Elmes, Frederick 1946–

(Fred Elmes)

PERSONAL

Born November 4, 1946, in Mountain Lakes, NJ (some sources say Orange, NJ). Education: American Film Institute, undergraduate degree, 1972; New York University, graduate degree, 1975; studied photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Addresses: Contact—Mirisch Agency, 1801 Century Park East, Suite 1801, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Career: Cinematographer. Also worked as a cinematographer on student films, educational films, and commercials; worked as cinematographer on The Hire: Chosen (short), BMWFilms.com, 2001.

Member: American Society of Cinematographers.

Awards, Honors: Caixa de Catalunya, outstanding cinematography for a miniseries or special, Catalonian International Film Festival, 1986, National Film Critics Award, best cinematography, Independent Spirit Award nomination, best cinematography, Boston Society of Film Critics Award, best cinematography, 1987, all for Blue Velvet; Independent Spirit Award, best cinematography, 1990, for Wild at Heart; Independent Spirit Award, best cinematography, 1991, for Night on Earth; Excellence in Cinematography Award, Hawaii International Film Festival, 1996; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding cinematography for a miniseries or special, 1997, for In the Gloaming; Gold Special Award, Worldfest Houston, Directors' Week Award, best cinematography, Fantasporto, 1997, both for The Empty Mirror; Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination, best cinematography, 1998, for The Ice Storm; Special Award (with David Lynch), best duo—director/cinematographer, Camerimage, 2000.

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.

Television Cinematographer; Movies:

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8, 1987.

In the Gloaming, HBO, 1997.

Television Cinematographer; 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.