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Canadian-American cinematographer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barry Peterson is a Canadian-American cinematographer.
Born in Alberta, Canada, Peterson initially worked in special visual effects on various productions before moving into live action cinematography, where he began shooting commercials for companies such as Apple, Pepsi, and Nike.[1] Peterson is father to two sons.
As a cinematographer, Peterson's first credited film was 1993's Mustard Bath.[2] When he moved to Los Angeles, Peterson was hired as the director of photography for Ben Stiller's Zoolander, which would quickly lead to work on numerous studio films. Barry has worked frequently with directors Rawson Marshall Thurber, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, John Francis Daley, and Jonathan Goldstein.[3][4]
In television, Peterson worked on the pilot episodes of the series The Cape, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and The Good Place.[4]
Year | Title | Director(s) | Episode |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | The Cape | Simon West | "Pilot" |
2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Phil Lord Christopher Miller |
"Pilot" |
2016 | The Good Place | Drew Goddard | "Everything Is Fine" |
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