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Ricardo Jacques Gale

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Producer
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Ricardo Jacques Galé was born in Havana, Cuba.

He began his career as a production assistant in Miami, before moving to Los Angeles to attend USC Film School. Ricardo worked as a Film Lab technician, Key Grip, Gaffer and flew a Steadicam for 10 years.

Roger Corman gave Ricardo his first opportunity as a Cinematographer. Ricardo has shot in Beirut, Greece, Macedonia, Kenya, Norway, Panama, Belize, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and the Philippines. He also speaks fluent Spanish.

Ricardo's projects have won numerous awards including the François Chalais Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the International Critics Award at the Toronto Film Festival for " West Beirut " and Best Cinematography for ' Touching Home ".
BornMay 14, 1955
BornMay 14, 1955
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Known for

Eyes of the Serpent (1994)
Eyes of the Serpent
3.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1994
Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
Earth Girls Are Easy
5.4
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Ricardo Gale)
  • 1988
In the Void (2013)
In the Void
7.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 2013
No Way Back (1995)
No Way Back
5.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
  • 1995

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Passing Through
    • Cinematographer
    • Pre-production
  • 7 Corners
    • Cinematographer
    • In Production
  • The Apple and the Tree
    • Cinematographer
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • God Loves Chris
    • Cinematographer
    • Pre-production
  • The Ossan
    • Cinematographer
    • Completed
    • Short
  • Man in the Long Black Coat
    • Cinematographer
    • Post-production
  • Mobsters' Candy
    • Cinematographer
    • In Production
  • The Hacker
    • Cinematographer
    • Post-production
  • The Other Day
    • Cinematographer
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
  • Crashing Jenny's Wedding
    • Cinematographer
    • Pre-production
  • Chettah (2023)
    Chettah
    • director of photography
    • 2023
  • Ewa Bielska and Shane Graham in Breaking Iron (2022)
    Breaking Iron
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Within Sand (2022)
    Within Sand
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
  • Isabella Blake-Thomas in Hashtag Blessed: The Movie (2022)
    Hashtag Blessed: The Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
  • The Movie (2022)
    The Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
  • Sidi Abed
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
  • Bird in the Yard
    • Cinematographer
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Love on the Line (2020)
    Love on the Line
    • director of photography
    • 2020
  • Anna Simone Scott, Kim Estes, Marisilda Garcia, Roy Williams Jr., Lana Danielyan, and Joy Sunday in Take My Heart (2020)
    Take My Heart
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Nightmare on Laurel Canyon (2020)
    Nightmare on Laurel Canyon
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • The Devils Ride (2020)
    The Devils Ride
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • EmBlem (2019)
    EmBlem
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Check It Up: To Whom It May Concern (2019)
    Check It Up: To Whom It May Concern
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • The Mirror (2018)
    The Mirror
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Tawney-Joy Bedkober, Cameron Tagge, and Rene Cruz in Silence, Before Rain (2018)
    Silence, Before Rain
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2018

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Manon Mathews and Katherine Geren in EAT (2022)
    EAT
    • camera operator
    • Video
    • 2022
  • Nazis on Drugs: Hitler and the Blitzkrieg (2019)
    Nazis on Drugs: Hitler and the Blitzkrieg
    • director of photography (credit only)
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Charles Hittinger, Stephanie Pearson, and Alex Frnka in Bad Tutor (2018)
    Bad Tutor
    • camera operator: "a" camera
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega in Enchanted Christmas (2017)
    Enchanted Christmas
    • Director of Photography
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • 96 Souls (2016)
    96 Souls
    • camera operator (as Ricardo Gale)
    • 2016
  • Christopher Backus and Michele Simms in My Fair Lidy (2015)
    My Fair Lidy
    • camera operator
    • 2015
  • The Red House (2014)
    The Red House
    • b camera operator (as Ricardo Gale)
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Escaping the Prophet (2014)
    Escaping the Prophet
    • director of photography (as Ricardo Gale)
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Greystone
    • still photographer (as Ricardo Gale)
    • 2012
  • Jonny Lee Miller in Eli Stone (2008)
    Eli Stone
    • second camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Tony Shalhoub in Monk (2002)
    Monk
    • director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2008
  • Gina Gershon, Anne Heche, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Tamala Jones in What Love Is (2007)
    What Love Is
    • camera operator
    • 2007
  • Walkout (2006)
    Walkout
    • director of photography: second unit
    • TV Movie
    • 2006
  • Star Kid (1997)
    Star Kid
    • steadicam operator
    • 1997
  • James Dean: Race with Destiny (1997)
    James Dean: Race with Destiny
    • additional photography (as Ricardo Gale)
    • 1997

Producer

  • Moreen Littrell and Blake Berris in Meet the Zillas (2014)
    Meet the Zillas
    • co-producer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • In the Void (2013)
    In the Void
    • co-producer
    • 2013
  • Double Gin on the Rocks
    • co-producer
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Hopeless
    • associate producer
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Red Princess Blues (2010)
    Red Princess Blues
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Jennifer Day in Trunk (2009)
    Trunk
    • associate producer
    • Video
    • 2009
  • Zombie Marriage Counseling: I'm a Lesbian (2009)
    Zombie Marriage Counseling: I'm a Lesbian
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Zombie Marriage Counseling: I Don't Eat Guys (2009)
    Zombie Marriage Counseling: I Don't Eat Guys
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2009
  • The Outlaw Emmett Deemus and the Porno Queen (2008)
    The Outlaw Emmett Deemus and the Porno Queen
    • co-producer
    • Short
    • 2008
  • A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
    • co-producer
    • Short
    • 2007
  • Eyes of the Serpent (1994)
    Eyes of the Serpent
    • co-producer
    • 1994
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Cruel and Usual
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Cruel and Usual
Getting That Girl
Trailer 2:06
Getting That Girl
The Chateau Meroux
Trailer 1:43
The Chateau Meroux
Trunk
Trailer 1:23
Trunk
Paradise Club - Teaser
Trailer 0:35
Paradise Club - Teaser
Paradise Club - Official Trailer
Trailer 2:04
Paradise Club - Official Trailer
Touching Home
Trailer 4:38
Touching Home
TRUNK
Trailer 1:26
TRUNK

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Ricardo Gale
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • May 14, 1955
    • Miami, Florida, USA
  • Other works
    Director of Photography on the ground-breaking NWA's "Straight Out of Compton" music video.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Won theUNESCO Award - Venice Film Festival for "A Civilized People".
  • Nickname
    • Rico

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