About
Robert Elswit
Overview
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.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2017 | Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2006 | The Informer: Out of the Fog | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | That Moment: Magnolia Diary | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
Camera |
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| 2024 | RIPLEY | Camera | Director of Photography | 77 Good |
| 2024 | Bob Marley: One Love | Camera | Director of Photography | 63 Fair |
| 2021 | King Richard | Camera | Director of Photography | 73 Good |
| 2020 | The King of Staten Island | Camera | Director of Photography | 66 Fair |
| 2019 | Snowbrawl | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Velvet Buzzsaw | Camera | Director of Photography | 54 Average |
| 2018 | Skyscraper | Camera | Director of Photography | 62 Fair |
| 2018 | Write When You Get Work | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Roman J. Israel, Esq. | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 2017 | Suburbicon | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Gold | Camera | Director of Photography | 64 Fair |
| 2015 | Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | Camera | Director of Photography | 71 Good |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice | Camera | Director of Photography | 64 Fair |
| 2014 | Nightcrawler | Camera | Director of Photography | 76 Good |
| 2012 | The Bourne Legacy | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | Camera | Director of Photography | 70 Good |
| 2010 | The Town | Camera | Director of Photography | 70 Good |
| 2010 | Salt | Camera | Director of Photography | 63 Fair |
| 2009 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Duplicity | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 2008 | The Burning Plain | Camera | Director of Photography | 62 Fair |
| 2008 | Redbelt | Camera | Director of Photography | 60 Fair |
| 2008 | Shine a Light | Camera | Camera Operator | 61 Fair |
| 2008 | Shine a Light | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 2007 | There Will Be Blood | Camera | Director of Photography | 79 Good |
| 2007 | Michael Clayton | Camera | Director of Photography | 65 Fair |
| 2006 | American Dreamz | Camera | Director of Photography | 55 Average |
| 2005 | Syriana | Camera | Director of Photography | 62 Fair |
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck. | Camera | Director of Photography | 66 Fair |
| 2003 | Gigli | Camera | Director of Photography | 50 Average |
| 2003 | Runaway Jury | Camera | Director of Photography | 66 Fair |
| 2003 | Behind the Red Door | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Punch-Drunk Love | Camera | Director of Photography | 69 Fair |
| 2001 | Impostor | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Heist | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 2000 | Bounce | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Camera | Director of Photography | 74 Good |
| 1999 | 8MM | Camera | Director of Photography | 63 Fair |
| 1998 | Richard Lester! | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Fiona Apple: Across the Universe | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Tomorrow Never Dies | Camera | Director of Photography | 63 Fair |
| 1997 | Boogie Nights | Camera | Director of Photography | 73 Good |
| 1996 | Hard Eight | Camera | Director of Photography | 65 Fair |
| 1996 | Boys | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 1996 | The Pallbearer | Camera | Director of Photography | 56 Average |
| 1994 | The River Wild | Camera | Director of Photography | 62 Fair |
| 1993 | A Dangerous Woman | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 1992 | A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Waterland | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1992 | The Hand that Rocks the Cradle | Camera | Director of Photography | 65 Fair |
| 1991 | Paris Trout | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 1991 | The Summer My Father Grew Up | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
| 1991 | Prison Stories: Women on the Inside | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Opposites Attract | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | A Killing in a Small Town | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Bad Influence | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Heart of Dixie | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 1989 | How I Got Into College | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Margaret Bourke-White | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
| 1988 | Return of the Living Dead Part II | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 1988 | Cadillac Dreams | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1987 | Long Gone | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1987 | Amazing Grace and Chuck | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 1987 | A Different Affair | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
| 1987 | Into the Homeland | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Trick or Treat | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1986 | The Children of Times Square | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Desert Hearts | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 1985 | Moving Violations | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 1985 | The Sure Thing | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 1984 | Tiger Town | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Summerspell | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Waltz Across Texas | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
| 1982 | All Summer in a Day | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1981 | The End of August | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
| 1978 | Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making | Camera | Assistant Camera | N/A N/A |
| 1977 | Fraternity Row | Camera | Camera Operator | N/A N/A |
| Faster, Cheaper, Better | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
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| Ella McCay | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
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Crew |
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| 1980 | The Incredible Book Escape | Crew | Cinematography | N/A N/A |
Visual Effects |
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| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Camera | 78 Good |
| 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Camera | 74 Good |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Lineup | 83 Very good |
| 1979 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Camera | 63 Fair |