- Known For
- Camera
- Born
- November 4, 1946
- Place of Birth
- Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, USA
Frederick Elmes
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 (1…
Filmography
movieI Know Catherine, the Log Lady
2026 · Self, Director of Photography
movieFather Mother Sister Brother
2025 · Director of Photography
tvHunters
2020 · Director of Photography
movieThe Jesus Rolls
2019 · Director of Photography
movieThe Dead Don't Die
2019 · Director of Photography
movieHair
2017 · Director of Photography
movieWilson
2017 · Director of Photography
moviePaterson
2016 · Director of Photography
tvThe Night Of
2016 · Director of Photography
tvOlive Kitteridge
2014 · Director of Photography
movieHorns
2013 · Director of Photography
movieA Late Quartet
2012 · Director of Photography
movieBrothers
2009 · Director of Photography
movieA Dog Year
2009 · Director of Photography
movieBride Wars
2009 · Director of Photography
movieSynecdoche, New York
2008 · Director of Photography
movieThe Namesake
2006 · Director of Photography
movieEdge of Outside
2006 · Self
movieBroken Flowers
2005 · Director of Photography
movieLove, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
movieKinsey
2004 · Director of Photography
movieCoffee and Cigarettes
2004 · Director of Photography
movieHulk
2003 · Director of Photography
movieTrapped
2002 · Director of Photography
movieTen Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002 · Director of Photography
movieMysteries of Love
2002 · Self
movieStorytelling
2001 · Director of Photography
movieChain of Fools
2001 · Director of Photography
movieChosen
2001 · Director of Photography
movieRide with the Devil
1999 · Director of Photography
movieThe Wedding
1998 · Director of Photography
movieThe Ice Storm
1997 · Director of Photography
movieIn the Gloaming
1997 · Director of Photography
movieCoffee and Cigarettes III
1997 · Director of Photography
movieReckless
1995 · Director of Photography
movieTrial by Jury
1994 · Director of Photography
movieThe Saint of Fort Washington
1993 · Director of Photography
movieVisions of Light
1992 · Self
movieNight on Earth
1991 · Director of Photography
movieJonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990 · Self
movieHollywood Mavericks
1990 · Director of Photography
movieCold Dog Soup
1990 · Director of Photography
movieWild at Heart
1990 · Director of Photography
movieMoonwalker
1988 · Director of Photography
movieThe Cowboy and the Frenchman
1988 · Director of Photography
moviePermanent Record
1988 · Director of Photography
movieAria
1987 · Director of Photography
movieConspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
1987 · Director of Photography
movieHeaven
1987 · Director of Photography
movieAllan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986 · Camera Technician, Director of Photography
movieRiver's Edge
1986 · Director of Photography
movieBlue Velvet
1986 · Director of Photography
movieReal Genius
1985 · Second Unit Director of Photography
movieBroken Rainbow
1985 · Cinematography
movieDune
1984 · Second Unit Director of Photography
movieRed Dawn
1984 · Second Unit Director of Photography
Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein
movieCitizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein
1983 · Director of Photography
movieValley Girl
1983 · Director of Photography
movieModern Romance
1981 · Camera Operator
movieEraserhead
1977 · Director of Photography, Special Effects
movieYoung Lady Chatterley
1977 · Camera Operator
movieIn the Region of Ice
1976 · Additional Photography
movieThe Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976 · Camera Operator
movieA Woman Under the Influence
1974 · Assistant Camera
movieThe Amputee
1974 · Director of Photography
movieInvasion of the Blood Farmers
1972 · Assistant Camera
movieStreet Scenes 1970
1970 · Director of Photography, Camera Operator