Daryn Okada Biography (1960-)

Born January 2, 1960, in Los Angeles, CA; father, a drafter for an aircraft manufacturer. Addresses: Agent: Mirisch Agency, 1801 Century Park East,Suite 1801, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Cinematographer
Birth Details: January 2, 1960; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Cinematographer
Nomad Riders, Windjammer Productions, 1981
(As Daran Okada) Monaco Forever, Skatetown USA, 1984
Witness to a Killing, 1987
Blind Curve, 1988
Phantasm II (also known as Phantasm II: The Never Dead Part Two), Universal, 1988
Survival Quest, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1989
(With others) The War of the Roses, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
Punk Vacation, Rae Jon Home Video, 1990
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, Buena Vista, 1991
Captain Ron, Buena Vista, 1992
Airborne, Warner Bros., 1993
My Father the Hero (also known as My father, ce heros), Buena Vista, 1994
Big Bully, Warner Bros., 1996
Black Sheep, Paramount, 1996
Anna Karenina, Warner Bros., 1997
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (also known as Halloween: H20), Dimension Films, 1998
Senseless, Miramax/Dimension Films, 1998
Lake Placid (also known as Lac Placid), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Dr. Dolittle 2 (also known as DR2 and DR.2), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Joe Somebody, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Texas Rangers, Miramax/Dimension Films, 2001
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat, Paramount, 2002
Cradle 2 the Grave, Warner Bros., 2003
Mean Girls, Paramount, 2004
Paparazzi, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
Just Like Heaven, DreamWorks, 2005
Film Additional Photographer
Falling in Love Again (also known as In Love), International Picture Show Company, 1980
(Uncredited) The Man without a Face, Warner Bros., 1993
(Uncredited) Immortal Beloved, Columbia, 1994
The X-Files (also known as Blackwood, Fight the Future, The X Files, The X-Files: Blackwood, The X Files: Fightthe Future, X-Files: The Movie, and Aux frontieres du reel), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
(Uncredited) Payback, Paramount, 1999

Film Camera Operator
The Beastmaster (also known as Beastmaster-Der Befreier), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982
Ladies Night, Chippendales Productions, 1983
Stitches, 1985
Second unit camera operator, Lady in White (also known as The Mystery of the Lady in White), New Century Vista, 1988
Film Grip
Phantasm (also known as The Never Dead), Avco-Embassy, 1979
Key grip, Runaway Nightmare, 1982
Key grip, Frightmare (also known as Body Snatchers), 1982,Saturn International, 1983
Film Work
Other
Postproduction supervisor, Fear No Evil (also known as Mark ofthe Beast), Avco-Embassy, 1981
Second unit director of photography, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, DreamWorks, 2004
Television Cinematographer
Series
Elvis (also known as Elvis: Good Rockin' Tonight and Elvis the Early Years), ABC, 1990
Laurie Hill, ABC, 1992
The Road, The Nashville Network, 1994
Miniseries
In a Child's Name, CBS, 1991
Movies
Blind Vengeance, USA Network, 1990
Boris and Natasha, Showtime, 1991
Eyes of Terror (also known as Visions of Terror), NBC, 1994
Separated by Murder, CBS, 1994
A Mother's Instinct, CBS, 1996
Vanishing Point, Fox, 1997
Good Advice, HBO, 2001
Specials
The Dave Thomas Comedy Show, CBS, 1990
This Is Michael Bolton, NBC, 1992
The Women of Country, CBS, 1993
Reba: Starting Over, CBS, 1995
Kathie Lee: Just in Time for Christmas, CBS, 1996
Sawyer Brown: Where Christmas Goes, The Nashville Network, 1997
Pilots
Dawson's Creek, The WB, 1998
Wasteland, ABC, 1999
Dog Days, NBC, 2000
Television Camera Operator
Specials
This Is Michael Bolton, NBC, 1992
Kathie Lee: Just in Time for Christmas, CBS, 1996
Sawyer Brown: Where Christmas Goes, The Nashville Network, 1997
Television Work
Other; Specials
Visual consultant, An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray (also known as An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray ... Live), [Canada], 1997
RECORDINGS
Video Appearances
Himself, Unmasking the Horror, 1998

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