Michael Slovis
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| Intro | American cinematographer and director of film and television | ||||
| Is | Cinematographer Film director Television director Film crew member Camera operator | ||||
| From | United States of America | ||||
| Field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, USA | ||||
| Residence | Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA | ||||
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Biography
Michael Slovis is an American cinematographer and television director. Known for his work as a director on Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and Game of Thrones.
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 (1995), Half Past Dead (2002), Halloweentown (1998), The Thirteenth Year (1999), and Ready to Run (2000). In 2000, Slovis became a cinematographer on the series Ed, and went on to work 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 went on to direct 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, he directed the first two episodes of the fifth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones. In 2017, he directed episode 3 of the second season of the AMC series Preacher.
In 2018, he directed the fifteenth episode of the eighth season of The Walking Dead (TV series) titled "Worth"
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 also holds a BFA in Professional Photographic Illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).