Steven Poster
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Born 1944-03-01
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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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Other credits
45 credits
Hemlock Grove
Donnie Darko
The Boy Who Could Fly
Daddy Day Care
Stuart Little 2
Rocky V
The Box
Spread
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Southland Tales
Amityville: The Awakening
Next of Kin
Flypaper
RocketMan
Dead & Buried
Someone to Watch Over Me
Life Stinks
Blood Beach
Big Top Pee-wee
Testament
The Heavenly Kid
The New Kids
Strange Brew
Spring Break
Roswell
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
Half a Chance
Courage
I'll Take Manhattan
Blue City
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Eye of God
Nunzio's Second Cousin
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
The Cemetery Club
Coward of the County
Color of Justice
Once You Meet a Stranger
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
The Night Rider
Scared to Death
Shangri-La Plaza
Mysterious Two
The Cradle Will Fall
Aloha Summer
Acting
15 credits
Blade Runner
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Mission to Mars
Starman
The Rage: Carrie 2
The River
Beggarman, Thief
Opportunity Knocks
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Gallagher: An Uncensored Evening
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
Beggarman, Thief
Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D
Monster a Go-Go!
Producing
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