Sean Porter (cinematographer)

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Sean Porter
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Education University of Washington
OccupationCinematographer

Sean Porter is an American cinematographer. [2] Growing up in Gig Harbor, Washington, he graduated from the University of Washington in 2004. [3] He has worked on films such as It Felt Like Love , Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter , and Green Room . [4] In 2014, he was listed on Filmmaker 's "25 New Faces of Independent Film", [5] as well as IndieWire 's "Cinematographers to Watch" [6] and Complex 's "Underrated Cinematographers Poised to Make It Big in 2015". [7] In 2015, he was listed on Variety 's "10 Cinematographers to Watch". [8]

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References

  1. Mudede, Charles (March 18, 2015). "How a Misunderstood True Story Involving Fargo Came to Be a Seattle Cinematographer's Best Work Yet". The Stranger . Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  2. Reumont, François (May 24, 2015). "Cinematographer Sean Porter discusses his work on Jeremy Saulnier's film "Green Room"". French Society of Cinematographers . Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. Joseph, Nancy (January 2013). "Q&A with Cinematographer Sean Porter". University of Washington . Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. Meyers, Jeff (April 15, 2016). "Shooting the Green Room: Full Interview with DP Sean Porter". MovieMaker . Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  5. Macaulay, Scott (2014). "Sean Porter". Filmmaker . Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  6. Kiang, Jessica; Lyttelton, Oli (August 6, 2014). "On The Rise 2014: Cinematographers To Watch". IndieWire . Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  7. Formo, Brian (December 10, 2014). "Underrated Cinematographers Poised to Make It Big in 2015: Sean Porter". Complex . Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  8. Morfoot, Addie (2015). "10 Cinematographers to Watch: Sean Porter". Variety . Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  9. Pocowatchit, Rod (October 22, 2014). "Tallgrass Film Festival: And the winners are ..." The Wichita Eagle . Retrieved February 16, 2018.