American cinematographer (born 1962)
Born (1962-10-25 ) October 25, 1962 (age 61) Nationality American Occupation(s) cinematographer, director, and producer
Steve Gainer, ASC ASK (born October 25, 1962) is an 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 .
From 1991 to 1994, he was the manager of the Paramount Pictures Corporation film lab, Where he met future director Dave Meyers , who later shot over thirty music videos with him, as well as the feature film Foolish .
Since 1994, he has been director of photography on dozens of films, commercials, and music videos.
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] In 2018 he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for the Amazon movie An American Girl Story – Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance
Gainer and his wife, Karen, were married on January 22, 2000. The couple have two children Sebastian and Lexi.
Filmography
Film
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
Television
TV series
TV movies
Year
Title
Director
Notes
2002
Teenage Caveman
Larry Clark
2010
Boys of Fall
Shaun Silva
Documentary film; With Blake McClure
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
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