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Michael Franks(III)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Michael Franks
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Originally from New York City, Michael is a Los Angeles based director of photography & has enjoyed an extensive career in television and features. Soon after completing NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Michael started his career at NBC in NY. He went on to work on numerous shows, & after completing 2 seasons of Saturday Night Live, he left NBC to start his freelance career. Shortly after shooting Kevin Kline's production of Hamlet for television, Michael relocated to Los Angeles. In the years since, he has had the pleasure of working on a variety of projects for Showtime, Amazon, Fox, and others. He has won 2 Emmy Awards for lighting ESPN's Summer and Winter X Games, and amongst other credits has served as both director and cinematographer for Showtime's The Green Room with Paul Provenza. Michael lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Audrey, and with whom he has co-directed and co-produced 3 children.
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Kyle Breitkopf, Rebecca Bloom, Solomon Stewart, and The Krofft Puppets in Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (2016)
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
7.1
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Kel Mitchell, Lex Lumpkin, Kate Godfrey, Reece Caddell, Nathan Janak, Ryan Alessi, Gabrielle Nevaeh, Aria Brooks, and Chinguun Sergelen in All That (2019)
All That
5.7
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Paul Provenza in The Green Room with Paul Provenza (2010)
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
8.5
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Saturday Night Live
8.0
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department

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Cinematographer

  • Black Girl Erupted
    • Cinematographer
    • Post-production
  • Mike Stone: Actor
    • Cinematographer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Prop Master, Inside the World of Hollywood Props
    • Cinematographer
    • In Production
  • Shoulder Dance (2023)
    Shoulder Dance
    • Cinematographer
    • 2023
  • Mitchell Berg, Isaiah Crews, Jacques Chevelle, Jayden Bartels, and Jules LeBlanc in Side Hustle (2020)
    Side Hustle
    • director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2022
  • Roberta Freeman in Wish You Were Here (2021)
    Wish You Were Here
    • Cinematographer
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Tichina Arnold, Cedric the Entertainer, Max Greenfield, Sheaun McKinney, Beth Behrs, Marcel Spears, and Hank Greenspan in The Neighborhood (2018)
    The Neighborhood
    • co-cinematographer
    • director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • All That (1994)
    All That
    • director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2020
  • Joppity (2019)
    Joppity
    • Cinematographer
    • Video
    • 2019
  • Kel Mitchell, Lex Lumpkin, Kate Godfrey, Reece Caddell, Nathan Janak, Ryan Alessi, Gabrielle Nevaeh, Aria Brooks, and Chinguun Sergelen in All That (2019)
    All That
    • director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Elliott Gould, Mark Feuerstein, Liza Lapira, Linda Lavin, and David Walton in 9JKL (2017)
    9JKL
    • director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Cesar Millan, Calvin Millan, and The Krofft Puppets in Mutt & Stuff (2015)
    Mutt & Stuff
    • director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2017
  • Kyle Breitkopf, Rebecca Bloom, Solomon Stewart, and The Krofft Puppets in Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (2016)
    Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
    • director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Bella and the Bulldogs (2015)
    Bella and the Bulldogs
    • director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2016
  • Cloris Leachman, Danielle Fishel, Ben Savage, Tania Gunadi, Ceci Balagot, Rowan Blanchard, Sabrina Carpenter, Ava Kolker, August Maturo, Ivy George, and Cooper J. Friedman in Girl Meets World (2014)
    Girl Meets World
    • director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Tyrel Jackson Williams, Kelli Berglund, William Brent, and Spencer Boldman in Lab Rats (2012)
    Lab Rats
    • director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2014
  • Party Park
    • director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • House of Lies Live (2013)
    House of Lies Live
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Special
    • 2013

Camera and Electrical Department

  • The Tarot
    • Director of Photography: additional photography
    • Completed
  • Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    • lighting designer
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Kevin Costner in Draft Day (2014)
    Draft Day
    • lighting designer (uncredited)
    • 2014
  • The Kilborn File
    • lighting designer (2010)
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Crash Test (2010)
    Crash Test
    • camera operator
    • TV Special
    • 2010
  • Wedlock or Deadlock
    • lighting designer
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Greatest American Dog (2008)
    Greatest American Dog
    • lighting designer
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005)
    The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
    • lighting designer
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Steve Altes and Diana Jellinek in Cram (2003)
    Cram
    • lighting designer (pilot episode)
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Beat the Geeks
    • lighting designer
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • The X Show (1999)
    The X Show
    • lighting designer
    • TV Series
    • 1999–2001
  • The New Movie Show with Chris Gore (2000)
    The New Movie Show with Chris Gore
    • lighting designer (2000)
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Marcia Cross in Always Say Goodbye (1997)
    Always Say Goodbye
    • additional director of photography (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Robin Williams (1991)
    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Robin Williams
    • lighting designer
    • Video
    • 1991
  • Nia Peeples in The Party Machine with Nia Peeples (1991)
    The Party Machine with Nia Peeples
    • lighting designer
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    • lighting designer
    • TV Series
    • 1990

Director

  • Paul Provenza in The Green Room with Paul Provenza (2010)
    The Green Room with Paul Provenza
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2011

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