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Dave Insley

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Dave Insley is known for Species II (1998), Body of Lies (2008) and The Sentinel (2006).
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    Known for

    Natasha Henstridge in Species II (1998)
    Species II
    4.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department("b" camera)
    • 1998
    Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Body of Lies (2008)
    Body of Lies
    7.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department("d" camera, Washington D.C.)
    • 2008
    Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland in The Sentinel (2006)
    The Sentinel
    6.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as David Insley, second unit)
    • 2006
    Brittany Mirabile and Roman Blat in The Purge: Election Year (2016)
    The Purge: Election Year
    6.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department("a" camera, additional photography)
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Freddie Stroma and Josh Bowman in Time After Time (2017)
      Time After Time
      6.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography (as David Insley)
      • 2017
    • Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson in Person of Interest (2011)
      Person of Interest
      8.5
      TV Series
      • director of photography (as David Insley)
      • 2013–2016
    • Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
      Blue Bloods
      7.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography (as David Insley)
      • 2010–2013
    • A Tweet from Heaven (2012)
      A Tweet from Heaven
      Short
      • Cinematographer (as David Insley)
      • 2012
    • Saying Goodbye (2011)
      Saying Goodbye
      8.6
      Short
      • director of photography (as David Insley)
      • 2011
    • Sean Astin, David Cross, and Michael Vartan in Demoted (2011)
      Demoted
      5.3
      • Cinematographer (as David Insley)
      • 2011
    • Gretchen Mol in An American Affair (2008)
      An American Affair
      6.1
      • Cinematographer (as David Insley)
      • 2008
    • The Wire (2002)
      The Wire
      9.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2004–2008
    • Sympathetic Details (2008)
      Sympathetic Details
      8.8
      • co-director of photography (as David Insley)
      • 2008
    • Tami Roman, Daya Vaidya, and Cerina Vincent in Wifey (2007)
      Wifey
      4.2
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer (as David Insley)
      • 2007
    • John Waters Presents Movies That Will Corrupt You (2006)
      John Waters Presents Movies That Will Corrupt You
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as David Insley)
      • 2006
    • Hunter Hunted (2005)
      Hunter Hunted
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as David Insley)
      • 2005
    • The 750 Pound Man
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • Full Moon Fables (2004)
      Full Moon Fables
      7.9
      • Cinematographer (as David Insley)
      • 2004
    • Art in the Twenty-First Century (2001)
      Art in the Twenty-First Century
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as David Insley)
      • 2003

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)
      Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
      8.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator: Washington DC unit
      • 2018
    • Natalie Portman in Jackie (2016)
      Jackie
      6.6
      • b camera operator (as David Insley)
      • 2016
    • Brittany Mirabile and Roman Blat in The Purge: Election Year (2016)
      The Purge: Election Year
      6.0
      • camera operator: "a" camera, additional photography
      • 2016
    • Treme (2010)
      Treme
      8.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography: New York
      • director of photography: second unit (as David Insley)
      • 2010–2011
    • Sean Astin, David Cross, and Michael Vartan in Demoted (2011)
      Demoted
      5.3
      • cinematographer (as David Insley)
      • 2011
    • Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Body of Lies (2008)
      Body of Lies
      7.0
      • camera operator: "d" camera, Washington D.C.
      • 2008
    • Anne Hathaway, Steve Carell, and Dwayne Johnson in Get Smart (2008)
      Get Smart
      6.5
      • director of photography: second unit (as David Insley)
      • 2008
    • The Wire (2002)
      The Wire
      9.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography: second unit
      • second unit director of photography
      • camera operator
      • 2002–2008
    • Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
      Live Free or Die Hard
      7.1
      • director of photography: second unit, Washington DC (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • Don Cheadle, Cedric The Entertainer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Taraji P. Henson in Talk to Me (2007)
      Talk to Me
      7.3
      • director of photography: Washington DC (as David Insley)
      • 2007
    • Ryan Phillippe and Chris Cooper in Breach (2007)
      Breach
      7.0
      • director of photography: second unit, Washington D.C.
      • 2007
    • The Walker (2007)
      The Walker
      5.8
      • director of photography: Washington DC
      • 2007
    • Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland in The Sentinel (2006)
      The Sentinel
      6.1
      • director of photography: second unit (as David Insley)
      • 2006
    • Marisa Tomei in Danika (2005)
      Danika
      5.5
      • director of photography: Maryland
      • 2005
    • Sometimes in April (2005)
      Sometimes in April
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • director of photography: second unit (as David Insley)
      • 2005

    Director

    • Magic Johnson: Drunk Driving PSA (1985)
      Magic Johnson: Drunk Driving PSA
      Video
      • Director
      • 1985

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    • Alternative name
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