Director of Photography

2002

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

Director of Photography

2001

Storytelling

Director of Photography

2001

Chain of Fools

Director of Photography

2001

Chosen

Director of Photography

1999

Ride with the Devil

Director of Photography

1998

The Wedding

Director of Photography

1997

The Ice Storm

Director of Photography

1997

In the Gloaming

Director of Photography

1995

Reckless

Director of Photography

1994

Trial by Jury

Director of Photography

1993

The Saint of Fort Washington

Director of Photography

1991

Night on Earth

Director of Photography

1990

Cold Dog Soup

Director of Photography

1990

Wild at Heart

Director of Photography

1988

Moonwalker

Director of Photography

1988

The Cowboy and the Frenchman

Director of Photography

1988

Permanent Record

Director of Photography

1987

Aria

Director of Photography

1987

Heaven

Director of Photography

1986

1986

1986

River's Edge

Director of Photography

1986

Blue Velvet

Director of Photography

1985

Real Genius

Second Unit Director of Photography

1984

Dune

Second Unit Director of Photography

1984

Red Dawn

Second Unit Director of Photography

1983

Valley Girl

Director of Photography

1981

Modern Romance

Camera Operator

1977

Eraserhead

Director of Photography

1977

Young Lady Chatterley

Camera Operator

1976

In the Region of Ice

Additional Photography

1976

1974

1974

The Amputee

Director of Photography

1974

The Amputee

Director of Photography

1972

Acting

Crew

2025

1986

1985

Broken Rainbow

Cinematography

1977

Eraserhead

Special Effects

Infos

Full Name
Frederick Elmes
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
11/4/1946
Website
http://www.fredelmes.com/
Also Known As

Fred Elmes

Fredrick Elmes