Thomas E. Ackerman
Thomas Edward Ackerman (born September 14, 1948 in Cedar Rapids , Iowa ) is an American cinematographer .
Life
Thomas E. Ackerman studied at the University of Iowa , where he already took his first film courses. He then worked from 1968 for the documentary filmmaker Charles Guggenheim . After serving his military service in the United States Air Force , he returned to Guggenheim before moving to Los Angeles in 1973 . There he was able to gain a foothold in the film thanks to the help of his Air Force comrade Mike Robe . Ackerman made his debut in 1980 as a cameraman for a feature film with the horror film Rocknacht des Grauens directed by Emmett Alston . Since then he has been responsible for the camera of films such as Beetlejuice , Jumanji and Scary Movie 4 , among other things .
Filmography (selection)
- 1980: Rocknacht des Horens ( New Year's Evil )
- 1984: Frankenweenie
- 1986: Do it again, Dad ( Back to School )
- 1988: Beetlejuice
- 1989: National Lampoon ( National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation )
- 1991: The Tall Blonde with the Black Foot ( True Identity )
- 1993: Dennis ( Dennis the Menace )
- 1994: Juniors day off ( Baby's Day Out )
- 1995: Jumanji
- 1997: George - The jungle came from the ( George of the Jungle )
- 1999: The Uncle from Mars ( My Favorite Martian )
- 1999: The Muse ( The Muse )
- 2000: Beautiful Joe
- 2000: The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle ( The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle )
- 2001: Rat Race - Der Nackte Wahnsinn ( Rat Race )
- 2002: Snowdogs - eight heroes on four paws ( Snow Dogs )
- 2003: Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star ( Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star )
- 2003: The Battle of Shaker Heights ( The Battle of Shaker Heights )
- 2004: Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy ( Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy )
- 2005: are we there yet? ( Are We There Yet? )
- 2006: The Benchwarmers ( The Benchwarmers )
- 2006: Scary Movie 4
- 2007: Balls of Fury
- 2008: Superhero Movie
- 2009: Fired Up!
- 2009: Infestation - Only a dead beetle is a good beetle
- 2011: Alvin and the Chipmunks 3: Chipwrecked ( Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked )
Web links
- Thomas E. Ackerman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Thomas E. Ackerman in the Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers; Retrieved December 12, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ackerman, Thomas E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ackerman, Thomas Edward (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cedar Rapids , Iowa, United States |