Minsky, Charles (Charles D. Minsky, Chuck Minsky)

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MINSKY, Charles
(Charles D. Minsky, Chuck Minsky)

PERSONAL

Addresses: Agent The Mirisch Agency, 1801 Century Park East, Suite 1801, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Career: Cinematographer, photographer, and camera operator. Involved in the making of more than 200 commercials. Also known as Charles D. Minsky.

Member: American Society of Cinematographers, Society of Cinematographers (associate member).

CREDITS

Film Cinematographer:

Radioactive Dreams, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1985.

April Fool's Day, Paramount, 1986.

Weekend Warriors (also known as Hollywood Air Force ), 1986.

Pretty Woman, Buena Vista, 1990.

Dutch (also known as Driving Me Crazy ), Twentieth CenturyFox, 1991.

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, Buena Vista, 1992.

Dear God, Paramount, 1996.

Kazaam, Buena Vista, 1996.

Looking for an Echo, Regent Entertainment, 1998.

Guinevere, Miramax, 1999.

Tomcats, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001.

Slap Her She's French (also known as Freche Biester! ), Premiere Marketing & Distribution Group, 2002.

Welcome to Collinwood, Warner Bros., 2002.

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Buena Vista, 2004.

Raising Helen, Buena Vista, 2004.

Film Second Unit Cinematographer:

Dangerously Close, 1986.

The Hitcher, Tri Star, 1986.

Congo, Paramount, 1995.

A Little Princess, Warner Bros., 1995.

Almost Famous, Dream Works, 2000.

Film Work; Other:

(As Chuck Minsky) Assistant cameraperson, Chain Gang Women, Crown International Pictures, 1971.

Production associate, Frogs, American International Pictures, 1972.

Location associate, Dillinger, American International Pictures, 1973.

Assistant cameraperson, The Choirboys (also known as Aanglarna ), Universal, 1977.

Assistant cameraperson, Tom Horn, 1979.

(As Chuck Minsky) Nine to Five (also known as 9to5 ), Twentieth CenturyFox, 1980.

Additional photographer, Testament, Paramount, 1983.

Camera operator, Mike's Murder, Warner Bros., 1984.

Additional photographer, Bull Durham, Orion, 1988.

Additional photography, Off Limits (also known as Saigon ), Twentieth CenturyFox, 1988.

Additional photography, Terminal Velocity, Buena Vista, 1994.

Still photographer: main titles, Guinevere, Miramax, 1999.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Janitor with water hose, Pretty Woman, Buena Vista, 1990.

Himself, Visions of Light (documentary; also known as Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography ), American Film Institute, 1991.

Television Cinematographer; Series:

(With others) Amazing Stories (also known as Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories ), NBC, 19851987.

Hull High, NBC, 1990.

The Beast, ABC, 2001.

Lucky, FX Channel, 2003.

Television Cinematographer; Movies:

The Silence at Bethany, 1988.

A House of Secrets and Lies, CBS, 1992.

Keys (also known as Keys to Her Past ), Lifetime, 1994.

Past Tense, Showtime, 1994.

Television Camera Operator; Movies:

The Patricia Neal Story (also known as An Act of Love: The Patricia Neal Story ), CBS, 1981.

Prime Suspect (also known as Cry of Innocence ), CBS, 1982.

Television Work; Episodic:

Director, "The Method," Lucky, FX Channel, 2003.

Television Cinematographer; Pilots:

China Beach, ABC, 1988.

Capital News, ABC, 1989.

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman ), ABC, 1993.

The Beast, ABC, 2001.

John Doe, Fox, 2002.

Lucky, FX Channel, 2003.