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Steven Poster

Steven Barry Poster, A.S.C, I.C.G. (born 1 March 1944) is an American cinematographer and photographer who is the former President of the International Cinematographers Guild. He is best known for his collaborations with Richard Kelly, including the director's 2001 cult classic Donnie Darko. Poster began his career as a creative assistant at 'The Film Group,' a commercial film production company based in Chicago, Illinois. After being promoted to director of photography due to his skill at lighting, he met Herschell Gordon Lewis and worked with him in various crew positions on a total of three films. Poster founded a production company with director Michael Mann and served as the cinematographer on numerous industrial and education films. He served as the second-unit director of photography on Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Poster joined the American Society of Cinematographers in 1987, relocating to Hollywood in the process. He shot the iconic music video to Madonna's "Like a Prayer", as well as commercials directed by Ridley Scott and Kinka Usher. In 1988, he was nominated for the ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Releases for his work on Someone to Watch Over Me. Poster served as the President of the ASC between 2002-2003. In 2006, he received an Emmy nomination for Mrs. Harris. That same year, he was elected as the National President of the International Cinematographers Guild, a position he held until 2019. Source: Article "Steven Poster" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Born:
Mar 1, 1944 In Chicago, Illinois, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
6
First Appeared:
In the movie The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth 2007-12-03
Latest Project:
Movie Who Is Bill Rebane? 2021-05-24
Known For
Poster of Who Is Bill Rebane?
Poster of It's a Madcap World: The Making of an Unfinished Film
Poster of USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
Poster of The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth
Filmography
Movie It's a Madcap World: The Making of an Unfinished Film Himself 2021-01-26
Movie Who Is Bill Rebane? Self 2021-05-24
Movie Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko' Self 2016-12-12
Movie No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos Self 2009-01-11
Movie USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland Self (as Steven B. Poster) 2008-03-18
Movie The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth Self 2007-12-03