Steve Gainer, ASC ASK (born October 25, 1962) is an American

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

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

, and producer. He is a member and museum curator of the

American Society of Cinematographers The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), founded in Hollywood in 1919, is a cultural, educational, and professional organization that is neither a labor union nor a guild. The society was organized to advance the science and art of cine ...

, a member of the

Directors Guild of America The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild that represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad. Founded as the Screen Directors Guild in 1936, the group merg ...

, and the

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. His credits include: With Love (TV series), Life By Ella (TV series),

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, Puppy Place (TV series),

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, The Last Laugh (2019 film),

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, ''

American Girl American Girl is an American line of dolls released on May 5, 1986, by Pleasant Company. The dolls portray eight- to fourteen-year-old boys and girls of a variety of ethnicities, faiths, and social classes from different time periods throughou ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Awkward'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Punisher: War Zone'', '' Black Cloud'', ''

Mysterious Skin ''Mysterious Skin'' is a 2004 coming-of-age film written and directed by Gregg Araki, adapted from Scott Heim's 1995 novel of the same name. The film tells the story of two pre-adolescent boys who both experienced sexual abuse as children, and h ...

'', '' Bully'', '' Dirty Girl'', ''

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'', and '' A Haunted House.'' From 1991 to 1994 he was the manager of the Paramount Pictures Corporation film lab. While at the Paramount lab, Gainer met future director Dave Meyers. With Dave Meyers Gainer shot over thirty music videos and the feature film Foolish. Since 1994, he has been director of photography on dozens of films, commercials, and music videos. In 2000 Gainer teamed with

Larry Clark Lawrence Donald Clark (born January 19, 1943) is an American film director, photographer, writer and film producer who is best known for his controversial teen film ''Kids'' (1995) and his photography book ''Tulsa'' (1971). His work focuses prim ...

on the Indie film Bully (2001 film) In 2013 and 2015, he also directed episodes of the

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

comedy-drama series ''Awkward'', and in 2014 won a

Daytime Emmy The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (N ...

for a PSA based on that series. In 2018 he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for the Amazon movie , '' An American Girl Story – Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance'' Gainer and his wife, Karen, were married on January 22, 2000. The couple have two children Sebastian and Lexi.

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* * 1962 births Living people American cinematographers People from Alexandria, Louisiana People from Los Angeles People from Prattville, Alabama {{US-cinematographer-stub