Michael Slovis


Michael Slovis is an American cinematographer and television director. He is best known for his cinematography on the AMC series ''Breaking Bad.''

Career

Slovis began his professional career in 1981. For many years, he worked as a camera operator on films. He became a cinematographer in 1995, working on the films Party Girl, Half Past Dead, Halloweentown, The Thirteenth Year, and Ready to Run. In 2000, Slovis became a cinematographer on the series Ed, and worked on the series CSI: [Crime Scene Investigation], New Amsterdam, Fringe, Royal Pains, Rubicon, Running Wilde, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul.
As a director, Slovis made his directorial debut with the 2001 television film Spirit. Later, he directed episodes of Ed, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Rubicon, Breaking Bad, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Hell on Wheels In 2006, Slovis won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series for his work on CSI.
In 2014, Slovis directed the first two episodes of the fifth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones, titled "The Wars to Come" and "The House of Black and White". In 2017, he directed episode 3 of the second season of the series Preacher. Slovis directed the episodes "Thank You", "Something They Need", and "Worth" of The Walking Dead, and returned to the franchise by directing two episodes of the spin-off series The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.

Personal life

Slovis currently resides in Montclair, New Jersey with his wife Maria. They have three children. He is an alumnus of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and holds a BFA in Professional Photographic Illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology.

Filmography

Cinematographer

Film

Short film
YearTitleDirector
1989Coyote MountainJeffrey W. Mueller
1990The Burning GhatJames Rasin

Feature film
YearTitleDirector
1994Heading HomeMaria Heritier
1995Party GirlDaisy von Scherler Mayer
1995MaliciousIan Corson
1995Breach of TrustCharles Wilkinson
1998Scar CityKen Sanzel
1998Charlie HobokenThomas F. Mazziotti
1998The White RavenAndrew Stevens
1999Five AcesDavid Michael O'Neill
1999The 4th FloorJosh Klausner
2002Half Past DeadDon Michael Paul

Direct-to-video
YearTitleDirector
1996VibrationsMichael Paseornek
1996Crash DiveAndrew Stevens
2003The ForeignerMichael Oblowitz
2005The MarksmanMarcus Adams

Television

TV movies
YearTitleDirector
1996Angel Flight DownCharles Wilkinson
1997Seduction in a Small TownCharles Wilkinson
1997Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis StorySteven Hilliard Stern
1997Out of NowhereCharles Wilkinson
1998HalloweentownDuwayne Dunham
1999The Thirteenth YearDuwayne Dunham
1999Michael Landon, the Father I KnewMichael Landon Jr.
2000Ready to RunDuwayne Dunham
2009Exit 19

TV series
YearTitleDirectorNotes
2004EdHimselfEpisode "Pressure Points"
2006–2007CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationHimself3 episodes
2008New Amsterdam7 episodes
2009CastleRob BowmanEpisode "Flowers for Your Grave"
2009FringeNorberto Barba
Brad Anderson
Bobby Roth		Episodes "Ability", "Unleashed",
"Midnight" and "There's More Than One of Everything"
2009Royal PainsDon Scardino
Jace Alexander
Constantine Makris		4 episodes
2009–2013Breaking Bad48 episodes
2010RubiconGuy Ferland
Jeremy Podeswa		2 episodes
2010Running WildeAlex Hardcastle
Jeff Melman
Scott Ellis		4 episodes
201230 RockJohn Riggi
Beth McCarthy-Miller
Jeff Richmond
Michael Engler
Steve Buscemi
Claire Cowperthwaite		11 episodes
2014The LeftoversPeter BergEpisode "Pilot"