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Robert Elswit Biography ((?)-)

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Gender

Male

Occupation

Cinematographer

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Cinematographer
• The End of August (also known as The Awakening and The Awakening of Eve), 1981
• Summerspell, 1983
• Waltz across Texas, Atlantic Releasing, 1983
• Desert Hearts, Samuel Goldwyn, 1985
• Moving Violations, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
• The Sure Thing, Embassy Pictures, 1985
• Trick or Treat, Dino De Laurentiis, 1986
• Amazing Grace and Chuck (also known as Silent Voice), TriStar, 1987
• Return of the Living Dead Part II (also known as Revenge of theLiving Dead), Lorimar, 1988
• Heart of Dixie, Orion, 1989
• How I Got into College, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
• Bad Influence, Triumph Releasing, 1990
• The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Buena Vista, 1992
• Waterland, Fine Line, 1992
• A Dangerous Woman, Lauren Films, 1993
• The River Wild, Universal, 1994
• Boys, Buena Vista, 1996
• Hard Eight (also known as Sydney), Samuel Goldwyn/Rysher Entertainment, 1996
• The Pallbearer, Miramax, 1996
• Boogie Nights, New Line Cinema, 1997
• Tomorrow Never Dies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
• Richard Lester! (short documentary), E Films, 1998
• 8mm (also known as 8mm--Acht Millimeter), Columbia/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999
• Magnolia (also known as mag-no'li-a), New Line Cinema, 1999
• Bounce, Miramax, 2000
• Heist (also known as Le vol), Warner Bros., 2001
• Behind the Red Door, Artist View Entertainment, 2002
• Impostor, Dimension Films, 2002
• Punch-Drunk Love, Columbia/TriStar, 2002
• Gigli, Columbia, 2003
• Runaway Jury, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
• Syriana, Warner Bros., 2005
• Goodnight, and Good Luck, Warner Bros., 2006
• Film Camera Operator
• Fraternity Row, University of Southern California/Paramount, 1977
• Assistant camera operator, Genesis (short documentary film; also known as Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making), Science Museum ofMinnesota/Graphic Films Corporation, 1978
• Film Work
• Other
• Visual effects photographer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Paramount, 1979, revised edition released as Star Trek: The Motion Picture--TheDirector's Edition
• Matte photography assistant, Star Wars: Episode V--The Empire StrikesBack (also known as The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
• Visual effects camera operator, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (also known as E.T.), 1982, later released as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial:The 20th Anniversary, 2002
• Miniature and optical effects camera operator, Star Wars: Episode VI--Return of the Jedi (also known as Return of the Jedi and Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
• Television Cinematographer
• Movies
• A Single Light, 1981
• The Children of Times Square (also known as Street Wise), ABC, 1986
• "Tiger Town," The Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1986
• A Different Affair, CBS, 1987
• Into the Homeland, HBO, 1987
• Long Gone (also known as Stogies), HBO, 1987
• Margaret Bourke-White (also known as Double Exposure), TNT,1989
• A Killing in a Small Town (also known as Evidence of Love),CBS, 1990
• Opposites Attract, NBC, 1990
• "Esperanza" and "Parole Board," Prison Stories: Women on the Inside, HBO, 1991
• Paris Trout, Showtime, 1991
• The Summer My Father Grew Up, NBC, 1991
• A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story (also known as Lovers of Deceit: The Carolyn Warmus Story), ABC, 1992
• Specials
• "The Incredible Book Escape," CBS Library Special, CBS, 1980
• "The War between the Classes," CBS Schoolbreak Special, CBS, 1985
• Episodic
• "All Summer in a Day," WonderWorks, PBS, 1982
• Pilots
• Dream Street, NBC, 1989
• Steel Magnolias, CBS, 1990
• Vidiots, CBS, 1991
• Human Target, ABC, 1992
• RECORDINGS
• Video Cinematographer
• Mattress Man Commercial, Columbia, 2003
• Music Video Cinematographer
• Michael Penn, "Try," 1997
• Fiona Apple, "Across the Universe," 1998
• Aimee Mann, "Save Me," 1999
• Fiona Apple, "Fast As You Can," 1999
• Fiona Apple, "Limp," 2000
• Fiona Apple, "Paper Bag," 2000
• Jon Brion, "Here We Go," c. 2002
• Video Appearances
• Himself, That Moment: Magnolia Diary (also known as That Moment: Magnolia Diary October 1998--March 2000), New Line Home Video, 2000