Steve Gainer
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Steve Gainer, ASC ASK (born October 25, 1962) is an Emmy Award winning American cinematographer, director, and producer. He is a member and museum curator of the American Society of Cinematographers, a member of the Directors Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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In 2013 and 2015, Gainer directed episodes of the MTV comedy-drama series Awkward. In 2014, he won a Daytime Emmy for a PSA based on that series.[1]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ceremony | Joe Castro | |
| 1997 | Expose | Brian Rudnick | |
| Macon County Jail | Victoria Muspratt | With Harry C. Box | |
| Don't Sleep Alone | Tim Andrew | ||
| Shadow Dancer | Stanley Lee Stanley Yung | With Michael E.J. Miller | |
| 1999 | Road Kill | Matthew Leutwyler | |
| Foolish | Dave Meyers | ||
| Facade | Carl Colpaert | ||
| 2001 | Bully | Larry Clark | |
| 2004 | Black Cloud | Ricky Schroder | |
| Mysterious Skin | Gregg Araki | ||
| A Dirty Shame | John Waters | ||
| 2005 | Wassup Rockers | Larry Clark | |
| 2007 | You Are Here | Henry Pincus | |
| Remember the Daze | Jess Bond | ||
| 2008 | While She Was Out | Susan Montford | |
| Punisher: War Zone | Lexi Alexander | ||
| 2009 | Taking Chances | Kit Umbrage | With Brian Sweeney |
| 2010 | Super | James Gunn | |
| Dirty Girl | Abe Sylvia | ||
| 2011 | Setup | Mike Gunther | Direct-to-video |
| 2012 | Nature Calls | Todd Rohal | |
| 2013 | A Haunted House | Michael Tiddes | |
| 2014 | Everly | Joe Lynch | |
| Catch Hell | Ryan Phillippe | ||
| 2015 | Big & Rich: Gravity Long Form Project | Trey Fanjoy | |
| 2017 | Mayhem | Joe Lynch | |
| 2019 | The Last Laugh | Greg Pritikin |
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Trust Games | Adam Prince | |
| 1998 | Luz de la mission | Martin Flores | With Peter Rieveschl and Mario Zavala |
| 2001 | Note come due | Jordan Freid | |
| 2002 | Heroes | Johnathon Schaech | |
| 2004 | Lonely Place | Kevin Ackermann | |
| 2009 | One Night Only | Chadd Harbold | |
| 2013 | The Thread | Steven Brill | Segments of Movie 43 |
| Victory's Glory | Rusty Cundieff | ||
| Beezel | James Gunn | ||
| 2018 | Day of Reckoning | Jeff Wolfe | |
| TBA | The Runt | Christy Stratton |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Three Days |
| With Kevin Ford and Luke Geissbühler |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Click |
| Episode "Secrets Revealed" |
| 2008 | Camp Rock Freestyle Jam | Art Spigel | TV short |
| 2009 | Sugarland: Live on the Inside | Shaun Silva | TV special |
| 2011 | Awkward | 71 episodes; Also directed episodes "Taking Sides" and "Digging Deep" | |
| 2013 | Starting Strong | ||
| 2014 | Happyland |
| 7 episodes |
| 2015 | Just Add Magic | ||
| 2016-2017 | Sweet/Vicious | All 10 episodes | |
| 2017 | Will vs. The Future | Joe Nussbaum | |
| 2019-2020 | Schooled | All 34 episodes | |
| 2021 | On My Block |
| 4 episodes |
| 2021-2022 | Puppy Place | All 16 episodes | |
| 2022 | Life by Ella |
| All 10 episodes |
| 2023 | With Love |
| Season 2 |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Teenage Caveman | Larry Clark | |
| 2013 | Our Wild Hearts | Ricky Schroder | Also producer |
| Ladies' Man: A Made Movie | Ryan Shiraki | ||
| 2016 | An American Girl Story: Maryellen 1955 - Extraordinary Christmas | Valerie Weiss | |
| 2017 | An American Girl Story: Ivy & Julie 1976 - A Happy Balance | Sasie Sealy | |
| An American Girl Story: Summer Camp, Friends for Life | Alison McDonald |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Boys of Fall | Shaun Silva | With Blake McClure |
Videography
| Year | Title | Artist | Director | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Tell Me (Remix)" | Beenie Man ft. Angie Martinez | Mike Maloy | [2] |
| 1999 | "Bawitdaba" | Kid Rock | Dave Meyers | [3] |
| 2001 | "Elisabeth" | Billy Gilman | Shaun Silva | [4] |
| 2002 | "Young" | Kenny Chesney | [3] | |
| 2003 | "Big Star" | [5] | ||
| "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" | [3] | |||
| "Tennessee" | Marcel | [6] | ||
| "I Hate Everything About You" | Three Days Grace | Scott Winig | [7] | |
| 2004 | "Whiskey Lullaby" | Brad Paisley ft. Alison Krauss | Rick Schroder | [8] |
| "First Straw" | 311 | Scott Winig | [9] | |
| "I Go Back" | Kenny Chesney | Shaun Silva | [10] | |
| "Anything but Mine" | [11] | |||
| 2006 | "Friendly Fire" | Sean Lennon | Michele Civetta | [12] |
| 2008 | "Golden Age" | TV on the Radio | Petro | [13] |
| 2009 | "Here Comes Goodbye" | Rascal Flatts | Shaun Silva | [14] |
| 2011 | "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" | Panic! at the Disco | Shane Drake | [15] |
| 2014 | "We Are Done" | The Madden Brothers | David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith | [16] |
| "Lonely Tonight" | Blake Shelton | Shaun Silva | [17] | |
| 2018 | "Happier" | Marshmello and Bastille | Mercedes Bryce Morgan | [18] |
| 2019 | "Here with Me" | Marshmello ft. Chvrches | [19] |
References
- ^ "Steve Gainer". AOL Moviefone.
- ^ ""Beanie Man" - Music Video". Steve Gainer. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2025.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ a b c "Steve Gainer : Resume". Steve Gainer. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2025.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ ""Elisabeth" - Music Video". Steve Gainer. Archived from the original on October 18, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2025.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ ""Kenny Chesney - Big Star" - Music Video". Steve Gainer. Archived from the original on October 16, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2025.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ ""Marcel" - Music Video". Steve Gainer. Archived from the original on October 16, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2025.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ ""Three Days Grace" - Music Video". Steve Gainer. Archived from the original on October 16, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2025.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ Crawford, Mark (October 2005). "Rick Schroder Finds New Groove in Director's Chair" (PDF). CMA Close Up. Nashville, TN: CMA. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ^ ""First Straw" Music Video". Steve Gainer. Archived from the original on October 18, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2025.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Kenny Chesney "I Go Back" Music Video". Steve Gainer. Archived from the original on October 16, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2025.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Kenny Chesney gets authentic with 'Anything But Mine'". Mashable. December 16, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ^ "IN DEPTH: Sean Lennon "Friendly Fire"". VideoStatic. October 6, 2006. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "WATCH IT: TV On The Radio "Golden Age"". VideoStatic. October 7, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "Music Video : Jeremiah Shuff". MEC International. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "WATCH IT: Panic At The Disco "...Mona Lisa" (Shane Drake, dir.)". VideoStatic. February 23, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "The Madden Brothers "We Are Done" (David Katzenberg, Seth Grahme-Smith, dir.)". VideoStatic. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "Blake Shelton "Lonely Tonight" (Shaun Silva, dir.)". VideoStatic. November 11, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "Marshmello f/ Bastille "Happier" (Mercedes Bryce Morgan, dir.)". VideoStatic. September 25, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "Marshmello f/ Chvrches "Here With Me" (Mercedes Bryce Morgan, dir.)". VideoStatic. April 8, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Steve Gainer at IMDb
Media related to Steve Gainer at Wikimedia Commons
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