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Director of Photography

Phil Abraham

Bio

PHIL ABRAHAM (Director of Photography) received four Emmy nominations for his filming of the HBO award-winning ratings juggernaut The Sopranos. On his fifth nomination—for the pilot episode of the stylish, hit series from AMC, Mad Men—he took home the statue. Abraham has been behind a camera since 1987, and has a prolific resume of feature film and television credits as first/second assistant camera, camera operator, cinematographer or director. His film credits as cinematographer include Annapolis, starring James Franco; Cherry, starring Shalom Harlow and Jake Weber (NBC’s The Medium); For the Love of the Game (second unit), starring Kevin Costner and Kelly Preston; and the Martin Scorsese documentary My Voyage to Italy. His camera work may also be seen in the features Forever Mine, The Out-of-Towners, Gloria, Living Out Loud, Illuminata, Godzilla and Primary Colors; in the telefilms M.O.N.Y. and Our Town; and in the series Six Degrees, Spin City, Brooklyn South and Tales from the Darkside. He has directed an episode each of the series Breaking Bad and Crash, and multiple episodes of Mad Men.

Director of Photography- Job Description

A cinematographer who is ultimately responsible for the process of recording a scene in the manner desired by the director. The Director of Photography has a number of possible duties: selection of film stock, cameras, and lenses; designing and selecting lighting, directing the gaffer's placement of lighting; shot composition (in consultation with the director); film developing and film printing.