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'''Alik Sakharov''', [[American Society of Cinematographers|ASC]] ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Aлик Сахаров) (born May 17, 1959)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/sakharov.htm |title=Alik Sakharov |work=Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers}}</ref> is a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-born American cinematographer and television |
'''Alik Sakharov''', [[American Society of Cinematographers|ASC]] ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Aлик Сахаров) (born May 17, 1959)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/sakharov.htm |title=Alik Sakharov |work=Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers}}</ref> is a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-born American [[cinematographer]] and [[television director]]. |
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==Early life== |
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Alik Sakharov | |
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 Alik Sakharov | |
| Born | May 17, 1959 |
| Occupation(s) | Television director Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Alik Sakharov, ASC (Russian: Aлик Сахаров) (born May 17, 1959)[1] is a Soviet-born American cinematographer and television director.
Early life
Sakharov was born in Tashkent, former USSR. At the age of eight Sakharov's family relocated to Moscow, where they lived until 1981.
He moved to the United States in 1981, settling in the New York City area. He became a naturalized US citizen in 1988.
Career
In 1985 Sakharov entered the U.S. film scene as director of The Russian Touch - a topical documentary about the Russian people comprising the third wave of immigration to the United States. In 1992 he directed a silent short film Pausa[2] - a visual meditation dedicated to the memory of the great poet of cinema Andrei Tarkovsky.
Sakharov began sharing the responsibilities of a lighting cameraman in 1985 in the New York industrial video scene, eventually progressing to shooting music videos, commercials, narrative films.
He served as Director of Photography on numerous feature films, as well as a formidable number of programs for network television and premium cable, most notably for HBO with such projects as The Sopranos (38 episodes), Rome (9 episodes), Sex and The City, Game of Thrones.
As a member of the Sopranos creative ensemble, Sakharov was honored twice (in 2002[3] & 2004[4]) by the American Film Institute's A Year of Excellence Award.[5]
In 2004 Sakharov earned the 19th Annual ASC Awards[6] nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a single camera category for The Sopranos episode "Long Term Parking."
In 2007 Sakharov won the Primetime Emmy Award[7] for Outstanding Cinematography for the Rome episode "Passover".
From 2008 Sakharov works primarily as television and film director with credits including:
References
- ^ "Alik Sakharov". Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers.
- ^ alik sakharov (April 19, 2011). "PAUSA (1992) trailer". Vimeo.
- ^ "AFI Awards 2002". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2004-02-11. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "AFI Awards 2004". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2005-06-03. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "AFI Awards 2011". AFI.com. American Film Institute.
- ^ "Past ASC Awards". The American Society of Cinematographers.
- ^ Mesger, Robin (September 8, 2007). "59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.