Amy Vincent

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| birth_date = 1959

| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

| other_names = Amelia Vincent

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Amy Vincent (born 1959) is an American cinematographer who has been a member of the A.S.C. since 2002. She won the Excellence in Cinematography award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival for her work on Hustle and Flow.{{cite web |title=2005 Sundance Film Festival {{!}} Archives {{!}} Sundance Institute |url=http://history.sundance.org/events/40 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506035103/http://history.sundance.org/events/40 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-05-06 |access-date=30 November 2021 |date=6 May 2011}}

On March 3, 2024, Vincent will receive the President's Award from the American Society of Cinematographers.{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=David E. |date=February 26, 2024 |title=Amy Vincent, ASC: Collaborative Connections: The Society honors the cinematographer with its Presidents Award this year for her dedication to the art form and generosity to the next generation. |url=https://theasc.com/articles/amy-vincent-asc-collaborative-connections |access-date=February 26, 2024 |work=American Cinamatographer}}

Life and career

Amy Vincent was born in Boston, Massachusetts.{{cite web|url=https://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/vincent.htm|title=AMY VINCENT ASC|accessdate=2020-04-13}} She studied theater arts and film at the University of California, Santa Cruz from 1977 to 1983, and studied cinematography at the American Film Institute from 1990 to 1992. Her first job in the film industry was in the archive dept. of Warner Bros. Vincent was selected for an internship in the camera department of Warner Bros., and she later joined the International Cinematographer's Guild. She said in an interview with MovieMaker, “I came up in a very old school way - interning in the camera department, loading, assisting, and operating with people like John Lindley, Bob Richardson, Bill Pope. I didn’t even realize how much I learned from those guys until I finally got to shoot a film myself.”{{Cite web|url=https://www.moviemaker.com/shooting-stars-part-ii-the-women-3291/|title=Shooting Stars, Part II (The Women)|last=Geffner|first=David|date=1999-07-01|website=MovieMaker Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-14}}

Awards

2005 won the Vision Award at the Sundance Film Festival for Hustle & Flow
2001 won the Women in Film Kodak Vision Award for outstanding achievements in cinematography and for collaborating and assisting women in the entertainment industry.{{cite web|url=http://wif.org/past-recipients |title=Past Recipients |publisher=Wif.org |accessdate=2012-04-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830035734/http://www.wif.org/past-recipients |archivedate=2011-08-30 }}

Filmography

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style="width:50px;"\| Year ! style="width:300px;"\| Title ! style="width:200px;"\| Role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
2015 \| Sinister 2 \| \| uncredited
2014 \| A Million Ways to Die in the West \| "c" camera operator \|
rowspan="3"\|2011 \| Abduction \| additional photography \|
Footloose{{cite news\|url=http://www.movieline.com/2011/05/from-rivers-edge-to-jet-li-six-afi-alumni-showcase-their-reel-inspirations.php\|title=From River's Edge to Jet Li: Six AFI Alumni Showcase Their Cinematic Influences\|last=Yamato\|first=Jen\|work=Movieline\|publisher=Mail.com Media\|date=May 27, 2011\|accessdate=June 8, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819113135/http://www.movieline.com/2011/05/from-rivers-edge-to-jet-li-six-afi-alumni-showcase-their-reel-inspirations.php\|archive-date=August 19, 2011\|url-status=dead}} \| \| Remake of 1984 film of the same name
Zookeeper \| 2nd unit director of photography \|
rowspan="2"\| 2010 \| The Experiment \| \|
Quit \| additional photography \|
rowspan="2"\| 2007 \| The Good Life \| \|
Mr. Brooks \| 2nd unit director of photography \|
rowspan="2"\| 2006 \| Black Snake Moan \| \|
This Film Is Not Yet Rated \| \|
rowspan="2"\| 2005 \| Hustle & Flow \| \|
Bewitched \| 2nd unit director of photography \|
rowspan="3"\| 2004 \| Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events \| 2nd unit director of photography \|
I Heart Huckabees \| "b" camera operator \|
Freshman Orientation \| \| aka Home of Phobia
2001 \| The Caveman's Valentine \| \| aka The Sign of the Killer
rowspan="3"\| 2000 \| Kin \| \|
Freedom Song \| television \|
Way Past Cool \| \|
rowspan="2"\| 1999 \| Walking Across Egypt \| \| aka Leading with Her Heart
Jawbreaker \| \|
rowspan="2"\| 1998 \| Some Girl \| \| aka Girl Talk / Men
Dr. Hugo \| \|
1997 \| Eve's Bayou \| \|
rowspan="3"\| 1995 \| The Party Favor \| \|
Tuesday Morning Ride \| \|
Animal Room \| \|
rowspan="2"\| 1994 \| Death in Venice, CA \| \|
Two Over Easy \| \|

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2015

| Sinister 2

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2014

| A Million Ways to Die in the West

| "c" camera operator

rowspan="3"|2011

| Abduction

| additional photography

Footloose{{cite news|url=http://www.movieline.com/2011/05/from-rivers-edge-to-jet-li-six-afi-alumni-showcase-their-reel-inspirations.php|title=From River's Edge to Jet Li: Six AFI Alumni Showcase Their Cinematic Influences|last=Yamato|first=Jen|work=Movieline|publisher=Mail.com Media|date=May 27, 2011|accessdate=June 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819113135/http://www.movieline.com/2011/05/from-rivers-edge-to-jet-li-six-afi-alumni-showcase-their-reel-inspirations.php|archive-date=August 19, 2011|url-status=dead}}

| Remake of 1984 film of the same name

Zookeeper

| 2nd unit director of photography

rowspan="2"| 2010

| The Experiment

Quit

| additional photography

rowspan="2"| 2007

| The Good Life

Mr. Brooks

| 2nd unit director of photography

rowspan="2"| 2006