Arthur Albert (born Arturo Albert on July 9, 1946) is a Venezuelan born American

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

and

television director A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content and creative style of a program, and ensuring the prod ...

Education

He is an alum of

New Hampton School New Hampton School is an independent university-preparatory school, college preparatory high school in New Hampton, New Hampshire, United States. It has 330 students from over 30 states and 22 countries. The average class size is eleven, and the ...

(1964) and

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

(1969).

Career

As a cinematographer, he has photographed for a number of notable films including '' Night of the Comet'' (1984), ''

The Principal ''The Principal'' is a 1987 action comedy film starring Jim Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr. and Rae Dawn Chong. Written by Frank Deese and directed by Christopher Cain, it was filmed in Oakland, California, and at Northgate High School in near ...

'' (1987), '' Surf Ninjas'' (1993), '' Dirty Work'' (1998), '' Max Keeble's Big Move'' (2001) and among other films. He has worked with director

Dennis Dugan Dennis Barton Dugan (; born September 5, 1946) is an American film director, actor, and comedian. He is known for directing the films ''Problem Child (film), Problem Child'', ''Brain Donors'', ''Beverly Hills Ninja'' and ''National Security (20 ...

on three films ''

Happy Gilmore ''Happy Gilmore'' is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, produced by Robert Simonds, and starring Adam Sandler in the title role, with Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen and Carl Weathers. The film follows the namesak ...

'' (1996), '' Beverly Hills Ninja'' (1997) and '' Saving Silverman'' (2001). Albert has also worked in episodic television. Working as cinematographer on the television series '' The Wonder Years'', '' ER'' and ''

The Gates ''The Gates'' was a site-specific work of art by Bulgarian artist Christo Yavacheff and French artist Jeanne-Claude, known jointly as Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The artists installed 7,503 steel " gates" along of pathways in Central Park in N ...

''. He also directed episodes of all of those series. His other television cinematography credits include '' ABC Weekend Special'', '' The District'', '' The $treet'' and '' The Glades'', ''

Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan for AMC (TV channel), AMC. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Breaking Bad), Walter White (Bryan Cran ...

'', ''

Better Call Saul ''Better Call Saul'' is an American legal crime drama television series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould for AMC. Part of the ''Breaking Bad'' franchise, it is a spin-off of Gilligan's previous series, ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–201 ...

'', '' Still Star-Crossed''. Albert was also the cinematographer of the 1986 TV movie '' My Two Loves''. In 2001, he directed the short film ''Dating in L.A.'', his only film directing credit.

Filmography

Film

Documentary film Short film

Television

Cinematographer

TV movies

Director

Recognition

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Albert, Arthur 1946 births American cinematographers American television directors Columbia University alumni Living people Mass media people from Caracas Venezuelan emigrants to the United States