Known For
Camera
Born
Mar 01, 1944
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
65 titles
Steven Poster
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. Source: Article "Steven Poster" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
Scared to Death
Executive Producer
'Round Miles: A Miles Davis Documentary
Director of Photography
Who Is Bill Rebane?
Self
It's a Madcap World: The Making of an Unfinished Film
Himself
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Director of Photography
Amityville: The Awakening
Director of Photography
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
Self
Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D
Cinematography
Hemlock Grove
Director of Photography
Flypaper
Director of Photography
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Director of Photography
The Box
Director of Photography
Spread
Director of Photography
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Self
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
Self (as Steven B. Poster)
The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth
Self
Southland Tales
Director of Photography
Daddy Day Care
Director of Photography
Stuart Little 2
Director of Photography
Donnie Darko
Director of Photography
Mission to Mars
Second Unit Director of Photography
The Rage: Carrie 2
Second Unit Director of Photography
Half a Chance
Director of Photography
A Midwife's Tale
Director of Photography
Eye of God
Thanks
RocketMan
Director of Photography
Color of Justice
Director of Photography
Once You Meet a Stranger
Director of Photography
Nunzio's Second Cousin
Director of Photography
Roswell
Director of Photography
The Cemetery Club
Director of Photography
Life Stinks
Director of Photography
Rocky V
Director of Photography
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Director of Photography
Shangri-La Plaza
Director of Photography
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
Director of Photography
Opportunity Knocks
Cinematography
Next of Kin
Director of Photography
Big Top Pee-wee
Director of Photography
Aloha Summer
Director of Photography
Someone to Watch Over Me
Director of Photography
I'll Take Manhattan
Director of Photography
Courage
Director of Photography
The Boy Who Could Fly
Director of Photography
Blue City
Director of Photography
The Heavenly Kid
Director of Photography
The New Kids
Director of Photography
Starman
Second Unit Director of Photography
The River
Second Unit Director of Photography
Testament
Director of Photography