Ransom, Joel

(Joel J. Ransom)

PERSONAL

Addresses:

Manager—Orlando Management, 15134 Martha St., Sherman Oaks, CA 91411.

Career:

Cinematographer and camera operator.

Member:

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 600.

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Award nomination, outstanding cinematography for a series, 1998, American Society of Cinematographers Award nomination, outstanding achievement in cinematography in regular series, 1999, both for The X–Files; DVD Premiere Award nomination, best cinematography, 2003, for Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Second assistant camera, My Tutor, MCA/Universal, 1983.

Camera assistant (Canada), Young Warriors, Cannon, 1983.

Camera assistant, The Dungeonmaster, 1983.

Second assistant camera, Rad, TriStar, 1986.

Second assistant camera, The Stepfather, New Century, 1987.

First assistant camera second unit (second unit—Vancouver), Malone, Orion, 1987.

First assistant camera second unit (second unit), Watchers, Universal, 1988.

First assistant camera, Circleman, 1988.

First assistant camera second unit (second unit), Look Who's Talking, TriStar, 1989.

Camera operator (second unit), Food of the Gods II (also known as Food of the Gods Part 2 and Gnaw: Food of the Gods II), Concorde Pictures, 1989.

Additional photographer, Ski School (also known as L'ecole de ski s'envoie en l'air), Home Box Office Home Video, 1991.

Camera operator, Ernest Rides Again, Monarch Home Video, 1993.

B camera operator, Look Who's Talking Now, 1993.

Camera operator, Red Scorpion 2, Westcom Entertainment Group, 1994.

Camera operator, Slam Dunk Ernest, Buena Vista, 1995.

Camera operator (second unit), Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (also known as Yellow Dog), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1995.

B camera operator, Man of the House (also known as Pals Forever), Buena Vista, 1995.

Camera operator, Happy Gilmore, Universal, 1996.

B camera operator, Bordello of Blood (also known as Tales from the Crypt Presents: "Bordello of Blood"s), Universal, 1996.

B camera operator, Deep Rising, Buena Vista, 1998.

Cinematographer, Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (also known as Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby), Full Moon Entertainment, 1999.

Second unit cinematographer, Shanghai Noon, Buena Vista, 2000.

Second unit cinematographer (second unit) and second unit camera operator (second unit), Out Cold, 2001.

Cinematographer, Virginia's Run (also known as La chevauchee de Virginie), Virginia's Run Productions, Inc., 2002.

Cinematographer, Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice, Universal Home Entertainment, 2002.

Television Work; Series:

Cinematographer, Neon Rider, syndicated, 1990.

Second unit cinematographer, The X–Files, Fox, 1996–97.

Cinematographer, The X–Files, Fox, 1997–98.

Cinematographer, Mercy Point, UPN, 1998.

Cinematographer, Harsh Realm, Fox, 1999.

Second unit cinematographer, Wolf Lake, CBS, 2001.

Cinematographer, Veritas: The Quest, ABC, 2002.

Cinematographer, Revelations, NBC, 2004.

Television Cinematographer; Miniseries:

(As Joel J. Ransom) "Currahee," "Carentan," "Replacements," "The Breaking Point," and "Points," Band of Brothers, HBO, 2001.

Taken (also known as Steven Spielberg Presents "Taken"), 2002.

Battlestar Galactica, Sci–Fi Channel, 2003.

Out of Order, Showtime, 2003.

Traffic (also known as Traffic: The Miniseries), USA Network, 2004.

5ive Days to Midnight, Sci–Fi, 2004.

Revelations, Sci–Fi, 2005.

Television Work; Movies:

Camera operator, Through the Eyes of a Killer, CBS, 1992.

Camera operator, Dirty Work, USA Network, 1992.

Camera operator, When a Stranger Calls Back, Showtime, 1993.

Camera operator, Survive the Night, USA Network, 1993.

Camera operator, The Disappearance of Vonnie, CBS, 1994.

Camera operator, Roommates, NBC, 1994.

Camera operator, This Can't Be Love, CBS, 1994.

Camera operator (second unit), The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space, Starz, 1995.

Camera operator, Fighting for My Daughter, ABC, 1995.

Camera operator, Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14, Fox, 1995.

Camera operator, When Friendship Kills (also known as A Secret Between Friends: A Moment of Truth Movie), NBC, 1996.

Camera operator, She Woke Up Pregnant (also known as Crimes of Silence), ABC, 1996.

Camera operator, An Unexpected Family, USA Network, 1996.

Camera operator, Crimes of Passion: Edna Buchanan's "Nobody Lives Forever," ABC, 1998.

Camera operator, Harvey, CBS, 1999.

Cinematographer, G–Saviour (also known as Gundam Savior), 2000.

Cinematographer, Saving Jessica Lynch (also known as Saving Jessica Lynch: The Rescue of an American Soldier), NBC, 2003.

Cinematographer, Battlestar Galactica, Sci–Fi Channel, 2003.

Cinematographer, Traffic: The Miniseries, USA Network, 2004.

Cinematographer, Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of "Charlie's Angels"), NBC, 2004.

The Path to 9/11, ABC, 2006.

Television Cinematographer; Pilots:

Second unit cinematographer, John Woo's "Once a Thief" (movie), Fox, 1996.

A House Divided, ABC, 2006.

Masters of Sci–Fi, ABC, 2006.