A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
California, USA
Born:
April 22, 1950
Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer. He has had multiple Oscar, BAFTA and Independent Spirit nominations for several films, including winning for There Will Be Blood (2007). Elswit has frequently collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson.
Assistant Camera:
1978 Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making
Camera Operator:
1977 Fraternity Row
1978 Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making
2008 Shine a Light
Cinematography:
1977 Fraternity Row
1978 Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making
1980 The Incredible Book Escape
2008 Shine a Light
Director of Photography:
1977 Fraternity Row
1978 Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making
1980 The Incredible Book Escape
1981 The End of August
1982 All Summer in a Day
1982 Waltz Across Texas
1983 Summerspell
1984 Tiger Town
1985 Desert Hearts
1985 Moving Violations
1985 The Sure Thing
1986 The Children of Times Square
1986 Trick or Treat
1987 A Different Affair
1987 Amazing Grace and Chuck
1987 Into the Homeland
1987 Long Gone
1988 Cadillac Dreams
1988 Return of the Living Dead Part II
1989 Heart of Dixie
1989 How I Got Into College
1989 Margaret Bourke-White
1990 A Killing in a Small Town
1990 Bad Influence
1990 Opposites Attract
1991 Paris Trout
1991 Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
1991 The Summer My Father Grew Up
1992 A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992 The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
1992 Waterland
1993 A Dangerous Woman
1994 The River Wild
1996 Boys
1996 The Pallbearer
1997 Boogie Nights
1997 Hard Eight
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies
1998 Fiona Apple: Across the Universe
1998 Richard Lester!
1999 8MM
1999 Magnolia
2000 Bounce
2001 Heist
2001 Impostor
2002 Punch-Drunk Love
2003 Behind the Red Door
2003 Gigli
2003 Runaway Jury
2005 Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005 Syriana
2006 American Dreamz
2007 Michael Clayton
2007 There Will Be Blood
2008 Redbelt
2008 Shine a Light
2008 The Burning Plain
2009 Duplicity
2009 The Men Who Stare at Goats
2010 Salt
2010 The Town
2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2012 The Bourne Legacy
2014 Inherent Vice
2014 Nightcrawler
2015 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2016 Gold
2017 Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017 Suburbicon
2018 Skyscraper
2018 Write When You Get Work
2019 Velvet Buzzsaw
2020 The King of Staten Island
2021 King Richard
2024 Bob Marley: One Love
???? Assassination
???? Ella McCay
???? Faster, Cheaper, Better
???? The Division
Visual Effects Camera:
1977 Fraternity Row
1978 Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1980 The Incredible Book Escape
1981 The End of August
1982 All Summer in a Day
1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 Waltz Across Texas
1983 Return of the Jedi
1983 Summerspell
1984 Tiger Town
1985 Desert Hearts
1985 Moving Violations
1985 The Sure Thing
1986 The Children of Times Square
1986 Trick or Treat
1987 A Different Affair
1987 Amazing Grace and Chuck
1987 Into the Homeland
1987 Long Gone
1988 Cadillac Dreams
1988 Return of the Living Dead Part II
1989 Heart of Dixie
1989 How I Got Into College
1989 Margaret Bourke-White
1990 A Killing in a Small Town
1990 Bad Influence
1990 Opposites Attract
1991 Paris Trout
1991 Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
1991 The Summer My Father Grew Up
1992 A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992 The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
1992 Waterland
1993 A Dangerous Woman
1994 The River Wild
1996 Boys
1996 The Pallbearer
1997 Boogie Nights
1997 Hard Eight
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies
1998 Fiona Apple: Across the Universe
1998 Richard Lester!
1999 8MM
1999 Magnolia
2000 Bounce
2001 Heist
2001 Impostor
2002 Punch-Drunk Love
2003 Behind the Red Door
2003 Gigli
2003 Runaway Jury
2005 Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005 Syriana
2006 American Dreamz
2007 Michael Clayton
2007 There Will Be Blood
2008 Redbelt
2008 Shine a Light
2008 The Burning Plain
2009 Duplicity
2009 The Men Who Stare at Goats
2010 Salt
2010 The Town
2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2012 The Bourne Legacy
2014 Inherent Vice
2014 Nightcrawler
2015 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2016 Gold
2017 Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017 Suburbicon
2018 Skyscraper
2018 Write When You Get Work
2019 Velvet Buzzsaw
2020 The King of Staten Island
2021 King Richard
2024 Bob Marley: One Love
???? Assassination
???? Ella McCay
???? Faster, Cheaper, Better
???? The Division
Visual Effects Lineup:
1977 Fraternity Row
1978 Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1980 The Empire Strikes Back
1980 The Incredible Book Escape
1981 The End of August
1982 All Summer in a Day
1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 Waltz Across Texas
1983 Return of the Jedi
1983 Summerspell
1984 Tiger Town
1985 Desert Hearts
1985 Moving Violations
1985 The Sure Thing
1986 The Children of Times Square
1986 Trick or Treat
1987 A Different Affair
1987 Amazing Grace and Chuck
1987 Into the Homeland
1987 Long Gone
1988 Cadillac Dreams
1988 Return of the Living Dead Part II
1989 Heart of Dixie
1989 How I Got Into College
1989 Margaret Bourke-White
1990 A Killing in a Small Town
1990 Bad Influence
1990 Opposites Attract
1991 Paris Trout
1991 Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
1991 The Summer My Father Grew Up
1992 A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992 The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
1992 Waterland
1993 A Dangerous Woman
1994 The River Wild
1996 Boys
1996 The Pallbearer
1997 Boogie Nights
1997 Hard Eight
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies
1998 Fiona Apple: Across the Universe
1998 Richard Lester!
1999 8MM
1999 Magnolia
2000 Bounce
2001 Heist
2001 Impostor
2002 Punch-Drunk Love
2003 Behind the Red Door
2003 Gigli
2003 Runaway Jury
2005 Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005 Syriana
2006 American Dreamz
2007 Michael Clayton
2007 There Will Be Blood
2008 Redbelt
2008 Shine a Light
2008 The Burning Plain
2009 Duplicity
2009 The Men Who Stare at Goats
2010 Salt
2010 The Town
2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2012 The Bourne Legacy
2014 Inherent Vice
2014 Nightcrawler
2015 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2016 Gold
2017 Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017 Suburbicon
2018 Skyscraper
2018 Write When You Get Work
2019 Velvet Buzzsaw
2020 The King of Staten Island
2021 King Richard
2024 Bob Marley: One Love
???? Assassination
???? Ella McCay
???? Faster, Cheaper, Better
???? The Division
Director of Photography:
2016 The Night Of
2024 RIPLEY
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