Deming, Peter 1957–

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DEMING, Peter 1957


PERSONAL


Born December 13, 1957, in Racine, WI. Education: American Film Institute and University of Wisconsin.


Addresses: Office Agogo Films, 927 Fourth St., Santa Monica, CA 90403. Manager Sandra Marsh Management, 9150 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 220, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.


Career: Cinematographer and camera operator. Also worked as cinematographer for commercials, and as a director and cinematographer of music videos.


Member: American Society of Cinematographers.


Awards, Honors: Independent Spirit Award nomination, best cinematography, 1991, for House Party; Golden Frog Award nomination, Camerimage, Fennecus Award nomination, cinematographycomposition, Apex Award nomination, cinematographyaction/mystery/thriller, 2001, Independent Spirit Award, best cinematography, Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination, best cinematography, Online Film Critics Association Award nomination, best cinematography, 2002, all for Mulholland Dr.

CREDITS


Film Cinematographer:

The Silence (short film), 1982.

Evil Dead II (also known as Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn and Evil Dead II, the Sequel to the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Terror ), Rosebud Communications Releasing, 1987.

Hollywood Shuffle (also known as Robert Townsend's Hollywood Shuffle ), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1987.

Scarecrows, Sandstar, 1988.

Purple People Eater, Concorde, 1988.

It Takes Two (also known as My New Car ), United Artists, 1988.

The Carrier, Magnum Video, 1988.

From Hollywood to Deadwood, Island Pictures, 1989.

Why Me?, Triumph Releasing, 1990.

House Party, New Line Cinema, 1990.

Martians Go Home, Taurus Entertainment Company, 1990.

Book of Love, New Line Cinema, 1990.

Drop Dead Fred, New Line Cinema, 1991.

Scorchers, Goldcrest, 1991.

My Cousin Vinny, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1992.

Loaded Weapon 1 (also known as National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 ), New Line Cinema, 1993.

SoninLaw, Buena Vista, 1993.

S.F.W., Gramercy, 1994.

Joe's Apartment, Warner Bros., 1996.

Lost Highway, October Films, 1997.

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, New Line Cinema, 1997.

Scream 2, Miramax, 1997.

Music of the Heart, Miramax, 1999.

Mystery, Alaska, Buena Vista, 1999.

Scream 3, Miramax, 2000.

Mulholland Dr. (also known as Mulholland Drive ), Universal, 2001.

From Hell, Twentieth CenturyFox, 2001.

Austin Powers in Goldmember, New Line Cinema, 2002.

People I Know, Miramax, 2002.

Coney Island Baby, 2002.

The Blackout Murders, Paramount, 2003.

I Love Huckabee's, 2003.

Film Work; Other:

Second assistant camera, Suburbia, 1983.

Camera operator 3rd unit, The Party Animal, 1984.

Camera operator, Stars and Bars, Columbia, 1988.

Second camera operator, Split Decisions, 1988.

Second unit cinematographer, Darkman, MCA/Universal, 1990.

Additional photography, Men at Work, 1990.

Additional camera operator, Cry Baby, 1990.

Additional photography, Boomerang, 1992.

Camera operator, Loaded Weapon 1 (also known as National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 ), New Line Cinema, 1993.

Second unit cinematographer, Little Big League, Warner Bros., 1994.

Second unit cinematographer, Getting Even with Dad, 1994.

Additional photographer: Los Angeles, Species, MetroGoldwynMayer, 1995.

Additional cinematographer, Scream, Miramax, 1996.

Film Appearances:

Popcorn boy, Scream 2, 1997.

(Uncredited) Man eating popcorn on studio tour, Scream 3, 2000.

Television Cinematographer; Series:

On the Air, ABC, 1992.

Television Work; Movies:

Camera operator, Dead Solid Perfect, HBO, 1988.

Cinematographer, "2000," If These Walls Could Talk 2, HBO, 2000.

Television Cinematographer; Specials:

Hotel Room (also known as David Lynch's Hotel Room ), 1993.

Cosmic Slop, HBO, 1994.

Television Cinematographer; Pilots:

Key West, Fox, 1993.

The Last Days of Russell, ABC, 1995.