Michael Slovis

Michael Slovis

Slovis at the 2013 Montclair Film Festival
Born Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Cinematographer, television director
Years active 1981–present
Spouse(s) Maria
Children 3

Michael Slovis is an American cinematographer and television director.

Career

Slovis began his professional career in 1981. For many years, he worked as a camera operator on films. He became a cinematographer in 1995, working on the films Party Girl (1995), Half Past Dead (2002), Halloweentown (1998), The Thirteenth Year (1999), and Ready to Run (2000). In 2000, Slovis became a cinematographer on the series Ed, and went on to work on the series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, New Amsterdam, Fringe, Royal Pains, Rubicon, Running Wilde, and Breaking Bad.[1]

As a director, Slovis made his directorial debut with the 2001 television film Spirit. Later, he went on to direct episodes of Ed, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Rubicon, Breaking Bad, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Hell on Wheels[1] In 2006, Slovis won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series for his work on CSI.[2]

In 2014, he directed episodes 1 and 2 of Season 5 of the HBO series Game of Thrones.[3]

Personal life

Slovis currently resides in Montclair, New Jersey with his wife Maria. They have three children.[1] He is an alumnus of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[4] and also holds a BFA in Professional Photographic Illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Breaking Bad crew, Michael Slovis". AMCtv.com. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Primetime Emmy Awards and Nominations for Michael Slovis". Primetime Emmy® Award Database. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Game of Thrones Season 5: What We Know So Far". Watchers On The Wall. August 1, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ Gajewski, Josh (May 16, 2010). "'Breaking Bad': Michael Slovis, a visual storyteller". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2011.

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