Frederick Elmes Biography (1946-)
Born November 4, 1946, in Mountain Lakes, NJ (some sources say Orange, NJ). Addresses: Contact: Mirisch Agency, 1801 Century Park East, Suite 1801,Los Angeles, CA 90067.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Cinematographer
- Birth Details
- November 4, 1946
- Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Cinematographer
- (As Fred Elmes) Street Scenes (also known as Street Scenes 1970), 1970
- The Amputee, 1974
- (Uncredited) The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Faces, 1976
- Number One, 1976
- Breakfast in Bed, William Haugse, 1977
- (With Herbert Cardwell) Eraserhead, Libra, 1977
- (Uncredited) Opening Night, Faces, 1977
- (With others) Real Life, Paramount, 1978
- Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein (documentary),M J and E Productions, 1982
- Valley Girl (also known as Bad Boyz and Rebel Dreams), Atlantic, 1983
- (Second unit) Red Dawn, 1984
- Broken Rainbow (documentary), 1985
- (Second unit) Real Genius, TriStar, 1985
- Blue Velvet, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
- "Liebestod," Aria, Miramax/Warner Bros., 1987
- (With Joe Kelly) Heaven (documentary), Columbia, 1987
- Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold, Cannon, 1987
- River's Edge, Island, 1987
- (Anthology segments) Moonwalker (also known as Michael Jackson:Moonwalker), Ultimate Productions, 1988
- Permanent Record, Paramount, 1988
- Cold Dog Soup, Anchor Bay, 1990
- Wild at Heart (also known as David Lynch's "Wild at Heart"), Samuel Goldwyn, 1990
- Hollywood Mavericks, 1990
- Night on Earth (also known as Une nuit sur terre), Fine Line Features, 1991
- The Saint of Fort Washington, Warner Bros., 1993
- Coffee and Cigarettes III (also known as Coffee and Cigarettes:Somewhere in California), 1993
- Trial by Jury, Warner Bros., 1994
- Reckless, Samuel Goldwyn, 1995
- The Empty Mirror, 1996
- The Ice Storm, Fox Searchlight, 1997
- To Live On (also known as Civil War), Universal, 1998
- (Uncredited; additional) The Object of My Affection, 1998
- Ride with the Devil, 1999
- Chain of Fools, 2000
- Storytelling, New Line Cinema, 2001
- Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet, 2002
- Trapped (also known as 24 Studen Angst), Sony, 2002
- Hulk, Universal, 2003
- "Somewhere in California," Coffee and Cigarettes, United Artists,2003
- Kinsey, Fox Searchlight, 2004
- Broken Flowers, Focus Features, 2005
- The Namesake, Fox Searchlight, 2006
- Film Work
- Other
- Assistant camera, Invasion of the Blood Farmers, 1972
- (As Fred Elmes) Assistant camera, A Woman Under the Influence, 1974
- Special effects photography, Eraserhead, Libra, 1977
- Camera operator, Opening Night, 1977
- Additional photographer, Real Life, 1979
- Camera operator, Modern Romance, 1981
- Additional unit supervisor, additional unit photography supervisor, and second unit director, Dune, Universal, 1985
- Second unit director, Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold,Cannon, 1987
- Film Appearances
- Himself, Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography (documentary), American Film Institute, 1992
- Himself, Mysteries of Love, 2002
- Himself, The Kinsey Report: Sex on Film, 2005
- Television Cinematographer
- Miniseries
- "The Cowboy and the Frenchman," Les francais vus par (also known as The Cowboy and the Frenchman and The French as Seen by ...),1988
- The Wedding (also known as Oprah Winfrey Presents "The Wedding"), 1998
- Movies
- Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8, 1987
- In the Gloaming, HBO, 1997
- Specials
- The Louie Anderson Show, HBO, 1988
- "The Closed Set," Tales from the Hollywood Hills (also known as Great Performances), PBS, 1988
- (Concert sequences) The Judds: Across the Heartland, CBS, 1989
- Television Camera
- Specials
- The Judds: Across the Heartland, CBS, 1989
- Television Cinematographer
- Pilots
- (As Fred Elmes) "Roughhouse" (also known as "House and Home"), CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1988
- Television Appearances
- Specials
- (Uncredited) Presenter, The 1987 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 1987
- Jonathon Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch, Channel 4,1990