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Frank Prinzi

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Frank Prinzi
Frank Prinzi is known for Living in Oblivion (1995), The Best Man (1999) and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014).
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 17 wins & 2 nominations total

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It's a Mess, Best Cinematography, 2018
It's a Mess, Best Narrative Short, 2018.
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Frank Prinzi

Known for

Steve Buscemi in Living in Oblivion (1995)
Living in Oblivion
7.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1995
Nia Long, Monica Calhoun, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, and Harold Perrineau in The Best Man (1999)
The Best Man
6.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1999
John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
8.9
TV Series
  • Director
Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian, Julianne Nicholson, and Chris Noth in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.5
TV Series
  • Cinematographer

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Cinematographer

  • Anthony Hopkins, Abbie Cornish, and Anson Mount in The Virtuoso (2021)
    The Virtuoso
    • director of photography
    • 2021
  • Scott Adsit and Tom Wright in Still Happy (2019)
    Still Happy
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Morris Chestnut, Kelli Garner, Jennifer Carpenter, and Sophia Gennusa in The Enemy Within (2019)
    The Enemy Within
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Hot Air (2018)
    Hot Air
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
  • It's a Mess (2018)
    It's a Mess
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • David Strathairn and Brenton Thwaites in An Interview with God (2018)
    An Interview with God
    • director of photography
    • 2018
  • Salt Water II
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Salt Water (2017)
    Salt Water
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Red Zone (2014)
    Red Zone
    • director of photography
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • Spotlight on Broadway (2013)
    Spotlight on Broadway
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • The Blacklist (2013)
    The Blacklist
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Ellen Burstyn, Josh Lucas, and Mackenzie Foy in Wish You Well (2013)
    Wish You Well
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013
  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Q'orianka Kilcher, DeWanda Wise, and Emily Tremaine Fernandez in Firelight (2012)
    Firelight
    • director of photography
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Atchity, and Betty White in The Lost Valentine (2011)
    The Lost Valentine
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Movie
    • 2011
  • Michelle Trachtenberg, Jaime Lee Kirchner, and Taylor Schilling in Mercy (2009)
    Mercy
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2010

Director

  • It's a Mess (2018)
    It's a Mess
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2018
  • John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2016
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian, Julianne Nicholson, and Chris Noth in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2001–2011
  • Heavenly Road (1994)
    Heavenly Road
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1994
  • Northern Exposure (1990)
    Northern Exposure
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1993

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Holt McCallany in Lights Out (2011)
    Lights Out
    • additional photography
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Jim Breuer and Dave Chappelle in Half Baked (1998)
    Half Baked
    • additional cinematographer
    • 1998
  • Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, and Joan Allen in The Ice Storm (1997)
    The Ice Storm
    • photographer: second unit
    • 1997
  • Jungle Fever (1991)
    Jungle Fever
    • additional camera operator
    • 1991
  • Resident Alien (1990)
    Resident Alien
    • additional photographer
    • 1990
  • Dorian Corey, Junior LaBeija, Pepper LaBeija, Octavia St. Laurent, and Anji Xtravaganza in Paris Is Burning (1990)
    Paris Is Burning
    • additional camerawork
    • 1990
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, John Turturro, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, and Bill Nunn in Do the Right Thing (1989)
    Do the Right Thing
    • additional camera operator
    • 1989
  • Laurence Fishburne, Spike Lee, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, and Kyme in School Daze (1988)
    School Daze
    • second camera operator
    • 1988
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Dean Shek, and Lung Ti in A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
    A Better Tomorrow II
    • cinematographer: New York
    • 1987
  • Spike Lee, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Tracy Camilla Johns, and John Canada Terrell in She's Gotta Have It (1986)
    She's Gotta Have It
    • first assistant camera
    • 1986
  • Krush Groove (1985)
    Krush Groove
    • additional camera operator
    • 1985
  • John Paul in Day of the Dead (1985)
    Day of the Dead
    • second unit assistant camera: Florida Unit
    • 1985
  • Tales from the Darkside (1983)
    Tales from the Darkside
    • assistant camera
    • TV Series
    • 1984–1985
  • Joe Morton in The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
    The Brother from Another Planet
    • assistant camera
    • 1984
  • Richard Edson, Eszter Balint, and John Lurie in Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
    Stranger Than Paradise
    • gaffer
    • grip
    • 1984
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  • Alternative names
    • Frank Porinzi

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    3 Law & Order CI episodes directed by Frank Prinzi won The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Television Episode Teleplay. ("Pas De Deux", "Want" and "Probability").

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