Ueli Steiger

Ueli Steiger
Born
Ulrich Steiger

(1954-08-05) 5 August 1954 (age 70)
Zürich, Switzerland
Alma materLondon Film School
OccupationCinematographer

Ulrich ”Ueli” Steiger (born 5 August 1954 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss cinematographer.

He studied English and art history at the University of Zurich and entered the London Film School.[1] After freelancing as Camera assistant and Documentary Filmmaker in Switzerland, he directed his first feature film "Privileged" in 1981 with Director Michael Hoffman as Camera operator. With the camera in Hoffman's Promised Land.

Then, Steiger moved to Los Angeles and worked with director Roland Emmerich on films such as Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow, and 10,000 BC.

He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 2000.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
1984 Der Räuber Lutz Leonhardt With Martin Fuhrer
1987 Promised Land Michael Hoffman With Alexander Gruszynski
Warten auf Susi Pascal Verdosci Short film
1988 Some Girls Michael Hoffman
1990 The Hot Spot Dennis Hopper
1991 Soapdish Michael Hoffman
1992 Singles Cameron Crowe With Tak Fujimoto
1994 Chasers Dennis Hopper
1995 The Jerky Boys: The Movie James Melkonian
Now and Then Lesli Linka Glatter
1996 House Arrest Harry Winer
1998 Godzilla Roland Emmerich
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Jay Roach
Bowfinger Frank Oz
2001 Just Visiting Jean-Marie Poiré
Rock Star Stephen Herek
Black Knight Gil Junger
2002 Stealing Harvard Bruce McCulloch
2004 The Day After Tomorrow Roland Emmerich
2005 Nomad Sergei Bodrov
Ivan Passer 		With Dan Laustsen
2008 10,000 BC Roland Emmerich
2009 The Maiden Heist Peter Hewitt
From Beginning to End Aluizio Abranches
2010 Friendship! Markus Goller
2010 Astral City: A Spiritual Journey Wagner de Assis
2011 Eine ganz heiße Nummer Markus Goller
2012 Vatertage - Opa über Nacht Ingo Rasper
2013 Frau Ella Markus Goller
2014 Amapola Eugenio Zanetti
Alles ist Liebe Markus Goller
2016 Stadtlandliebe Marco Kreuzpaintner
2017 Simpel Markus Goller
2018 Second Act Peter Segal

TV series

Year Title Director Notes
1988-1989 Eurocops Jean-Pierre Heizmann
Erwin Keusch 		4 episodes

TV movies

Year Title Director
1989 Noch ein Wunsch Thomas Koerfer
1993 Better Off Dead Neema Barnette

References

  1. ^ a b "Ueli Steiger". cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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