Steven Poster
Camera
1944-03-01 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
Scared to Death
2026 · Movie
'Round Miles: A Miles Davis Documentary
2022 · Movie
Who Is Bill Rebane?
2021 · Movie
It's a Madcap World: The Making of an Unfinished Film
2021 · Movie
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020 · Movie
Amityville: The Awakening
2017 · Movie
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
2016 · Movie
Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D
2014 · Movie
Hemlock Grove
2013 · Series
Flypaper
2011 · Movie
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010 · Movie
The Box
2009 · Movie
Spread
2009 · Movie
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009 · Movie
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
2008 · Movie
The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth
2007 · Movie
Southland Tales
2007 · Movie
Daddy Day Care
2003 · Movie
Stuart Little 2
2002 · Movie
Donnie Darko
2001 · Movie
Mission to Mars
2000 · Movie
The Rage: Carrie 2
1999 · Movie
Half a Chance
1998 · Movie
A Midwife's Tale
1998 · Movie
Eye of God
1997 · Movie
RocketMan
1997 · Movie
Color of Justice
1997 · Movie
Once You Meet a Stranger
1996 · Movie
Nunzio's Second Cousin
1994 · Movie
Roswell
1994 · Movie
The Cemetery Club
1993 · Movie
Life Stinks
1991 · Movie
Rocky V
1990 · Movie
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990 · Movie
Shangri-La Plaza
1990 · Movie
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · Movie
Opportunity Knocks
1990 · Movie
Next of Kin
1989 · Movie
Big Top Pee-wee
1988 · Movie
Aloha Summer
1988 · Movie
Someone to Watch Over Me
1987 · Movie
I'll Take Manhattan
1987 · Series
Courage
1986 · Movie
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986 · Movie
American Anthem
1986 · Movie
Blue City
1986 · Movie
The Heavenly Kid
1985 · Movie
The New Kids
1985 · Movie
Starman
1984 · Movie
The River
1984 · Movie
Testament
1983 · Movie
Strange Brew
1983 · Movie
The Cradle Will Fall
1983 · Movie
Spring Break
1983 · Movie
Blade Runner
1982 · Movie
Mysterious Two
1982 · Movie
Coward of the County
1981 · Movie
Dead & Buried
1981 · Movie
Blood Beach
1980 · Movie
Gallagher: An Uncensored Evening
1980 · Movie
Beggarman, Thief
1979 · Series
The Night Rider
1979 · Movie
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
1978 · Movie
A Wedding
1978 · Movie
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 · Movie
Monster a Go-Go!
1965 · Movie