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Richard Ocean

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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SINS OF COMMISSION slips behind the veil of secrecy into the invisible world of the California Coastal Commission to reveal how they have corrupted environmentalism, risk people's lives, fuel California's wildfires, and why no one can stop them
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Richard Ocean was born on 5 May 1951 in Mineola, New York, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Yanni: Live at the Acropolis (1994) and Blue Chips (1994).
BornMay 5, 1951
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, R.J. Parnell, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap, and David Kaff in This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
    This Is Spinal Tap
    7.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1984
    Yanni: Live at the Acropolis (1994)
    Yanni: Live at the Acropolis
    9.3
    TV Special
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1994
    Anthony C. Hall in Blue Chips (1994)
    Blue Chips
    6.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1994
    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Hollywood (2017)
      Hollywood
      Short
      • gaffer
      • 2017
    • Power of a Woman
      Short
      • steadicam assistant
      • 2015
    • My Better Half (2012)
      My Better Half
      Short
      • gaffer
      • 2012
    • The Artist's Journey: Funk Blast (2000)
      The Artist's Journey: Funk Blast
      8.8
      • lighting designer
      • 2000
    • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
      Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
      7.9
      TV Series
      • studio lighting
      • 1998
    • Golden Anniversary (1995)
      Golden Anniversary
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • lighting designer
      • lighting director
      • 1995
    • The World of James Bond (1995)
      The World of James Bond
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • lighting director
      • 1995
    • The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: Big Mouth Gulch (1995)
      The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: Big Mouth Gulch
      7.2
      Video
      • lighting designer
      • 1995
    • Yanni: Live at the Acropolis (1994)
      Yanni: Live at the Acropolis
      9.3
      TV Special
      • lighting director
      • 1994
    • Rimba's Island (1994)
      Rimba's Island
      6.0
      TV Series
      • lighting designer
      • 1994
    • Anthony C. Hall in Blue Chips (1994)
      Blue Chips
      6.3
      • lighting designer: Indiana-Chicago
      • 1994
    • UFC 1: The Beginning (1993)
      UFC 1: The Beginning
      7.7
      TV Special
      • lighting design
      • 1993
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • lighting director
      • 1993
    • The Paula Poundstone Show (1992)
      The Paula Poundstone Show
      3.7
      TV Series
      • lighting designer
      • 1992
    • Garry Shandling: Stand-Up
      8.1
      TV Special
      • lighting design
      • 1991

    Cinematographer

    • Sins of Commission
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • The Drop (2004)
      The Drop
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • The Rub
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • Latino Laugh Festival: The Show
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004–2005
    • Amanda McBroom, Ernie Schultz, Richard Simmons, Helen Fisher, Melissa Acosta, The Alley Cats, Sharon Widner, Sandy Kay, and Melinda Deamon in Dance Your Pants Off (2001)
      Dance Your Pants Off
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001
    • Latino Laugh Festival (1997)
      Latino Laugh Festival
      4.4
      TV Special
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • Latino Laugh Festival
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996
    • Dennis Miller in The Dennis Miller Show (1992)
      The Dennis Miller Show
      5.7
      TV Series
      • season 1
      • 1992
    • The Paula Poundstone Show (1992)
      The Paula Poundstone Show
      3.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1992
    • One Night Stand (1989)
      One Night Stand
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1989–1992
    • Leslie Nielsen, Fred Willard, and The Krofft Puppets in D.C. Follies (1987)
      D.C. Follies
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1987–1989
    • Forrest Gardner, Sandey Grinn, Karen Hartman, Michael B. Moynahan, Gary Schwartz, Stevie Louise Vallance, and Ben Vereen in Zoobilee Zoo (1986)
      Zoobilee Zoo
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1986–1988
    • Ad Lib
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1981

    Videos2

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    SINS OF COMMISSION
    Trailer 3:43
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    SINS OF COMMISSION
    Trailer 3:43
    SINS OF COMMISSION

    Personal details

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      • Film and video clips, photos, archival photos from the vault
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Richard Allen Oshen
    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • May 5, 1951
      • Mineola, New York, USA
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