Steve Gainer
American cinematographer (born 1962)
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Steve Gainer, ASC ASK (born October 25, 1962) is an Emmy Award winning American cinematographer, director, and producer. He is a member and museum curator of the American Society of Cinematographers, a member of the Directors Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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BornOctober 25, 1962
Occupations
- Cinematographer
- director
- producer
Steve Gainer | |
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Gainer in 1995 | |
| Born | October 25, 1962 |
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In 2013 and 2015, Gainer directed episodes of the MTV comedy-drama series Awkward. In 2014, he won a Daytime Emmy for a PSA based on that series.[1]
Filmography
Film[2]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 1994 | Ceremony | Joe Castro | |
| 1997 | Expose | Brian Rudnick | |
| Macon County Jail | Victoria Muspratt | With Harry C. Box | |
| Don't Sleep Alone | Tim Andrew | ||
| Shadow Dancer | Stanley Lee Stanley Yung |
With Michael E.J. Miller | |
| 1999 | Road Kill | Matthew Leutwyler | |
| Foolish | Dave Meyers | ||
| Facade | Carl Colpaert | ||
| 2001 | Bully | Larry Clark | |
| 2004 | Black Cloud | Ricky Schroder | |
| Mysterious Skin | Gregg Araki | ||
| A Dirty Shame | John Waters | ||
| 2005 | Wassup Rockers | Larry Clark | |
| 2007 | You Are Here | Henry Pincus | |
| Remember the Daze | Jess Bond | ||
| 2008 | While She Was Out | Susan Montford | |
| Punisher: War Zone | Lexi Alexander | ||
| 2009 | Taking Chances | Kit Umbrage | With Brian Sweeney |
| 2010 | Super | James Gunn | |
| Dirty Girl | Abe Sylvia | ||
| 2011 | Setup | Mike Gunther | Direct-to-video |
| 2012 | Nature Calls | Todd Rohal | |
| 2013 | A Haunted House | Michael Tiddes | |
| 2014 | Everly | Joe Lynch | |
| Catch Hell | Ryan Phillippe | ||
| 2015 | Big & Rich: Gravity Long Form Project | Trey Fanjoy | |
| 2017 | Mayhem | Joe Lynch | |
| 2019 | The Last Laugh | Greg Pritikin |
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Trust Games | Adam Prince | |
| 1998 | Luz de la mission | Martin Flores | With Peter Rieveschl and Mario Zavala |
| 2001 | Note come due | Jordan Freid | |
| 2002 | Heroes | Johnathon Schaech | |
| 2004 | Lonely Place | Kevin Ackermann | |
| 2009 | One Night Only | Chadd Harbold | |
| 2013 | The Thread | Steven Brill | Segments of Movie 43 |
| Victory's Glory | Rusty Cundieff | ||
| Beezel | James Gunn | ||
| 2018 | Day of Reckoning | Jeff Wolfe | |
| TBA | The Runt | Christy Stratton |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Note |
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| 1999 | Three Days |
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With Kevin Ford and Luke Geissbühler |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 1997 | Click |
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Episode "Secrets Revealed" |
| 2008 | Camp Rock Freestyle Jam | Art Spigel | TV short |
| 2009 | Sugarland: Live on the Inside | Shaun Silva | TV special |
| 2011 | Awkward | 71 episodes; Also directed episodes "Taking Sides" and "Digging Deep" | |
| 2013 | Starting Strong | ||
| 2014 | Happyland |
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7 episodes |
| 2015 | Just Add Magic | ||
| 2016-2017 | Sweet/Vicious | All 10 episodes | |
| 2017 | Will vs. The Future | Joe Nussbaum | |
| 2019-2020 | Schooled | All 34 episodes | |
| 2021 | On My Block |
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4 episodes |
| 2021-2022 | Puppy Place | All 16 episodes | |
| 2022 | Life by Ella |
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All 10 episodes |
| 2023 | With Love |
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Season 2 |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Teenage Caveman | Larry Clark | |
| 2013 | Our Wild Hearts | Ricky Schroder | Also producer |
| Ladies' Man: A Made Movie | Ryan Shiraki | ||
| 2016 | An American Girl Story: Maryellen 1955 - Extraordinary Christmas | Valerie Weiss | |
| 2017 | An American Girl Story: Ivy & Julie 1976 - A Happy Balance | Sasie Sealy | |
| An American Girl Story: Summer Camp, Friends for Life | Alison McDonald |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Note |
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| 2010 | Boys of Fall | Shaun Silva | With Blake McClure |
