Steven Poster

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-03-01 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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 ...

Production

2001

Donnie Darko

as Director of Photography

1990

Rocky V

as Director of Photography

2007

Southland Tales

as Director of Photography

2002

Stuart Little 2

as Director of Photography

2003

Daddy Day Care

as Director of Photography

1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as Second Unit Director of Photography

1983

The Cradle Will Fall

as Director of Photography

1988

Aloha Summer

as Director of Photography

1994

Nunzio's Second Cousin

as Director of Photography

1990

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

as Director of Photography

2009

Spread

as Director of Photography

1988

Big Top Pee-wee

as Director of Photography

1983

Spring Break

as Director of Photography

2020

1986

The Boy Who Could Fly

as Director of Photography

1982

Blade Runner

as Additional Photography

2022

'Round Miles: A Miles Davis Documentary

as Director of Photography

1983

Testament

as Director of Photography

1997

Color of Justice

as Director of Photography

1979

The Night Rider

as Director of Photography

1980

1985

The New Kids

as Director of Photography

1984

The River

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2009

The Box

as Director of Photography

1998

A Midwife's Tale

as Director of Photography

1980

Blood Beach

as Director of Photography

1981

Dead & Buried

as Director of Photography

2011

Flypaper

as Director of Photography

1979

Beggarman, Thief

as Cinematography

1991

Life Stinks

as Director of Photography

1990

Opportunity Knocks

as Cinematography

1997

Eye of God

as Thanks

1981

Coward of the County

as Director of Photography

2010

1994

Roswell

as Director of Photography

2017

Amityville: The Awakening

as Director of Photography

1996

Once You Meet a Stranger

as Director of Photography

1993

The Cemetery Club

as Director of Photography

1997

RocketMan

as Director of Photography

1982

Mysterious Two

as Director of Photography

1984

Starman

as Second Unit Director of Photography

1986

Blue City

as Director of Photography

1989

Next of Kin

as Director of Photography

1987

Someone to Watch Over Me

as Director of Photography

1998

Half a Chance

as Director of Photography

1983

Strange Brew

as Director of Photography

1990

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

as Director of Photography

1999

The Rage: Carrie 2

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2024

Scared to Death

as Executive Producer

2024

Scared to Death

as Director of Photography

1985

The Heavenly Kid

as Director of Photography

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