Ron Fricke

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-02-24 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

USA

Ron Fricke

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ron Fricke is an American film director and cinematographer, considered to be a master of time-lapse photography and large format cinematography. He was the director of photography for Koyaanisqatsi (1982) and directed the purely cinematic non-verbal non-narrative feature Baraka (1992). He designed and used his own 65 mm camera equipment for Baraka and his later projects. He also directed the IMAX films Chronos (1985) and Sacred Site (1986). His most recent work was as cinematographer for parts of the film Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (he was hired to shoot the eruption of Mt Etna in Sicil...

Production

1983

Koyaanisqatsi

as Director of Photography

1983

Koyaanisqatsi

as Editor

1983

Koyaanisqatsi

as Screenplay

1992

Baraka

as Director

1992

Baraka

as Director of Photography

1992

Baraka

as Writer

1992

Baraka

as Editor

1985

Chronos

as Director

1985

Chronos

as Producer

1985

Chronos

as Editor

2011

Samsara

as Director

2011

Samsara

as Writer

2005

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

as Additional Director of Photography

1983

Atomic Artist

as Director of Photography

1985

Chronos

as Director of Photography

1986

Sacred Site

as Director

1986

Sacred Site

as Director of Photography

2011

Samsara

as Director of Photography

2007

Fog City Mavericks

as Additional Photography

1996

Zion Canyon: Treasure of the Gods

as Additional Photography

1995

The Living Sea

as Additional Photography

2013

Journey of Hanuman

as Director of Photography

2017

Stare Into the Lights My Pretties

as Additional Photography

2011

Samsara

as Editor

2024

Megalopolis

as Additional Photography

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