Richard Crudo, A.S.C. is an American cinematographer and director. He is a 6-term past-president of the American Society of Cinematographers.
Life and career
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, cinematographer\director Richard Crudo, ASC's lengthy resume includes such notable feature credits as Federal Hill, American Buffalo, Outside Providence, American Pie, Down To Earth, Out Cold, Grind and Brooklyn Rules. Each was singled out by critics for its excellence in cinematography.
On the television side, he has shot numerous episodes of FX Network's Justified, The CW’s Jane the Virgin, MTV's Awkward and CBS's SWAT. He has also contributed to such series as Good Girls Revolt and Doubt (Amazon), Greenleaf (OWN), Sweet Vicious (MTV) and NCIS, Tommy and Why Women Kill (CBS).
More recently, Mr. Crudo photographed the pilot episode of Federal Hill: The Beginning. Executive Produced by Terence Winter (creator of Boardwalk Empire, writer\producer of The Sopranos & The Wolf of Wall Street), it saw him reunited with longtime collaborator, writer\director Michael Corrente. He also shot the pilot episode of Executive Producer David E. Kelley's ABC series, Avalon and in the fall of 2024 shot The Weight, a feature film directed by Sallyanne Massimini.
Mr. Crudo is a six-term Past President of the American Society of Cinematographers and served for three years as a Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is a frequent guest lecturer at universities across the United States and is a regular contributor to American Cinematographer magazine and other industry publications. He is also a leading proponent in the industry’s drive to establish standards for digital imaging workflow. His twice-weekly blog - www.normalexposure.com - addresses issues pertaining to cinematography.
Other professional affiliations include memberships in the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the International Cinematographers Guild and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. In 2007 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. In May 2012, he was invited to become a Canon Camera Explorer of Light.
Professional affiliations
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Cinematographers Branch Executive Committee, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 - Chairman, Cinematographers Branch Executive Committee, 2012, 2013 - Board of Governors, 2011-2014AMPAS Board of Governors Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - Cinematographers Branch
American Society of Cinematographers - President, 2003–2006, 2013-2016 - Board of Governors, 2002–2006, 2007–2010, 2011–2014, 2015-2017, 2019-2022 - Vice President, 2011, 2012, 2013
Canon Camera Explorer of Light
Digital Cinema Society
International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 600Member Profile, ICG Member Spotlight, Nov. 7, 1999
National Film Preservation Board for the Library of Congress
Royal Photographic Society, Fellow
Society of Camera Operators, AssociateSOC Associate Members
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Life Member
UCLA Cinematographer-in-Residence Spring Term 2011UCLA TFT, 2011 Kodak Cinematographer-in-Residence at UCLA
Filmography Feature film Year Title Director 1989 Title Shot Bill Durkin 1993 Spree Kevin Lynn1994 Federal Hill Michael Corrente Rave Review Jeff Seymour1995 The Low Life George Hickenlooper Tilt-A-Whirl Tom Sullivan1996 American Buffalo Michael Corrente Persons Unknown George Hickenlooper 1997 The First to Go John L. Jacobs1998 Bongwater Richard Sears Music from Another Room Charlie Peters1999 Say You'll Be Mine Brad Kane American Pie Paul WeitzChris Weitz Outside Providence Michael Corrente2001 Down to Earth Paul WeitzChris Weitz Out Cold The Malloys 2003 Grind Casey La Scala 2004 Homie Spumoni Mike Cerrone2007 Brooklyn Rules Michael Corrente My Sexiest Year Howard Himelstein 2023 Wait With Me Colleen Davie Jones
Direct-to-video Year Title Director 2000 In Pursuit Peter Pistor2004 Bring It On Again Damon Santostefano Out of Reach Po-Chih Leong 2008 Pistol Whipped Roel Reiné
Television Year Title Director Episode(s) 1995 CBS Schoolbreak Special Matthew Diamond "Between Mother and Daughter" 2013 Awkward Steve Gainer "Taking Sides" 2012Justified Bill Johnson "Coalition"2013 Lesli Linka Glatter "The Hatchet Tour"Bill Johnson "Ghosts"2014 "Raw Deal" Michael Pressman "Starvation"2017Jane the Virgin Anna Mastro "Chapter Fifty-Nine" Melanie Mayron "Chapter Sixty-One" Gina Lamar "Chapter Sixty-Three" 2018 S.W.A.T. Doug Aarniokoski "Source" 2021 Interconnected Debbie Peiser "Don't Try This At Home" 2022 Avalon Kate Dennis Pilot
References
External links Official Website
Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers - Richard Crudo