Overview
Join us on Tuesday, May 21 in LA for a free evening event featuring special guest cinematographer Steven Poster, ASC. In conversation with Canon's Matthew Irving, Steven will discuss his extensive career, as well as an upcoming project, Scared to Death, shot on the C500 MK II and Flex Zooms. There will be lots of time for Q&A, as well as hands-on demo time with the Flex Zooms and other gear, plus Canon and AbelCine specialists will be available to answer any questions.
SPEAKER
Steven Poster, ASC is a Chicago native who graduated from the Institute of Design of the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he was greatly influenced by the philosophy of Bauhaus design – that form should follow function. He launched his cinematography career in Chicago, at age twenty-one, and began with filming television commercials, cinema verite documentaries, and industrial films. He soon moved on to feature films, working as Second Unit Director of Photography on Close Encounters of the Third Kind and did significant additional photography on Blade Runner.
As Director of Photography, Poster has filmed a variety of motion pictures including Stuart Little 2, Daddy Day Care, Rocky V, The Cemetery Club, as well as Madonna's award-winning music video for Like a Prayer. He received an ASC nomination for Best Cinematography for Ridley Scott's Someone To Watch Over Me.
Steven Poster began collaborating with writer/director, Richard Kelly in 2001, with the cult-Donnie Darko and continued with Southland Tales in 2006, which was chosen for full competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. In 2009 Poster filmed Spread, Director David Mackenzie's first American movie, and in 2012 Poster completed the pilot for the Netflix series Hemlock Grove by Director Eli Roth.
Steven Poster was previously President of the International Cinematographers Guild, as well as President of the ASC. He was also formerly a member of the Executive Board of the International Documentary Association. | IMDB
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