Paul Elliott (born 18 October 1947) is an English cinematographer. He was nominated for three ASC Awards for his work on the television films Citizen Cohn (1992), And the Band Played On (1993), and Truman (1995), winning for the lattermost.
Paul Elliott | |
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| Born | 18 October 1947 London, England |
| Education | London Film School[1] |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Website | paulelliottdp |
Selected filmography
editDirector of photography
Film
edit| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Biohazard | Fred Olen Ray | First of five collaborations with Olen Ray |
| 1986 | The Tomb | ||
| Armed Response | |||
| Prison Ship | |||
| 1987 | Cyclone | ||
| Rachel River | Sandy Smolan | ||
| 1988 | Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | John Carl Buechler | |
| 976-EVIL | Robert Englund | ||
| 1989 | Far from Home | Meiert Avis | |
| 1990 | Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? | Jack Fisk | |
| Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Jim Abrahams | ||
| 1991 | And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird | Tony Cookson | |
| My Girl | Howard Zieff | First collaboration with Zieff | |
| 1994 | My Girl 2 | ||
| 1997 | Santa Fe | Andrew Shea | |
| Soul Food | George Tillman Jr. | ||
| 1999 | Lost & Found | Jeff Pollack | |
| Diamonds | John Asher | ||
| 2000 | The Broken Hearts Club | Greg Berlanti | |
| 2004 | Elvis Has Left the Building | Joel Zwick | First collaboration with Zwick |
| Fat Albert | |||
| 2008 | Spy School | Mark Blutman | |
| Beer for My Horses | Michael Salomon | ||
| 2009 | Deadly Impact | Robert Kurtzman | |
| 2013 | Dark Around the Stars | Derrick Borte | |
| 2018 | Hellbent | Tjardus Greidanus |
Camera and electrical department
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Disco Fever | Lamar Card | Camera assistant | |
| 1979 | Rock 'n' Roll High School | Allan Arkush | ||
| The Lady in Red | Lewis Teague | Assistant camera | ||
| 1980 | Humanoids from the Deep | |||
| Battle Beyond the Stars | Jimmy T. Murakami | Camera operator | ||
| The Unseen | Danny Steinmann | First assistant camera | ||
| 1981 | Student Bodies | Director of photography: Second unit First assistant camera |
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| Saturday the 14th | Howard R. Cohen | Camera operator | ||
| The End of August | Bob Graham | Additional photographer | ||
| 1982 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | Albert Pyun | Assistant camera: Second unit | |
| Kiss My Grits | Jack Starrett | Camera operator | ||
| 1983 | The American Snitch | Richard A. Harris | Director of photography: Second unit | |
| 1984 | The Philadelphia Experiment | Stewart Raffill | First assistant camera | |
| Dreamscape | Joseph Ruben | |||
| Crimes of Passion | Ken Russell | |||
| 1985 | School Spirit | Alan Holleb | Camera operator: Second unit | |
| 1986 | The Longshot | Paul Bartel | Additional camera operator | |
| Night of the Creeps | Fred Dekker | Second camera operator | ||
| Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter | Robert Burge | Second camera | ||
| Trick or Treat | Charles Martin Smith | Director of photography: Second unit | ||
| 1987 | Stacking | Martin Rosen | Additional photography | |
| 1993 | Say a Little Prayer | Richard Lowenstein | Additional photographer Effects photographer |
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| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy | Joel Coen | Director of photography: Second unit | First collaboration with the Coen brothers |
| 2002 | The Good Girl | Miguel Arteta | Director of photography: Additional photography | |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Coen brothers | Director of photography: Second unit | Second collaboration with the Coen brothers |
| 2009 | Hardwired | Ernie Barbarash | Director of photography: New Mexico | |
| 2010 | Legion | Scott Stewart | Director of photography: Second unit | |
| The Company Men | John Wells | |||
| True Grit | Coen brothers | Camera operator: Splinter unit, Austin Director of photography: Splinter unit, Austin |
Third collaboration with the Coen brothers | |
| 2013 | The Host | Andrew Niccol | Additional director of photography: New Mexico | |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Seth MacFarlane | Camera operator: "B" camera Director of photography: Second unit |
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| 2015 | The Ridiculous 6 | Frank Coraci | 2nd unit cinematographer 2nd unit cinematographer: Second unit |
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| 2016 | Captain Fantastic | Matt Ross | Additional camera operator: "B" camera, New Mexico | |
| 2022 | Vengeance | B. J. Novak | Camera operator: "A" camera |
Direct-to-video films
edit| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Love Lies Bleeding | Keith Samples |
Documentaries
edit| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Dust to Dust | Sabina Wynn |
TV movies
edit| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Lost Capone | John Gray | |
| 1991 | Final Verdict | Jack Fisk | |
| 1992 | A Private Matter | Joan Micklin Silver | |
| Citizen Cohn | Frank Pierson | ||
| 1993 | Blind Side | Geoff Murphy | |
| And the Band Played On | Roger Spottiswoode | ||
| 1994 | Leave of Absence | Tom McLoughlin | |
| Someone She Knows | Eric Laneuville | ||
| 1995 | The Piano Lesson | Lloyd Richards | |
| If Someone Had Known | Eric Laneuville | ||
| Truman | Frank Pierson | ||
| 1996 | A Case for Life | Eric Laneuville | |
| Riot |
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| 1997 | Van Helsing Chronicles | Geoffrey Sax | |
| 1998 | Chance of a Lifetime | Deborah Reinisch | |
| Thanks of a Grateful Nation | Rod Holcomb | ||
| 2000 | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Jane Anderson | "1961" segment |
| Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis | David Burton Morris | ||
| 2001 | When Billie Beat Bobby | Jane Anderson | |
| 2002 | King of Texas | Uli Edel | |
| 2003 | The Law and Mr. Lee | Kevin Rodney Sullivan | |
| 2005 | Mayday | T. J. Scott | |
| 2008 | Front of the Class | Peter Werner | |
| 2009 | Georgia O'Keeffe | Bob Balaban | |
| 2011 | The Sunset Limited | Tommy Lee Jones |
TV series
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | ABC Afterschool Special | 1 episode |
| 1990 | Equal Justice | |
| Tales from the Crypt | 2 episodes | |
| 2015−16 | House of Cards | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Chambers | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Interrogation | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Walker: Independence | 2 episodes |
| 2022−23 | Dark Winds | 11 episodes |
TBA
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Duster | 2 episodes |
Camera and electrical department
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Blood & Oil | Camera operator | 9 episodes |
| 2022 | Walker: Independence | "B" camera operator | 1 episode |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Festival / Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Sundance Film Festival | Excellence in Cinematography Award Dramatic | Rachel River | Won | [2] |
| 1993 | CableACE Awards | Best Direction of Photography and/or Lighting Direction in a Dramatic or Theatrical Special/Movie or Miniseries | Citizen Cohn | Nominated | [3] |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television | Nominated | [4] | ||
| 1995 | And the Band Played On | Nominated | |||
| 1996 | Truman | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Paul Elliott". Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers. 8 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ "1988 Sundance Film Festival". Sundance Institute. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Pendleton, Jennifer (17 November 1992). "Rivals for CableAces not even close to HBO". Variety. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "ASC Awards: Past Nominees and Winners". American Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
External links
edit- Paul Elliott at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie name is being considered for deletion.› Paul Elliott at AllMovie
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