Frederick Elmes
Frederick Elmes, A.S.C. (born November 4, 1946) is an American cinematographer who has won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography twice, for Wild at Heart and Night on Earth. Born in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, Elmes studied photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology, 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. Since then the two have collaborated on such films as Blue Velvet, and Wild at Heart.
Visions of Light
as SelfCameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of...
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Mysteries of Love
as SelfIsabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, and producer Fred Caruso are...
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Edge of Outside
as SelfAn hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W....
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Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
as SelfA 1990 documentary presented by Jonathan Ross, in which he interviewed filmmaker David Lynch.
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