Biography
Steven Barry Poster, A.S.C, I.C.G. (born 1 March 1944) is an American cinematographer and photographer who is the former President of the International Cinematographers Guild. He is best known for his collaborations with Richard Kelly, including the director's 2001 cult classic Donnie Darko.
Poster began his career as a creative assistant at 'The Film Group,' a commercial film production company based in Chicago, Illinois. After being promoted to director of photography due to his skill at lighting, he met Herschell Gordon Lewis and worked with him in various crew positions on a total of three films. Poster founded a production company with director Michael Mann and served as the cinematographer on numerous industrial and education films. He served as the second-unit director of photography on Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Poster joined the American Society of Cinematographers in 1987, relocating to Hollywood in the process. He shot the iconic music video to Madonna's "Like a Prayer", as well as commercials directed by Ridley Scott and Kinka Usher. In 1988, he was nominated for the ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Releases for his work on Someone to Watch Over Me. Poster served as the President of the ASC between 2002-2003. In 2006, he received an Emmy nomination for Mrs. Harris. That same year, he was elected as the National President of the International Cinematographers Guild, a position he held until 2019.
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Filmography
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Movies 60
Director 26
self 6
TV Shows 2
Producer 1
'Round Miles: A Miles Davis Documentary (2022)
Who Is Bill Rebane? (2021)
It's a Madcap World: The Making of an Unfinished Film (2021)
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close (2020)
Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko' (2016)
Tap World (2015)
Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D (2014)
Hemlock Grove (2013)
Flypaper (2011)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
The Box (2009)
Spread (2009)
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2009)
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland (2008)
The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth (2007)
Southland Tales (2006)
Mrs. Harris (2006)
Daddy Day Care (2003)
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
Donnie Darko (2001)
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
Half a Chance (1998)
A Midwife's Tale (1998)
RocketMan (1997)
Color of Justice (1997)
Once You Meet a Stranger (1996)
Present Tense, Past Perfect (1995)
Nunzio's Second Cousin (1994)
The Cemetery Club (1993)
The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin (1992)
Life Stinks (1991)
Rocky V (1990)
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special (1990)
Opportunity Knocks (1990)
Next of Kin (1989)
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
Aloha Summer (1988)
Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
I'll Take Manhattan (1987)
Courage (1986)
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
Blue City (1986)
The Heavenly Kid (1985)
The New Kids (1985)
Starman (1984)
The River (1984)
Testament (1983)
Strange Brew (1983)
The Cradle Will Fall (1983)
Spring Break (1983)
Blade Runner (1982)
Mysterious Two (1982)
Coward of the County (1981)
Dead & Buried (1981)
Blood Beach (1980)
Gallagher: An Uncensored Evening (1980)
Beggarman, Thief (1979)
The Night Rider (1979)
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank (1978)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
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GenderMale
Birthday1944-03-01 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsSteven Barry Poster, Steven B. Poster, Steve Poster, Steven Poster, ASC
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