Thomas E. Ackerman

Thomas E. Ackerman
Born	Thomas Edward Ackerman (1948-09-14) September 14, 1948 (age 77) Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Years active	1972–2020

Thomas Edward Ackerman (born September 14, 1948) is an American cinematographer. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career in Higher Education (2008–present)

Between 2008 ^[4] and 2009 ^[5] Ackerman joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking. In the subsequent years, likely bolstered in some part by Ackerman’s influence, Michael Chapman, A.S.C. began teaching at the conservatory. Ackerman, drawing from his years of experience following modest beginnings, engages upper-level cinematography students through both hands on instruction and lectures. ^[6] In 2015, Ackerman debuted an autobiographical course “ Pathways: A Career in Film” through lectures and screenings. ^[7]

Ackerman succeeded cinematography department chair David Elkins, S.O.C. following Elkins’ retirement in 2019.

Filmography

Short film

Year	Title	Director
1984	Frankenweenie	Tim Burton
2002	CinéMagique	Jerry Rees

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1980	New Year's Evil	Emmett Alston	Credited as "Edward Thomas"
1982	Foxfire Light	Allen Baron
1984	Roadhouse 66	John Mark Robinson
1985	Girls Just Want to Have Fun	Alan Metter
1986	Back to School
1988	Beetlejuice	Tim Burton
	Moonwalker	Jerry Kramer Colin Chilvers	With Robert E. Collins, Frederick Elmes, John Hora and Crescenzo G.P. Notarile
1989	National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation	Jeremiah S. Chechik
1991	True Identity	Charles Lane
1993	Dennis the Menace	Nick Castle
1994	Baby's Day Out	Patrick Read Johnson
1995	Jumanji	Joe Johnston
1997	George of the Jungle	Sam Weisman
	The Eighteenth Angel	William Bindley
1999	My Favorite Martian	Donald Petrie
	The Muse	Albert Brooks
2000	Beautiful Joe	Stephen Metcalfe
	The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle	Des McAnuff
2001	Rat Race	Jerry Zucker
2002	Snow Dogs	Brian Levant
2003	The Battle of Shaker Heights	Efram Potelle Kyle Rankin
	Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star	Sam Weisman
2004	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	Adam McKay
	Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie		Direct-to-video
2005	Are We There Yet?	Brian Levant
	Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World	Albert Brooks
2006	The Benchwarmers	Dennis Dugan
	Scary Movie 4	David Zucker
2007	Balls of Fury	Robert Ben Garant
2008	Superhero Movie	Craig Mazin
2009	Fired Up!	Will Gluck
	Infestation	Kyle Rankin
2011	Mardi Gras: Spring Break	Phil Dornfield
	Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked	Mike Mitchell
2015	Night of the Living Deb	Kyle Rankin

References

1. Thomas Ackerman at the Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
2. Rogers, Pauline B. (January 19, 1998). Contemporary Cinematographers on Their Art. CRC Press. ISBN   978-1-136-04577-6.
3. "Cinematography tells the story. Conversation with Thomas E. Ackerman". Artdigiland. September 22, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
4. Faculty Profile UNCSA News. Published August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
5. "Thomas Ackerman, A.S.C." School of Filmmaking Faculty Profiles. University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
6. https://www.uncsa.edu/bulletin/current/undergraduate/fm/courses.aspx#FIM3871 | Undergraduate Course Bulletin
7. https://www.uncsa.edu/bulletin/current/undergraduate/fm/courses.aspx#FIM3785 | Undergraduate Course Bulletin: FIM3785

External links

• Thomas E. Ackerman at IMDb
• Thomas E. Ackerman at Rotten Tomatoes
• International Cinematographer's Guild: Member Spotlight: Thomas Ackerman, ASC , with an extensive interview with biographical details.