Barry Peterson (cinematographer)
Barry Peterson is a Canadian/American cinematographer.
Born in Alberta, Canada, Peterson initially worked in special visual effects on various productions before moving into live action cinematography, where he began shooting commercials for companies such as Apple, Pepsi and Nike.[1]
As a cinematographer, Peterson's first credited film was 1993's Mustard Bath.[2] When he moved to Los Angeles, Peterson was hired as the director of photography for Ben Stiller's Zoolander, which would quickly lead to work on numerous studio films. Barry has worked frequently with directors Rawson Marshall Thurber, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller & John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein.[3][4]
In television, Peterson worked on the pilot episodes of the series The Cape, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Good Place.[5]
Peterson is married and has two sons. He resides in LosAngeles.[6]
Filmography
Film
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1993 | Mustard Bath | Darrell Wasyk | |
2001 | Zoolander | Ben Stiller | |
2002 | Dark Blue | Ron Shelton | |
2003 | Hollywood Homicide | ||
2004 | Starsky & Hutch | Todd Phillips | |
2008 | Jumper | Doug Liman | |
2012 | 21 Jump Street | Phil Lord Christopher Miller |
|
The Watch | Akiva Schaffer | ||
2013 | We're the Millers | Rawson Marshall Thurber | |
2014 | The Lego Movie | Phil Lord Christopher Miller |
Live action scenes only |
22 Jump Street | |||
2015 | Sisters | Jason Moore | |
Vacation | Jonathan Goldstein John Francis Daley |
||
2016 | Central Intelligence | Rawson Marshall Thurber | |
2017 | The Space Between Us | Peter Chelsom | |
Just Getting Started | Ron Shelton | ||
2018 | Game Night | Jonathan Goldstein John Francis Daley |
|
The Spy Who Dumped Me | Susanna Fogel | ||
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween | Ari Sandel | ||
2020 | Superintelligence | Ben Falcone | Post-production |
TBA | Thunder Force | Filming |
Television
- The Cape (2011, 1 episode)
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013, 1 episode)
- The Good Place (2016, 1 episode)
References
- Barry Peterson CSC
- Mustard Bath
- Lenser Barry Peterson Films Three Worlds for ‘The Space Between Us’
- Cinematographer Barry Peterson on ‘The Space Between Us’ and Moving from Comedy to Sci-Fi
- Cinematographer Barry Peterson on ‘The Space Between Us’ and Moving from Comedy to Sci-Fi
- Why some of us aren't that happy
External links
- Barry Peterson at the Internet Movie Database
- Official website