Thomas E. Ackerman

Aktor, Produkcja

14 września 1948 (77 years)
Cinematographer Thomas Ackerman was born on 14 September, 1948 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and enrolled in the University of Iowa, where he took a cinema course. He was hired by the university to shoot football games and training films for its School of Dentistry. In 1968 he went to work for Oscar-winning filmmaker Charles Guggenheim, who became his mentor. After a stint in the US Air Force he went back to work for Guggenheim in Washington, DC. He moved to Los Angeles in 1973, hooked up with his Air Force buddy Mike Robeand was hired as a camera operator on a succession of Hollywood films, includingFrancis Ford Coppola's One from the Heart (1981). He was director of photography onBeetlejuice (1988) for director Tim Burton (for whom Ackerman had previously shotFrankenweenie (1984)). In addition to cinematographer, he has also served as a second-unit director, notably onAlvin and the Chipmunks (2007) and Furry Vengeance (2010).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Superhero
    Superhero2008
  • Dziewczyny chcą się bawić
    Dziewczyny chcą się bawić1985
  • Infestation
    Infestation2009
  • Noc żywej Deb
    Noc żywej Deb2015
  • Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time
    Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time2003

Known For

  • Alvin i wiewiórki: Wielka wyprawa
    Alvin i wiewiórki: Wielka wyprawa2015
  • Hop
    Hop2011
  • Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time
    Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time2003

Filmografia

2015
Night of the Living Deb · as GovernorNa Plex

2015
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip · as Second Unit Director
2015
Night of the Living Deb · as Director Of PhotographyNa Plex
2011
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked · as Director Of Photography
2011
Mardi Gras: Spring Break · as Director Of Photography
2011
Hop · as Second Unit Director Of Photography
2011
Hop · as Second Unit Director
2009
Infestation · as Director Of PhotographyNa Plex
2009
Fired Up! · as Director Of Photography
2008
Superhero Movie · as Director Of PhotographyNa Plex
2007
Balls of Fury · as Director Of Photography
2006
Scary Movie 4 · as Director Of Photography
2006
The Benchwarmers · as Director Of Photography
2005
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World · as Director Of Photography
2005
Are We There Yet? · as Director Of Photography
2004
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy · as Director Of Photography
2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy · as Director Of Photography
2003
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star · as Director Of Photography
2003
The Battle of Shaker Heights · as Director Of Photography
2002
Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time · as Director Of PhotographyNa Plex
2002
Snow Dogs · as Director Of Photography
2001
Rat Race · as Director Of Photography
2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle · as Director Of Photography
2000
Beautiful Joe · as Director Of Photography
1999
The Muse · as Director Of Photography
1999
My Favorite Martian · as Director Of Photography
1997
The Eighteenth Angel · as Director Of Photography
1997
George of the Jungle · as Director Of Photography
1995
Jumanji · as Director Of Photography
1994
Baby's Day Out · as Director Of Photography
1993
Dennis the Menace · as Director Of Photography
1991
True Identity · as Director Of Photography
1989
Christmas Vacation · as Director Of Photography
1988
Moonwalker · as Director Of Photography
1988
Beetlejuice · as Director Of Photography
1987
Stevie Nicks: Live at Red Rocks · as Cinematographer
1986
Inside Out · as Second Unit Director Of Photography
1986
Back to School · as Director Of Photography
1985
Girls Just Want to Have Fun · as Director Of PhotographyNa Plex
1984
Frankenweenie · as Director Of Photography
1984
Kidd Video · as Cinematographer
1984
Roadhouse 66 · as Director Of Photography
1983
Foxfire Light · as Director Of Photography
1981
Talmage Farlow · as Cinematographer
1980
New Year's Evil · as Director Of Photography