Jeff Preiss
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Jeff Preiss is an American filmmaker, cinematographer
, director and producer. He is also a 1979 graduate of the Bard College
film program. Some of his most notable works are Let's Get Lost
(1988) and Broken Noses (1987). He currently resides in New York
and is a former board member at The Collective For Living Cinema.
In 1987 He began working with Bruce Weber, the photographer, as Director of Photography on a series of short films and features. This included the documentary features Broken Noses and Let's Get Lost , the latter, on the jazz legend Chet Baker, winning the Venice Film Festival
Critics Award and an Academy Award nomination for best documentary .
Mr. Preiss collaborated for three years with Weber, then expanded his career to include directing television commercials and music videos (Including music video clips for Iggy Pop, Malcolm McLaren, REM, B52s, Mariah Carey and commercials for Nike, L.L. Bean, Monster.com, among others)
In May 2005, Mr. Preiss co-founded Orchard
, a co-operative experimental exhibition space, where he collaborated on a series of films with Andrea Fraser, Nicolás Guagnini, Christian Philipp Müller, Josiah McElheny, Moyra Davey and Anthony McCall. Works from this series have joined collections, including the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Mardid and the Museum of Modern Art, NY.
Mr. Preiss later became a founding partner of Epoch Media Group, where he executive produced the motion picture "Gigantic" . He is now a board member at Light Industry, "a venue for film and electronic art in Brooklyn, New York.
He is married to R.H. Quaytman
, the painter, and they live in New York with their son, Isaac.
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
, director and producer. He is also a 1979 graduate of the Bard College
Bard College
Bard College, founded in 1860 as "St. Stephen's College", is a small four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.-Location:...
film program. Some of his most notable works are Let's Get Lost
Let's Get Lost
Let's Get Lost may refer to:* Let's Get Lost , a 1988 Oscar-nominated documentary about jazz trumpeter Chet Baker.* Let's Get Lost , a dramatic film directed by Jonas Elmer...
(1988) and Broken Noses (1987). He currently resides in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and is a former board member at The Collective For Living Cinema.
In 1987 He began working with Bruce Weber, the photographer, as Director of Photography on a series of short films and features. This included the documentary features Broken Noses and Let's Get Lost , the latter, on the jazz legend Chet Baker, winning the Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
Critics Award and an Academy Award nomination for best documentary .
Mr. Preiss collaborated for three years with Weber, then expanded his career to include directing television commercials and music videos (Including music video clips for Iggy Pop, Malcolm McLaren, REM, B52s, Mariah Carey and commercials for Nike, L.L. Bean, Monster.com, among others)
In May 2005, Mr. Preiss co-founded Orchard
Orchard (gallery)
Orchard, also known as Orchard 47, was a cooperatively organized exhibition and event space located in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan from 2005-2008. Orchard was collaboratively run by Rhea Anastas, Moyra Davey, Andrea Fraser, Nicolás Guagnini, Gareth James, Christian Philipp Müller,...
, a co-operative experimental exhibition space, where he collaborated on a series of films with Andrea Fraser, Nicolás Guagnini, Christian Philipp Müller, Josiah McElheny, Moyra Davey and Anthony McCall. Works from this series have joined collections, including the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Mardid and the Museum of Modern Art, NY.
Mr. Preiss later became a founding partner of Epoch Media Group, where he executive produced the motion picture "Gigantic" . He is now a board member at Light Industry, "a venue for film and electronic art in Brooklyn, New York.
He is married to R.H. Quaytman
R.H. Quaytman
R.H. Quaytman is a painter living in New York City.-Biography:Quaytman received a B.A. in painting from Bard College. In 1989 she was invited to the R.H. Quaytman is a painter living in [[New York City]]....
, the painter, and they live in New York with their son, Isaac.