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