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John Bailey (I)

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Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1987. See more trivia »

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2013 A.C.O.D.
 
2012 Big Miracle
 
2010 Country Strong
 
2010 Ramona and Beezus (director of photography)
 
2010 When in Rome (director of photography)
 
2009 Looking at Animals (short)
 
2009 He's Just Not That Into You (director of photography)
 
2009 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (director of photography)
 
2009 The Greatest (director of photography)
 
2008 Over Her Dead Body (director of photography)
 
2008 Mad Money (director of photography)
 
2007 License to Wed
 
2007 The Death and Life of Bobby Z (uncredited)
 
2006 10 Tricks
 
2006 The Architect
 
2005 The Producers (director of photography)
 
2005 Must Love Dogs (director of photography)
 
2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (documentary) (director of photography)
 
2003 Searching for Michael Cimino (TV documentary)
 
2003 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (director of photography)
 
2003 Digital Babylon
 
2002 The Fig Rig (documentary short)
 
2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (director of photography)
 
2002 The Kid Stays in the Picture (documentary) (director of photography)
 
2001 The Anniversary Party (director of photography)
 
2001 NSync: Bigger Than Live (documentary)
 
2001 Antitrust (director of photography)
 
2000 Michael Jordan to the Max (documentary)
 
2000 Via Dolorosa
 
1999 For Love of the Game (director of photography)
 
1999 Forever Mine
 
1999 The Out-of-Towners (director of photography)
 
1998 Living Out Loud
 
1998 Always Outnumbered (TV movie)
 
1997 As Good as It Gets (director of photography)
 
1996 Passion (TV movie)
 
1994 Nobody's Fool
 
1994 Cyndi Lauper: 12 Deadly Cyns... and Then Some (video documentary) (video "True Colors")
 
1993 In the Line of Fire (director of photography)
 
1993 Groundhog Day (director of photography)
 
1991 A Brief History of Time (documentary)
 
1990/I My Blue Heaven (director of photography)
 
1990 Hollywood Mavericks (documentary)
 
1989 Time Flies When You're Alive (TV movie)
 
1988 Vibes (director of photography)
 
1987 Tough Guys Don't Dance (uncredited)
 
1987 Light of Day (director of photography)
 
1986 Crossroads
 
1985 Silverado (director of photography)
 
1985 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (director of photography)
 
1984 The Pope of Greenwich Village (director of photography)
 
1983 The Big Chill
 
1983 Without a Trace
 
1982 Cat People
 
1980 Ordinary People (director of photography)
 
1980 City in Fear (TV movie)
 
1980 American Gigolo (director of photography)
 
1979 Boulevard Nights (director of photography)
 
1978 The Mafu Cage
 
1978 Battered (TV movie)
 
1975 Legacy
 
1974 End of August (director of photography)
 
1972 Premonition
 
1972 Open Window (short)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (12 titles)
2002 Naqoyqatsi (documentary) (camera operator: guest camera)
 
1979 Winter Kills (additional photographer, camera operator)
 
1978 Days of Heaven (camera operator)
 
1978 A Question of Guilt (TV movie) (camera operator)
 
1978 The Initiation of Sarah (TV movie) (camera operator)
 
1978 Forever (TV movie) (camera operator)
 
1977 3 Women (camera operator)
 
1977 The Late Show (camera operator)
 
1976 Welcome to L.A. (camera operator)
 
1971 Two-Lane Blacktop (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1971 Mad Dogs & Englishmen (documentary) (additional photographer)
 
1968 The New Cinema (TV documentary) (additional photography)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1992 Visions of Light (documentary) (co-chairman: ASC Education Committee)
 
1989 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (documentary) (visual consultant)
 
1987 Tough Guys Don't Dance (visual consultant)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2004 Incident at Loch Ness
Crew of Herzog in Wonderland
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1994 Wyatt Earp (thanks)
 
1992 Visions of Light (documentary) (special thanks: AFI)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2010 Old School, New School (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Anatomy of a Scene (TV series documentary)
Himself - Director of Photography
The Aniversary Party (2001) … Himself - Director of Photography
 
1999 The Making of 'Silverado' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1992 Visions of Light (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1986) Music video: Director of photography for Cyndi Lauper video "True Colors".
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Personal Quote:

I think too many cinematographers go into a meeting on a project and spend most of the time talking about technique and style. Talk about script and characters. See more »

Trivia:

Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1987. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo