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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.
Frederick Elmes was born on 4 November 1946 in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for The Dead Don't Die (2019), The Night Of (2016) and Paterson (2016).
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FREDERICK ELMES - ASC. Frederick Elmes' interest in photography began when his father gave him his Leica camera. Soon after - he built his own darkroom to gain more control over his images. Turning home movies into theatrical productions - he became an avid cinematographer - winning student filmmaking awards along the way.
Jul 7, 2010 · Frederick Elmes has served as cinematographer on some of the most acclaimed American movies of the past four decades, including Eraserhead, River’s Edge, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Broken Flowers, and Synecdoche, New York.
Feb 4, 2020 · Whereas some take a circuitous route to a life behind the camera, the path of Frederick Elmes, ASC — this year’s ASC Lifetime Achievement Award honoree — was steady, straight and started at a young age, when his father gave him a 35mm Leica. Raised in Mountain Lakes, N.J., Elmes immersed himself in still photography, which led to shooting ...
- Iain Marcks
In the latest installment of the "Cinematography Salon Podcast," we sit down with renowned cinematographer Frederick Elmes, ASC, whose career has seamlessly ...
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May 10, 2024 · It’s astonishing that the first feature Frederick Elmes shot as director of photography is Eraserhead—a film in which darkness and light feel like visceral substances, inseparable from and indispensable to David Lynch’s vision of a loner’s private hell.
