Robert Primes - bio

Robert Primes, ASC is a pioneer in digital cinematography, having directed the very first progressive scan production, Theo Plays Chopin in 1998 and won the 1st ASC cinematography award ever given to a digital production (MDs, in 2003). He received cinematography Emmys for My Antonia and Felicity and has six other cinematography nominations including the digitally shot Sleeper Cell in 2006. His feature credits include Bird on a Wire, The Hard Way, Money Talks, Aspen Extreme, A Murder of Crows and Baadasssss. His series credits include thirtysomething, Quantum Leap, Felicity, Young Americans, MDs, Night Stalker and Las Vegas.

Mr. Primes has served as a member of the advisory boards of the American Society of Cinematographers, the International Cinematographers’ Guild, the National Film Preservation Board, the Art Institute of Los Angeles and the Wide Screen Film Festival. He holds an honorary doctorate from Columbia College in Los Angeles and currently serves on the cinematography faculty of the American Film Institute.