Robert Elswit
Camera·April 22, 1950 — 76 years old·California, USA
Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer.
He has collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson from 1996 to 2014, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for There Will Be Blood.
Elswit has also collaborated with directors and screenwriters Tony and Dan Gilroy on all six films that either brother directed.
Known For
The Empire Strikes Back
1980·8.4
Return of the Jedi
1983·7.9
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982·7.5
Nightcrawler
2014·7.7
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011·7.1
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015·7.2
There Will Be Blood
2007·8.1
The Bourne Legacy
2012·6.3
Salt
2010·6.4
The Town
2010·7.2
Skyscraper
2018·6.3
Magnolia
1999·7.7
Filmography · 95
—Faster, Cheaper, BetterDirector of Photography—AnimalsDirector of Photography—The Boys from BrazilTVDirector of Photography2026The Punisher: One Last KillDirector of Photography2025Ella McCayDirector of Photography2024RIPLEYTVDirector of Photography2024Bob Marley: One LoveDirector of Photography2021King RichardDirector of Photography2020The King of Staten IslandDirector of Photography2019Velvet BuzzsawDirector of Photography2018SkyscraperDirector of Photography2018Write When You Get WorkDirector of Photography2017Roman J. Israel, Esq.Director of Photography2017Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert HeartsSelf2017SuburbiconDirector of Photography2016The Night OfTVDirector of Photography2016GoldDirector of Photography2015The Diary of a Teenage GirlThanks2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterTVSelf2015Mission: Impossible - Rogue NationDirector of Photography2014Inherent ViceDirector of Photography2014NightcrawlerDirector of Photography2012The Bourne LegacyDirector of Photography2011Mission: Impossible - Ghost ProtocolDirector of Photography2010The TownDirector of Photography2010SaltDirector of Photography2009The Men Who Stare at GoatsDirector of Photography2009DuplicityDirector of Photography2008The Burning PlainDirector of Photography2008RedbeltDirector of Photography2008Shine a LightCamera Operator · Director of Photography2007There Will Be BloodDirector of Photography2007Michael ClaytonDirector of Photography2006The Informer: Out of the FogSelf2006American DreamzDirector of Photography2005SyrianaDirector of Photography2005Good Night, and Good Luck.Director of Photography2003GigliDirector of Photography2003Runaway JuryDirector of Photography2003Behind the Red DoorDirector of Photography2002Punch-Drunk LoveDirector of Photography2001ImpostorDirector of Photography2001HeistDirector of Photography2000BounceDirector of Photography2000That Moment: Magnolia DiarySelf1999MagnoliaDirector of Photography19998MMDirector of Photography1998Richard Lester!Director of Photography1997Tomorrow Never DiesDirector of Photography1997Boogie NightsDirector of Photography1997Prince StreetTVDirector of Photography1997Hard EightDirector of Photography1996BoysDirector of Photography1996The PallbearerDirector of Photography1994The River WildDirector of Photography1993A Dangerous WomanDirector of Photography1992A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus StoryDirector of Photography1992WaterlandDirector of Photography1992Human TargetTVDirector of Photography1992The Hand That Rocks the CradleDirector of Photography1991Paris TroutDirector of Photography1991The Summer My Father Grew UpDirector of Photography1991Prison Stories: Women on the InsideDirector of Photography1990Opposites AttractDirector of Photography1990A Killing in a Small TownDirector of Photography1990Bad InfluenceDirector of Photography1989Heart of DixieDirector of Photography1989How I Got Into CollegeDirector of Photography1989Margaret Bourke-WhiteDirector of Photography1989Dream StreetTVDirector of Photography1988Return of the Living Dead Part IIDirector of Photography1988Cadillac DreamsDirector of Photography1987Into the HomelandDirector of Photography1987Long GoneDirector of Photography1987Amazing Grace and ChuckDirector of Photography1987A Different AffairDirector of Photography1986Trick or TreatDirector of Photography1986The Children of Times SquareDirector of Photography1985Desert HeartsDirector of Photography1985Moving ViolationsDirector of Photography1985The Sure ThingDirector of Photography1984Tiger TownDirector of Photography1984CBS Schoolbreak SpecialTVDirector of Photography1983SummerspellDirector of Photography1983Return of the JediVisual Effects Camera1982Waltz Across TexasDirector of Photography1982E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialVisual Effects Camera1982All Summer in a DayDirector of Photography1981The End of AugustDirector of Photography1980The Empire Strikes BackVisual Effects Lineup1979Star Trek: The Motion PictureVisual Effects Camera1979CBS LibraryTVDirector of Photography1978Genesis: Four Billion Years in the MakingAssistant Camera1977Fraternity RowCamera Operator1953The OscarsTVSelf