Frederick Elmes
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-11-04 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, USA
Frederick Elmes
Biography
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. He has won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography twice, for Wild at Heart (1990) and Night on Earth (1991), and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series for The Night Of (2016).
Born in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, Elmes studied photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology and then attended the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, graduating in 1972. He enrolled in the Graduate Film Program at New York University's Department of Film and Television and graduated in 1975.
At the American Film Institute, Elmes met aspiring film director David Lynch, who hired him for Eraserhead (1977). Since then the two have collaborated on Blue Velvet (1986) and Wild at Heart (1990). Elmes is also a frequent collaborator with directors Ang Lee and Jim Jarmusch. Elmes has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 1993.
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Acting
(2025)
(2006)
Edge of Outside
as Self
(2004)
(2002)
Mysteries of Love
as Self
(1992)
Visions of Light
as Self
(1990)
Crew
Father Mother Sister Brother
Director of Photography
(2025)
I Know Catherine, The Log Lady
Cinematography
(2021)
French Water
Director of Photography
(2019)
The Jesus Rolls
Director of Photography
(2019)
The Dead Don't Die
Director of Photography
(2017)
Wilson
Director of Photography
(2017)
Hair
Director of Photography
(2016)
Paterson
Director of Photography
(2013)
Horns
Director of Photography
(2012)
A Late Quartet
Director of Photography
(2009)
Brothers
Director of Photography
(2009)
Bride Wars
Director of Photography
(2009)
A Dog Year
Director of Photography
(2008)
Synecdoche, New York
Director of Photography
(2006)
The Namesake
Director of Photography
(2005)
Broken Flowers
Director of Photography
(2004)
Coffee and Cigarettes
Director of Photography
(2004)
Kinsey
Director of Photography
(2003)
Hulk
Director of Photography
(2002)
Trapped
Director of Photography
(2002)
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Director of Photography
(2001)
Chosen
Director of Photography
(2001)
Storytelling
Director of Photography
(2001)
Chain of Fools
Director of Photography
(1999)
Ride with the Devil
Director of Photography
(1998)
The Wedding
Director of Photography
(1997)
The Ice Storm
Director of Photography
(1997)
Coffee and Cigarettes III
Director of Photography
(1997)
In the Gloaming
Director of Photography
(1995)
Reckless
Director of Photography
(1994)
Trial by Jury
Director of Photography
(1993)
The Saint of Fort Washington
Director of Photography
(1991)
Night on Earth
Director of Photography
(1990)
Wild at Heart
Director of Photography
(1990)
Cold Dog Soup
Director of Photography
(1990)
Hollywood Mavericks
Director of Photography
(1988)
Permanent Record
Director of Photography
(1988)
The Cowboy and the Frenchman
Director of Photography
(1988)
Moonwalker
Director of Photography
(1987)
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
Director of Photography
(1987)
Aria
Director of Photography
(1987)
Heaven
Director of Photography
(1986)
Blue Velvet
Director of Photography
(1986)
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Camera Technician, Cinematography, Director of Photography
(1986)
River's Edge
Director of Photography
(1985)
Real Genius
Second Unit Director of Photography
(1985)
Broken Rainbow
Cinematography
(1984)
Red Dawn
Second Unit Director of Photography
(1984)
Dune
Second Unit Director of Photography
(1983)
Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein
Director of Photography
(1983)
Valley Girl
Director of Photography
(1981)
Modern Romance
Camera Operator
(1977)
Eraserhead
Director of Photography, Special Effects
(1977)
Young Lady Chatterley
Camera Operator
(1976)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Camera Operator
(1976)
In the Region of Ice
Additional Photography
(1974)
A Woman Under the Influence
Assistant Camera
(1974)
The Amputee
Director of Photography
(1972)
Invasion of the Blood Farmers
Assistant Camera