Doug Emmett Explained

Doug Emmett
Birth Place:	U.S.
Occupation:	Cinematographer
Years Active:	2004 - Present

Doug Emmett is an American cinematographer.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

Emmett is a graduate of the Kanbar Institute of Film, Television and New Media of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.^[4] He is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE Local 600) and the Directors Guild of America.^{[5] [6]} He has worked on music videos for Vampire Weekend, Father John Misty, Weezer, Nasty Cherry and more.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Emmett was a director of photography for films such as Paranormal Activity 4, The To Do List, The One I Love, The Edge of Seventeen, Sorry to Bother You, Breaking and The American Society of Magical Negroes.^{[10] [11] [12]} He also worked as a cinematographer for the television series Room 104.^[13]

Selected filmography

Film

• 2024 – The American Society of Magical Negroes
• 2022 – Breaking
• 2020 – I Care a Lot
• 2020 – Unpregnant
• 2018 – Daughters of the Sexual Revolution (Documentary)
• 2018 – Sorry to Bother You
• 2017 – Thumper
• 2017 – We Don't Belong Here
• 2016 – The Edge of Seventeen
• 2014 – The Remaining
• 2014 – Alex of Venice

• 2014 – The One I Love
• 2013 – The To Do List
• 2012 – Paranormal Activity 4
• 2012 – Refuge
• 2012 – The Giant Mechanical Man
• 2012 – Bachelorette
• 2012 – 28 Hotel Rooms
• 2011 – Damsels in Distress
• 2010 – Monogamy
• 2004 – The Midnight Shorts Collection

Television

• 2024 – Presumed Innocent (5 episodes)
• 2022 – Angelyne
• 2021 – On the Verge (9 episodes)
• 2021 – Truth Be Told (1 episode)
• 2017-2019 – Room 104 (23 episodes)
• 2018 – The Rookie (1 episode)

• 2016 – Speechless (1 episode)
• 2016 – Togetherness (8 episodes)
• 2014-2015 – Faking It (16 episodes)
• 2012 – Talhotblond
• 2010 – 30 for 30 (1 episode)

Notes and References

1. Web site: “Shooting Digitally Means Not Having to Play It Safe”: DP Doug Emmett on 892. filmmakermagazine.com. 2024-05-10.
2. Web site: Sundance 2018 – Meet the Cinematographers: Doug Emmet. cined.com. 2024-05-10.
3. Web site: “You Live and Die by Your Crew”: DP Doug Emmett on The American Society of Magical Negroes. filmmakermagazine.com. 2024-05-10.
4. Web site: ALUMNI AFFILIATIONS. tisch.nyu.edu. 2024-05-10.
5. Web site: Sorry to Bother You / Doug Emmett. theasc.com. 2024-05-10.
6. Web site: Membership Report - January 2017. dga.org. 2024-05-10.
7. Web site: VAMPIRE WEEKEND RELEASES FIRST NEW MUSIC IN FIVE YEARS, ANNOUCE [sic] MASSIVE TOUR ACROSS NORTH AMERICA]. sonymusic.ca. 2024-05-10.
8. Web site: 10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2018: Boots Riley. independent-magazine.org. 2024-05-10.
9. Web site: Weezer 'Take On Me' by Carrick Moore Gerety. promonews.tv. 2024-05-10.
10. Web site: Watch Out for Swaying Chandeliers and Rogue Knives. nytimes.com. 2024-05-10.
11. Web site: Spotlight Event: Creating the Visual Landscape of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES with Kobi Libii and Doug Emmett - presented by the Dolby Institute. collab.sundance.org. 2024-05-10.
12. Web site: ‘Jackie Brown’ and Tangerine Dream: What ‘I Care a Lot’ Is Made Of. nytimes.com. 2024-05-10.
13. Web site: “Every So Often a Train Would Come Rumbling By and the Set Would Shake”: DP Doug Emmett on Shooting HBO’s Room 104. filmmakermagazine.com. 2024-05-10.