Steven Barry Poster, A.S.C, I.C.G. (born 1 March 1944) is an American cinematographer[1] and photographer[2] who is the former President of the International Cinematographers Guild.[3][4][5] He is best known for his collaborations with Richard Kelly, including the director's 2001 cult classic Donnie Darko.
Career
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.[1] Poster founded a production company with director Michael Mann and served as the cinematographer on numerous industrial and education films.[1] 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.[6] That same year, he was elected as the National President of the International Cinematographers Guild, a position he held until 2019.[3]
Filmography
Film
Documentary films
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Oscar Legacy | David Haugland |
| 2015 | Tap World | Dean Hargrove |
| 2020 | For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close | Heather Ross |
Television
TV series
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? |
James Sheldon | Episode "Mr. Potential" |
| 1987 | I'll Take Manhattan | Richard Michaels Douglas Hickox |
2 episodes; shared credit with Larry Pizer |
| 1998 | American Experience | Richard P. Rogers | Episode "A Midwife's Tale" |
| 2006 | The Loop | Betty Thomas | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2007-2012 | Craft in America | Carol Sauvion Daniel Seeger Nigel Noble Hilary Birmingham |
8 episodes |
| 2008 | Raising the Bar | Jesse Bochco | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2013 | Hemlock Grove | Eli Roth | Episode "Jellyfish in the Sky" |
| 2020 | Cine Chalom | Yossi Benavraham | Episode "EXTRAIT DU FILM "INCASSABLE" DE M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN... 2000" |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank |
Robert Day | |
| 1979 | The Night Rider | Hy Averback | |
| Beggarman, Thief | Lawrence Doheny | ||
| 1981 | Coward of the County | Dick Lowry | |
| 1982 | Mysterious Two | Gary Sherman | |
| 1983 | The Cradle Will Fall | John Llewellyn Moxey | |
| 1986 | Courage | Jeremy Kagan | |
| 1990 | Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special | John Landis | Documentary |
| 1992 | The Bat, the Cat and the Penguin | Michael Meadows John Pattyson |
|
| 1994 | Roswell | Jeremy Kagan | |
| 1995 | Present Tense, Past Perfect | Richard Dreyfuss | |
| 1996 | Once You Meet a Stranger | Tommy Lee Wallace | |
| 1997 | Color of Justice | Jeremy Kagan | |
| 2005 | Mrs. Harris | Phyllis Nagy | Nominated- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography |
| 2006 | The Danny Comden Project | Robert Duncan McNeill | |
| 2013 | Gutsy Frog | Mark A.Z. Dippé | |
| 2021 | The Miles Davis Documentary | Christopher Wilkinson | Documentary film |
References
- 1 2 3 "STEVEN POSTER". www.cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ↑ "Photos". www.edgeofconsciousness.com. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- 1 2 "Local 600 - Home". www.icg600.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ↑ "Steven Poster Re-Elected President of International Cinematographers Guild". The Hollywood Reporter. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ↑ "Lewis Rothenberg Ousts Steven Poster as Cinematographers Guild President". Variety. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ↑ "Steve Poster, ASC on "The Box"". www.tiffen.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.