Steven Poster
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. Source: Article "Steven Poster" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth
(Self)
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
(Self (as Steven B. Poster))
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
(Self)
It's a Madcap World: The Making of an Unfinished Film
(Himself)
Who Is Bill Rebane?
(Self)
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
(Self)
Donnie Darko
(Director of Photography)
Rocky V
(Director of Photography)
Southland Tales
(Director of Photography)
Stuart Little 2
(Director of Photography)
Daddy Day Care
(Director of Photography)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(Second Unit Director of Photography)
The Cradle Will Fall
(Director of Photography)
Aloha Summer
(Director of Photography)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
(Director of Photography)
Nunzio's Second Cousin
(Director of Photography)
Spread
(Director of Photography)
Big Top Pee-wee
(Director of Photography)
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
(Director of Photography)
Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D
(Cinematography)
Spring Break
(Director of Photography)
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
(Director of Photography)
The Boy Who Could Fly
(Director of Photography)
Blade Runner
(Additional Photography)
'Round Miles: A Miles Davis Documentary
(Director of Photography)
Testament
(Director of Photography)
Color of Justice
(Director of Photography)
The Night Rider
(Director of Photography)
Gallagher: An Uncensored Evening
(Camera Operator)
The New Kids
(Director of Photography)
The River
(Second Unit Director of Photography)
The Box
(Director of Photography)
A Midwife's Tale
(Director of Photography)
Dead & Buried
(Director of Photography)
Blood Beach
(Director of Photography)
Flypaper
(Director of Photography)
Beggarman, Thief
(Cinematography)
Life Stinks
(Director of Photography)
Opportunity Knocks
(Cinematography)
Eye of God
(Thanks)
Coward of the County
(Director of Photography)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
(Director of Photography)
Roswell
(Director of Photography)
Amityville: The Awakening
(Director of Photography)
Mysterious Two
(Director of Photography)
Next of Kin
(Director of Photography)
Starman
(Second Unit Director of Photography)
The Cemetery Club
(Director of Photography)
Once You Meet a Stranger
(Director of Photography)
RocketMan
(Director of Photography)
Blue City
(Director of Photography)
Someone to Watch Over Me
(Director of Photography)
Half a Chance
(Director of Photography)
Strange Brew
(Director of Photography)
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
(Director of Photography)
The Rage: Carrie 2
(Second Unit Director of Photography)
Scared to Death
(Executive Producer)
Scared to Death
(Director of Photography)
The Heavenly Kid
(Director of Photography)
Hemlock Grove
(Director of Photography)
I'll Take Manhattan
(Director of Photography)