Buddy Squires
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Buddy Squires | |
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| Alma mater | Hampshire College |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Organization | American Society of Cinematographers |
Buddy Squires is a cinematographer known for his work with Ken Burns as a founding member of Florentine Films.[1][2] His accolades include one Academy Award nomination,[3] one Primetime Emmy Award win of eleven nominations,[4] and the 2007 International Documentary Association’s Outstanding Documentary Cinematography Award.[5]
Describing his work on The Civil War, Squires noted "our job in the field is really to build the visual vocabulary that can then be handed off to the editors to weave into the story that’s being guided by the script.”[6] "I think any visual artist is essentially reorganizing the world in front of them in a way that makes the most sense to the individual artist," Squires reflected in an interview with ProVideo Coalition. "When I’m shooting a scene I’m breaking down the scene into the elements I find the most interesting and figuring out how can I communicate what I see to others. It’s really just a process of translation and it doesn’t really matter if one is a painter or still photographer or cinematographer, one is always really rebuilding the world in a way that makes sense to oneself. That is what I do all the time."[7]
Filmography
| Release year | Title | Credit(s) | Awards and nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Brooklyn Bridge | Associate Producer[8] | |
| 1985 | The Statue of Liberty | Producer | 58th Academy Awards: Best Documentary Feature, nominated[3] |
| 38th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Informational Special, nominated[9] | |||
| 1986 | Huey Long | Cinematographer | |
| 1988 | The Children's Storefront | Cinematographer | |
| 1988 | Sentimental Women Need Not Apply: A History of the American Nurse | Cinematographer | |
| 1988 | Thomas Hart Benton | Cinematographer | |
| 1989 | The Congress | Cinematographer | |
| 1989 | No Applause, Just Throw Money | Cinematographer | |
| 1989 | Adam Clayton Powell | Cinematographer | |
| 1989 | The Other Side of the Moon | Cinematographer | |
| 1990 | Chimps: So Like Us | Cinematographer | |
| 1990 | The Civil War | Cinematographer | |
| 1991 | American Experience: Coney Island | Producer | |
| 1992 | Compassion in Exile: The Life of the 14th Dalai Lama | Cinematographer | |
| 1992 | High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music | Cinematographer | |
| 1994-2010 | Baseball | Cinematographer | 47th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming, nominated[10] |
| 1995 | Listening to Children: A Moral Journey with Robert Coles | Director, Cinematographer | |
| 1995 | One Survivor Remembers | Cinematographer | 47th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming, nominated[10] |
| 1995 | The Way West | Cinematographer | |
| 1996 | The West | Cinematographer | |
| 1997 | Hasten Slowly: The Journey of Sir Laurens van der Post | Cinematographer | |
| 1997 | Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery | Cinematographer | |
| 1997 | Heart of a Child | Cinematographer | |
| 1997 | Thomas Jefferson | Cinematographer | |
| 1998 | Out of the Past | Cinematographer | |
| 1998 | Frank Lloyd Wright | Cinematographer | |
| 1998 | America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye | Cinematographer | 50th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Achievement In Non-Fiction Programming - Cinematography, won[11] |
| 1999 | The Last Days of Kennedy and King | Cinematographer | |
| 1999-2003 | New York: A Documentary Film | Cinematographer | 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Cinematography in Non-Fiction Programming, nominated[12] |
| 2001 | Jazz | Cinematographer | 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards:
Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming, nominated[13] |
| 2002 | Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film | Cinematographer | 54th Primetime Emmy Awards:
Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera), nominated[14] |
References
- ↑ "Ken Burns.com, The Filmmakers | Buddy Squires". Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ↑ Cunningham, Megan (2014). The art of the documentary: fifteen conversations with leading directors, cinematographers, editors, and producers. Berkeley, CA: New Riders. ISBN 978-0-321-98192-9.
- 1 2 "The 58th Academy Awards | 1986". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ↑ "Buddy Squires". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ↑ "Outstanding Documentary Achievement in Cinematography Award: The Visual Poet: Buddy Squires | International Documentary Association". www.documentary.org. 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ↑ "With The Civil War, Ken Burns Reinvented the Television History Documentary". National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "ART OF THE SHOT: Buddy Squires, ASC Talks About Shooting Ken Burn and Lynn Novick's "The Vietnam War"". 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ Edgerton, G. (2002). Ken Burns's America: Packaging the Past for Television. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US. ISBN 978-1-137-05482-1.
- ↑ "Outstanding Informational Special 1986 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- 1 2 "Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming 1995 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ↑ "Outstanding Achievement In Non-Fiction Programming - Cinematography 1998 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ↑ "Outstanding Achievement In Non-Fiction Programming - Cinematography 2000 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ↑ "Outstanding Cinematography For Non-Fiction Programming 2001 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ↑ "Outstanding Cinematography For Non-Fiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera) 2002 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
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