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[Left] with dirs Craig Gillespie & Bennett Miller [2007] |
[Standing/center] - "Capote" [2004] |
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ADAM KIMMEL ASC |
Born: 1960, New York, USA, as Adam J. Kimmel.
Career: Started at age 17 as apprentice to doph Michael Chapman & Ralf Bode. Became c.asst in 1981. Became doph on commercials & music videos in 1986. Worked with dir Ted Demme [nephew of dir Jonathan Demme] at MTV [e.g. the 'Yo! MTV Raps'-series].
Ph commercials dir by Peter Salmi [for Volvo], Jörgen Loof [for Ericsson], Brian Aldrich [for DaimlerChrysler], Bennett Miller, Albert Watson [for Emerson Electronics], Traktor [for Miller Brewing Co.], Baker Smith [for Toyota & Compaq], a.o. Ph music videos, e.g. 'I Get a Kick Out of You' [1990; a: The Jungle Brothers; d: Mark Pellington; also seg of mus tv-special 'Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter'], 'One' [1992; a: U2; d: Mark Pellington] & 'Streets of Philadelphia' [1994; a: Bruce Springsteen; d: Jonathan & Ted Demme].
Member of the ASC since 2009.
Awards: Independent Spirit Award nom [2005] for 'Capote'; Independent Spirit Award nom [2011] for 'Never Let Me Go'.
Note: Not to be confused with fashion designer Adam Kimmel, the fiancé of actress Leelee Sobieski.
FILMS |
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1992 |
The Bet [Ted Demme] c; short/21m |
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1992 |
Who Do I Gotta Kill?/Me and the Mob [Frank Rainone] c |
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1992 |
Who's the Man? [Ted Demme] c |
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1993 |
The Ref/Hostile Hostages [Ted Demme] c |
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1994 |
New Jersey Drive [Nick Gomez] c |
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1994 |
Bed of Roses/Amelia and the King of Plants [Michael Goldenberg] c; aph: Dylan Gross & Michael Kelem |
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1995 |
Beautiful Girls [Ted Demme] c; 2uc: Tony Jannelli |
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1995 |
Red Hot + Country [John Carlin & Richie Vetter] c; concert film/70m |
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1996 |
Almost Heroes/Edwards and Hunt [Christopher Guest] c; cph: Kenneth MacMillan; addph: Jeffrey Jur; 2uc: Alan Caso & Brian Sullivan |
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1997 |
Monument Ave./Snitch/Noose [Ted Demme] c |
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1999 |
Jesus' Son [Alison Maclean] c |
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2003 |
Chrystal [Ray McKinnon] c |
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2004 |
Capote [Bennett Miller] s35/c; + small part |
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2005 |
Gray Matters/Southern Comfort [Sue Kramer] HD (Thomson Viper)-to-35mm/c; co-addph New York; ph: John S. Bartley |
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2006 |
Lars and the Real Girl [Craig Gillespie] c |
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2007 |
Abbey Lincoln: The Music Is the Magic [Carol Friedman] 16mm/b&w-c; mus doc/90m; cph: Anthony Hardwick, Crescenzo Notarile & Ruben O'Malley; shot over a period of 19 years; in 2010 seeking funds to complete the editing |
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2007 |
Rudo y Cursi [Carlos Cuarón] c; addph: John Grillo |
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2008 |
Eve [Natalie Portman] c; short/17m |
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2008 |
New York, I Love You [seg 'These Vagabond Shoes' dir by Scarlett Johansson] b&w; short/6m; left out of finished film (10 - originally 12 - seg + transitions) |
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2009 |
Never Let Me Go [Mark Romanek] s35-to-35mm/c |
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2009 |
I'm Here [Spike Jonze] c; comm short/29m; for Absolut Vodka (for internet) |
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2010 |
Moneyball [Bennett Miller (replaced Steven Soderbergh in 2009)] scheduled as doph, but replaced by Wally Pfister |
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TELEVISION |
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199? |
Mmmph [James Signorelli] sketch for 'Saturday Night Live'-series |
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1991 |
MTV, Give Me Back My Life: A Harvard Lampoon Parody [Iain Paterson] tvm/60m |
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1992 |
[Denis Leary:] No Cure for Cancer [Ted Demme] comedy special/65m |
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1994 |
Conversations with the Rolling Stones [Susan Froemke, Kathy Dougherty & Albert Maysles] c; mus special/24m; cph: Albert Maysles & Susan Froemke; for VH1 |
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1996 |
Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground [seg 'Manhattan Miracle' dir by Ted Demme] tvm/82m/10 seg; other ph: Tom Hurwitz (seg dir by Craig McKay), Ken Kelsch (7 seg) & Tony Jannelli (seg dir by Jonathan Demme) |
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1997 |
Denis Leary: Lock 'N' Load [Ted Demme] comedy perf/60m; ep 'HBO Comedy Hour'-series |
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1999 |
Auggie Rose/Beyond Suspicion [Matthew Tabak] tvm; also released theatrically |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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1978 |
The Wanderers [Philip Kaufman] apprentice (+ small part); ph: Michael Chapman |
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1979 |
Raging Bull [Martin Scorsese] apprentice; ph: Michael Chapman |
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1979 |
Dressed to Kill [Brian De Palma] apprentice; ph: Ralf Bode |
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1981 |
My Favorite Year [Richard Benjamin] 2nd c.asst; ph: Gerald Hirschfeld |
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1982 |
The Verdict [Sidney Lumet] co-c.asst; ph: Andrzej Bartkowiak |
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1984 |
Falling in Love [Ulu Grosbard] c.asst; ph: Peter Suschitzky |
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1984 |
Birdy [Alan Parker] steadicam asst; ph: Michael Seresin |
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1986 |
Angel Heart [Alan Parker] c.asst; ph: Michael Seresin |
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1990 |
[Andrew Dice Clay:] Dice Rules! [Jay Dubin; comedy sketches + concert film] co-c.op; ph: Michael Negrin (concert ph) & Charlie Lieberman |