Primes, Robert 1940- (Bob Primes)

PERSONAL

Full name, Robert Joseph Primes; born January 10, 1940, in San Francisco, CA; mother, a homemaker; father, in sales; married Theodora Carras (a pianist). Education: Attended Reed College and the University of California; trained at San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Addresses:

Agent—Larry Mirisch, The Mirisch Agency, 1875 Century Park East, Suite 2050, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Career:

Cinematographer and director. Worked as a still photographer, camera operator, and documentary filmmaker; filmed music videos for Fleetwood Mac, Pat Benatar, Patti Labelle, Twisted Sister, and other recording artists; filmed commercials and industrial films. Instructor at the University of California, Los Angeles, North Carolina School of the Arts, University of Texas, and International Film Workshops. Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, member of a committee on high definition television formatting. Cofounder of Cosmopolitan Film Associates and worked at a camera store in San Francisco, CA. Also known as Bob Primes.

Member:

American Society of Cinematographers, International Cinematographers Guild (Camera Guild), Directors Guild of America.

Awards, Honors:

Various awards, including a Cine Golden Eagle, c. 1972, for Jump Rope; American Society of Cinematographers Award nomination, outstanding cinematography in a television movie of the week or pilot, 1992, for Reasonable Doubts; Emmy Award, outstanding cinematography for a miniseries or special, 1995, and Annual CableACE Award nomination, National Cable Television Association, both for My Antonia; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding cinematography for a miniseries or special, 1996, for Harrison: Cry of the City; Emmy Award, 1999, and American Society of Cinematographers Award nomination, 2000, both outstanding cinematography for a regular television series, for "Todd Mulcahy: Part II," Felicity; Pixie Award nomination, Directors Board Awards for Excellence in Broadband Motion Pixure Production, 2000, for The Quantum Project; American Society of Cinematographers Award, outstanding cinematography in an episodic television series, 2003, for "Wing and a Prayer," MDs; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding cinematography for a miniseries or movie, 2006, for Sleeper Cell: Al-Faitha.

CREDITS

Film Cinematographer:

Gimme Shelter (music documentary), Roxie Releasing/ Artistic License Films, 1970.

Maxie (also known as The Butcher, The Butchers, and Murderer's Keep), 1970.

Never Give Up (short documentary), 1974.

Sandstone (documentary), Don Henderson, 1975.

The Grateful Dead (music documentary; also known as The Grateful Dead Movie), Monarch Films, 1977.

Eduardo the Healer (documentary), 1978.

Cinematographer for concert, Stunt Rock (also known as Sorcery and Stuntrock), Corona Film/Film Ventures International, 1978.

The Secret Life of Plants (documentary), Paramount, 1979.

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype, Cannon, 1980.

They Call Me Bruce? (also known as A Fistful of Chopsticks), Artists Releasing/Madacy Entertainment, 1982.

Cinematographer for effects unit, Rumble Fish (also known as Rusty James, La ley de la calle, O selvagem da motocicleta, Rablohal, Rusty il selvaggio, and Taistelukala), Universal, 1983.

Du-beat-e-o (also known as duBEAT-e-o and We're All Crazy Now), 1984.

Crimewave (also known as Broken Hearts and Noses and The XYZ Murders), Columbia/Embassy Pictures, 1985.

A Great Wall (also known as Beijing Story, The Great Wall Is a Great Wall, and Beijing gushi), Orion Classics, 1986.

Bird on a Wire (also known as Alta tensao, Comme un oiseau sur la branche, Dos pajaros a tiro, Dos pajaros de un tiro, Du skyder, jeg smiler, Due nel mirino, Ein Vogel auf dem Drahtseil, Ena pouli pano se syrma, Kuin lintu langalla, Le delateur, Lovligt byte, Na corda bamba, Palimadar, Ptaszek na drucie, Ptaszek na uwiezi, Tiro al blanco, and Vogelvrij), Universal, 1990.

Special effects cinematographer for Martian mountain explosion sequence, Total Recall (also known as Atto di forza, Az emlekmas, Desafio Total, Desafio total, El vengador del futuro, O vingador do futuro, Pamiec absolutna, Totaini opoziv, Total Recall—Die totale Erinnerung, Unohda tai kuole, Voyage au centre de la memoire, and Zikaron Gorali), TriStar, 1990.

Cinematographer for Los Angeles unit, Till There Was You (also known as Doch dann kam sie, Doedlig hemlighet, L'ultimo carico d'oro, and Vaarallista kultaa), 1990, Sovereign Pictures, 1991.

The Hard Way (also known as Aprendiz de feiticeiro, Auf die harte Tour, Ciezka proba, Colegas a la fuerza, Den haarde maade, Duro de aguantar, Ett tufft jobb, Insieme per forza, La maniere forte, Rankka keikka, and Socios a forca), Universal, 1991.

Aspen Extreme (also known as Aspen—Dinheiro, seducao e perigo, Aspen extreme, Aspen—miljonaarien paratiisi, Aspen—Sci estremo, Fuera de pistas, Ski radical, and Zwei Asse im Schnee), Buena Vista, 1993.

Money Talks (also known as Runaway, Argent comptant, Banii vorbesc, El dinero es lo primero, Els diners son el primer, Money Talks—Geld stinkt nicht, Para konusur, Raha paneb rattad kaeima, Rahalla saa, and Tudo por dinheiro), New Line Cinema, 1997.

Forgotten Valor (short film), 2001.

How to Get the Man's Foot outta Your Ass (also known as Baadasssss!, Badass, and Gettin' the Man's Foot Outta Your Baadasssss!), 2003, Sony Pictures Classics, 2004.

A Thousand Beautiful Things (short film), Helios Productions, 2005.

Film Additional Photographer:

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (also known as Naked Gun 33 1/3: Just for the Record, The Naked Gun III, Agarralo como puedas 33 1/3: el insulto final, Corra que a policia vem ai 33 1/3—O insultofinal, Csupasz pisztoly 33 1/3, Die Nackte Kanone 33 1/3, Gola pistola 33 1/3, Hoj pistolforing 33 1/3—Den ultimative fornaermelse, L'agent fait la farce 33 1/3: L'insulte finale, La pistola desnuda 33 1/3: El insulto final, Mies ja alaston ase 33 1/3—viimeinen solvaus, Naga bron 33 1/3, Nakna pistolen 33 1/3—den slutliga foerolaempningen, Una pallottola spuntata 33 1/3: l'insulto finale, Y donde esta el policia? 33 1/3, and Y a-t-il un flic pour sauver Hollywood?), Paramount, 1994.

How to Be a Player (also known as Def Jam's "How to Be a Player," All goda ting aer sex, and Die Playboy-Falle), Gramercy Pictures, 1997.

Film Camera Operator:

Rush to Judgment (documentary; also known as The Plot to Kill JFK: Rush to Judgment), Impact Films, 1967.

Gimme Shelter (music documentary), Roxie Releasing/ Artistic License Films, 1970.

Monster in the Closet (also known as Kauhukaapin kummitus, Komeromoerkoe, Monster i garderoben, Non aprite quell'armadio, Skapulf, Un monstruo en el armario, and Ueberfall im Wandschrank), Troma Entertainment, 1987.

Film Director:

Jump Rope (short film), 1971.

Night, c. 2002.

Film Work; Other:

Camera assistant, The Godfather (also known as Mario Puzo's "The Godfather," A keresztapa, Baba, Der Pate, El padri, El padrino, Gudfadern, Hasandak, Il padrino, Kmotr, Kum, Kummisetae, Le parrain, O nonos, O novoc, O padrinho, O poderoso chefao, Ojciec chrzestny, and Ristiisa), Paramount, 1972.

Executive producer, A Thousand Beautiful Things (short film), Helios Productions, 2005.

Some sources cite work on other films, including Bachelor Party Vegas (also known as Vegas Baby, Kawalerskie w Vegas, and Noc kawalerow), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006.

Film Appearances:

Cinematographer Style (documentary), T-Stop Production, 2006.

Television Photography Director; Series:

Quantum Leap, NBC, 1992-93.

Charlie Grace, ABC, 1995.

Malibu Shores (also known as Malibu Beach and Couleur pacifique), NBC, 1996.

Felicity, The WB, 1998-99.

MDs (also known as Meds and The Oath), ABC, 2002.

Television Photography Director; Miniseries:

Young Americans (also known as Monkey Writer from Goonies, Jovenes rebeldes, and Rawley High—Das erste Semester), The WB, 2000.

Television Photography Director; Movies:

Rescue from Gilligan's Island, NBC, 1978.

"Hearts of Stone," 30-Minute Movie, Showtime, 1991.

Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 (also known as Lost in the Wild), CBS, 1993.

Moment of Truth: Murder or Memory? (also known as Murder or Memory? and Murder or Memory? A Moment of Truth Movie), NBC, 1994.

My Antonia, USA Network, 1995.

She Fought Alone (also known as Scared by Love), NBC, 1995.

A Friend's Betrayal (also known as Stolen Youth), NBC, 1996.

Harrison: Cry of the City (also known as Kova kaupunki), UPN, 1996.

Crowned and Dangerous (also known as Beaute criminelle, Deine Schoenheit ist dein Verderben, Farlig skoenhet, Kuolleeksi kruunattu, and Miss a tutti i costi), ABC, 1997.

Blood on Her Hands, ABC, 1998.

A Murder of Crows (also known as Confession, Murder of Crows, A Murder of Crows—Diabolische Versuchung, Analisi di un delitto, L'empreinte des corbeaux, Murhat kovissa kansissa, Nido de cuervos, and Relatos de um crime), Cinemax, 1999.

Sealed with a Kiss (also known as First Comes Love), CBS, 1999.

The Sandy Bottom Orchestra, Showtime, 2000.

Television Director; Movies:

Vietnam Dialogue (documentary), c. 1960.

Theo Plays Chopin (short), 1998.

Television Work; Other; Movies:

Editor, Vietnam Dialogue (documentary), c. 1960.

Additional photographer, Gauguin the Savage, CBS, 1980.

Television Photography Director; Specials:

16 Days of Glory (also known as 16 kunnian paeivaeae), Disney Channel, 1987.

"Homesick," American Playhouse, PBS, 1988.

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1990.

Elvis: The Great Performances, CBS, 1992.

Television Work; Other; Specials:

Additional photographer, Inside "The Swarm," 1978.

Television Photography Director; Episodic:

"The Parents Are Coming, the Parents Are Coming," thirtysomething, ABC, 1987.

Get Smart, Fox, episodes in 1995.

"Alone," The X-Files, Fox, 2001.

"The Five People You Meet in Hell," Night Stalker (also known as Kynigos tis nyhtas), ABC, 2005.

"The Source," Night Stalker (also known as Kynigos tis nyhtas), ABC, 2005.

"Three," Night Stalker (also known as Kynigos tis nyhtas), ABC, 2005.

"Fidelity, Security, Delivery," Las Vegas (also known as Casino Eye), NBC, 2006.

Worked on other programs, including episodes of thirtysomething, ABC.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Voices," Silk Stalkings, USA Network and CBS, 1993.

Television Photography Director; Pilots:

Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1991.

Golden Gate, NBC, 1994.

The Pastor's Wife, 1995.

M Street (also known as Georgetown), CBS, 2002.

This Time Around, ABC, 2003.

Touch 'Em All McCall, NBC, 2003.

1/4life (also known as 1/4 Life and Quarter Life), ABC, 2005.

Sleeper Cell: Al-Faitha (also known as Sleeper Cell and Sleeper Cell: American Terror), Showtime, 2005.

Worked on All Together Now, CBS.

Television Photography Director; Other:

Rape: The Hidden Crime, 1977.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, "Baadasssss," Anatomy of a Scene, Sundance Channel, 2004.

Internet Cinematographer:

The Quantum Project (short Internet film), SightSound. com, 2000.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself, The Basics of Filmmaking, Greenstem Productions, 2004.

Himself, The Story behind Baadasssss! The Birth of Black Cinema, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 2004.

Video Director of Photography:

The Story behind Baadasssss! The Birth of Black Cinema, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 2004.

Video Game Work:

Worked on the CD-ROM Amazonia.