Thomas E. Ackerman

Personal Info

Gender
Male
Known for
Camera
Birthday
1948
Place of birth
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Also known as
Thomas Ackerman

Biography

Cinematographer Thomas Ackerman was born on 14 September, 1948 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and enrolled in the University of Iowa, where he took a cinema course. He was hired by the university to shoot football games and training films for its School of Dentistry. In 1968 he went to work for Oscar-winning filmmaker Charles Guggenheim, who became his mentor. After a stint in the US Air Force he went back to work for Guggenheim in Washington, DC. He moved to Los Angeles in 1973, hooked up with his Air Force buddy Mike Robeand was hired as a camera operator on a succession of Hollywood films, includingFrancis Ford Coppola's One from the Heart (1981). He was director of photography onBeetlejuice (1988) for director Tim Burton (for whom Ackerman had previously shotFrankenweenie (1984)). In addition to cinematographer, he has also served as a second-unit director, notably onAlvin and the Chipmunks (2007) and Furry Vengeance (2010).

Movies (6)

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      Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

      • Director of Photography
      Title: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
      Tagline: Sun, Sea and Squeaks.
      Genre: Comedy,Fantasy,Family,Music,Animation
      Director: Mike Mitchell
      Runtime: 87
      Status: Released
      Release: 2011-12-14
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      Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

      • Second Unit Director
      Title: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
      Tagline: Fast & furry-ous
      Genre: Family,Adventure,Comedy,Music,Animation
      Director: Walt Becker
      Runtime: 92
      Status: Released
      Release: 2015-12-17
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      Snow Dogs

      • Director of Photography
      Title: Snow Dogs
      Tagline: Get ready for mush hour!
      Genre: Comedy,Family,Adventure
      Director: Brian Levant
      Runtime: 99
      Status: Released
      Release: 2002-01-18
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      Are We There Yet?

      • Director of Photography
      Title: Are We There Yet?
      Tagline: 24 hours. 350 miles. His girlfriend's kids. What could possibly go wrong?
      Genre: Family,Adventure,Comedy,Romance
      Director: Brian Levant
      Runtime: 95
      Status: Released
      Release: 2005-01-20
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      Hop

      • Second Unit Director of Photography
      Title: Hop
      Tagline: Candy, chicks and rock 'n' roll.
      Genre: Animation,Comedy,Family
      Director: Tim Hill
      Runtime: 95
      Status: Released
      Release: 2011-03-30
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      National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

      • Director of Photography
      Title: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
      Tagline: Yule crack up!
      Genre: Comedy
      Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
      Runtime: 97
      Status: Released
      Release: 1989-11-30
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