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Joe Chess

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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Joe Chess is known for Iron Man (2008), I Am Number Four (2011) and Deep Impact (1998).
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    Known for

    Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
    Iron Man
    7.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
    • 2008
    Alex Pettyfer in I Am Number Four (2011)
    I Am Number Four
    6.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department("b" camera)
    • 2011
    Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact (1998)
    Deep Impact
    6.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1998
    Bruce Willis in Surrogates (2009)
    Surrogates
    6.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department("a" camera)
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Untitled Catalina Aguilar Mastretta Project
      • b camera/steadicam operator
      • Completed
      • TV Movie
    • Josh Holloway in Duster (2025)
      Duster
      6.8
      TV Series
      • "A" camera/steadicam operator
      • 2025
    • Ethan Hawke, F. Murray Abraham, Oscar Isaac, Antonia Salib, May Calamawy, Karim El Hakim, Saba Mubarak, Sofia Asir, and Michael Benjamin Hernandez in Moon Knight (2022)
      Moon Knight
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • b camera operator: additional photography
      • 2022
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Xochitl Gomez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
      Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
      6.9
      • camera operator: "b" camera, additional photography
      • 2022
    • Tom Hanks in Greyhound (2020)
      Greyhound
      7.0
      • camera operator: 'c' camera, second unit
      • 2020
    • John Malkovich, Steve Carell, Don Lake, Ben Schwartz, Jimmy O. Yang, Tawny Newsome, and Diana Silvers in Space Force (2020)
      Space Force
      6.7
      TV Series
      • "a" camera operator
      • 2020
    • Mishel Prada and Melissa Barrera in Vida (2018)
      Vida
      7.4
      TV Series
      • a camera/steadicam operator
      • b camera/steadicam operator
      • 2019
    • Scott Grimes, Penny Johnson Jerald, Seth MacFarlane, Peter Macon, Adrianne Palicki, J. Lee, Mark Jackson, and Halston Sage in The Orville (2017)
      The Orville
      8.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2017–2019
    • Leighton Meester, Adam Pally, and Yassir Lester in Making History (2017)
      Making History
      6.4
      TV Series
      • "a" camera/steadicam
      • 2017
    • Tim Matheson, Cynthia Nixon, and Kyle S. More in Killing Reagan (2016)
      Killing Reagan
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • a camera operator/steadicam operator
      • 2016
    • Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
      Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
      6.2
      • camera operator: "a" camera and steadicam
      • 2016
    • Justin Bartha, Meaghan Rath, Charlie Saxton, James Earl, and Jack Cutmore-Scott in Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life (2016)
      Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life
      6.3
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2016
    • Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Straight Outta Compton (2015)
      Straight Outta Compton
      7.8
      • camera operator: "a" camera - steadicam: additional photography
      • 2015
    • David Harewood, Chyler Leigh, Jesse Rath, Azie Tesfai, Melissa Benoist, Katie McGrath, and Nicole Maines in Supergirl (2015)
      Supergirl
      6.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator: "a" camera, steadicam (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane in Ted 2 (2015)
      Ted 2
      6.3
      • camera operator: "b" camera
      • 2015
    • Vince Vaughn, Tom Wilkinson, and Dave Franco in Unfinished Business (2015)
      Unfinished Business
      5.4
      • camera operator: "a" camera
      • steadicam operator
      • 2015

    Cinematographer

    • The Making of 'A Knight's Tale'
      7.4
      TV Short
      • director of photography
      • 2001
    • HBO First Look (1992)
      HBO First Look
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1999–2001
    • Slice of Life
      5.9
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2000
    • All Access: The Making of 'Almost Famous'
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • director of photography (as Joseph Chess)
      • 2000
    • Getting the Goods on 'As Good As It Gets'
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • Robert O'Reilly in Star Trek: Klingon (1996)
      Star Trek: Klingon
      7.3
      Video Game
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996
    • Robert Beltran, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Jeri Ryan, Roxann Dawson, Ethan Phillips, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
      Star Trek: Voyager
      7.9
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1995
    • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
      Star Trek: The Next Generation
      8.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1991
    • The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' (1990)
      The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
      6.9
      TV Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1990
    • Arte Johnson in Imagine That (1983)
      Imagine That
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1983

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