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Ellen Kuras

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department | Director

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Unprecedented three-time winner of the Best Dramatic Cinematography award at Sundance for Swoon, Angela, Personal Velocity. See more trivia »

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Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

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David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama -- On-camera drama reel featuring David H. Lawrence XVII, in scenes from Heroes, The Unit, LOST, and more

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Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel

Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

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2014 A Little Chaos (filming)
 
2010 Public Speaking (documentary) (director of photography)
 
2009 P.O.V. (TV series documentary)
– The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (2009)
 
2009 Away We Go (director of photography)
 
2009 Michel Gondry 2: More Videos (Before and After DVD 1) (video)
 
2008 The Betrayal - Nerakhoon (documentary)
 
2008 Be Kind Rewind
 
2007 Berlin (documentary)
 
2006 Neil Young: Heart of Gold (documentary)
 
2005 Block Party (documentary)
 
2005 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
 
2005 The Ballad of Jack and Rose
 
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (director of photography)
 
2003 Coffee and Cigarettes (segments "Renee" and "No Problem")
 
2003/II Asylum (documentary short)
 
2002 Analyze That
 
2002 Jim Brown: All American (TV documentary)
 
2002 Personal Velocity: Three Portraits
 
2001 A Huey P. Newton Story (TV documentary)
 
2001 Blow
 
2000 Bamboozled
 
1999 Summer of Sam
 
1999 The Mod Squad (director of photography)
 
1999/I Just the Ticket
 
1998 He Got Game
 
1997 4 Little Girls (documentary)
 
1997 My Perfect Journey (short)
 
1997 Scratch the Surface (documentary)
 
1997 Poverty Outlaw (documentary)
 
1996 If These Walls Could Talk (TV movie) (segment "1952")
 
1996 The Dadshuttle (short)
 
1996 I Shot Andy Warhol
 
1995 Unzipped (documentary)
 
1995 Angela
 
1995 American Cinema (TV series documentary)
– Film in the Television Age (1995)
 
1994 Roy Cohn/Jack Smith
 
1994 Postcards from America
 
1994 A Century of Women (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1993 Only the Brave
 
1993 Geoffrey Beene 30 (short)
 
1992 Guerrillas in Our Midst (documentary short)
 
1992 Nation (short)
 
1992 Swoon
 
1991 Danger: Kids at Work (TV documentary)
 
1990 Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia (documentary)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (14 titles)
2012 Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (documentary) (additional camera operator)
 
2011 George Harrison: Living in the Material World (documentary) (camera operator)
 
2011 The Tree of Life (photographer: New York)
 
2008 Shine a Light (documentary) (camera operator)
 
2007 The Key to Reserva (short) (additional photographer)
 
2007 Berlin (documentary) (camera operator)
 
2006 Neil Young: Heart of Gold (documentary) (lighting designer)
 
2003 A Decade Under the Influence (documentary) (additional camera operator)
 
2002 25th Hour (director of photography: second unit)
 
1995 American Cinema (TV series documentary) (camera operator - 1 episode)
– The Combat Film (camera operator)
 
1993 The Shvitz (documentary) (director of photography: additional photography)
 
1992 Real Sex (TV series documentary) (camera operator - 1 episode)
– Pilot (1992) (camera operator)
 
1989 He Was Once (short) (assistant camera)
 
1988 Death Collector (assistant camera)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
2009 P.O.V. (TV series documentary)
– The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (2009)
 
2008 The Betrayal - Nerakhoon (documentary)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
2009 P.O.V. (TV series documentary)
– The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (2009) (writer)
 
2008 The Betrayal - Nerakhoon (documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2009 P.O.V. (TV series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (2009) (producer)
 
2008 The Betrayal - Nerakhoon (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
2009 P.O.V. (TV series documentary) (sound recordist - 1 episode)
– The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (2009) (sound recordist)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2009 The Making of 'Away We Go' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2007 Eagle vs Shark (special thanks)
 
2002 The Truth About Charlie (very special thanks)
 
1992 Swoon (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
2012 Side by Side (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 The Making of 'Away We Go' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2008 Festival Updates (TV series)
Herself (2008)
 
2008 Shooting Women (documentary)
Herself
 
2008 No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Women Behind the Camera (documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Cinematographer Style (documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Inside the Mind of Michel Gondry (video short)
Herself
 
2003 Women on Top: Hollywood and Power (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Personal Velocity: Creating 'Personal Velocity' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2001 The Making of 'Bamboozled' (video documentary)
 

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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos -- NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY: LASZLO AND VILMOS. The lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond and their impact on American cinema. As film students in Hungary, Laszlo and Vilmos took to the war-torn streets of Budapest to shoot footage of the Russian invasion, and subsequently volunteered to smuggle it out of the country. Barely escaping with their lives, the two friends fled to America and settled in Hollywood, eventually saving enough money to buy their own 16mm camera. After working on a string of low-budget horror and biker movies, both men soon rose to prominence in the late 60's and 70's, shooting the films that defined what came to be known as the American New Wave: Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Deliverance, Paper Moon, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and more. Working with directors including Robert Altman, Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Martin Scorsese, they helped create a new American film aesthetic, and pioneered innovative, fearless ways to tell stories. “When it comes to Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond, it's clear that the American New Wave of the late 1960's and early '70s wouldn't have flowered as it did without them." – Leonard Maltin Told through interviews with Laszlo (who died in 2007) and Vilmos, as well as directors including Rafelson, Bogdanovich, John Boorman, Graeme Clifford, Richard Donner, William Richert, Mark Rydell, composer John Williams and actors such as Jon Voight, Peter Fonda, Sandra Bullock, Karen Black, Dennis Hopper and Sharon Stone, NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY is an intimate portrait of two giants of modern imagemaking and their deep bond of brotherhood that transcended every imaginable boundary. Two heroes. One road. Be Kind Rewind -- Be Kind Rewind - Trailer Berlin -- Trailer for Berlin
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Director of photography for Adidas TV commercial "Intelligent Shoes" (2005). See more »

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Unprecedented three-time winner of the Best Dramatic Cinematography award at Sundance for Swoon, Angela, Personal Velocity. See more »

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