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Chris Patterson(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Chris Patterson is best known for his 3 decades of contribution as a cinematographer and director to the annual Warren Miller action sports feature films. Beyond his 300 plus assignments for Warren Miller Entertainment. Chris is also a successful commercial director and was the Action Unit Director of Photography on the Christopher Nolan epic film Inception.
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    • Known for

    Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)
    Inception
    8.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2010
    Warren Miller's Face of Winter (2018)
    Warren Miller's Face of Winter
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
    No Turning Back (2014)
    No Turning Back
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014
    Warren Miller's Chasing Shadows (2016)
    Warren Miller's Chasing Shadows
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Warren Miller's ALL TIME (2023)
      Warren Miller's ALL TIME
      5.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Daymaker (2022)
      Daymaker
      8.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Warren Miller's Winter Starts Now (2021)
      Warren Miller's Winter Starts Now
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Warren Miller's Future Retro (2020)
      Warren Miller's Future Retro
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Warren Miller's Timeless (2019)
      Warren Miller's Timeless
      7.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Warren Miller in Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story (2019)
      Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story
      8.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Warren Miller's Face of Winter (2018)
      Warren Miller's Face of Winter
      7.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Warren Miller's Line of Descent (2017)
      Warren Miller's Line of Descent
      5.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Here, There & Everywhere (2016)
      Here, There & Everywhere
      6.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Warren Miller's Chasing Shadows (2016)
      Warren Miller's Chasing Shadows
      6.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • No Turning Back (2014)
      No Turning Back
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Ticket to Ride
      6.8
      • director of photography
      • 2013
    • Flow State (2012)
      Flow State
      6.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Wintervention (2010)
      Wintervention
      7.1
      • director of photography
      • 2010
    • Dynasty (2009)
      Dynasty
      7.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Diwali Juice
      • camera operator
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Earth Wind & Fire, Johnny Graham, Ralph Johnson, Al McKay, Fred White, Maurice White, Verdine White, and Andrew Woolfolk in Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World) (2026)
      Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
      7.6
      • additional grip
      • 2026
    • Oracle 3: TRND
      Short
      • best boy electric
      • 2025
    • TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture (2024)
      TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture
      7.2
      TV Series
      • grip
      • 2024
    • Like There's No Tomorrow (2011)
      Like There's No Tomorrow
      6.0
      • director of photography
      • 2011
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)
      Inception
      8.8
      • director of photography: ski camera, Canada
      • 2010
    • Bai Ling, Alan Dale, Paul Francis, Elizabeth Lackey, Leslie Libman, Eric Mabius, Scott Paulin, Chris Pratt, Kimberly Ray, Brett Tucker, James Hereth, and Emma Lung in The Extreme Team (2003)
      The Extreme Team
      3.5
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2003
    • Bo Derek in Wind on Water (1998)
      Wind on Water
      5.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1998
    • Snowriders (1996)
      Snowriders
      7.8
      • principal photography
      • 1996
    • Endless Winter (1995)
      Endless Winter
      7.3
      • director of photography: additional photography
      • 1995
    • Vertical Reality (1994)
      Vertical Reality
      8.1
      • director of photography: additional photography
      • 1994
    • Black Diamond Rush (1993)
      Black Diamond Rush
      8.3
      • director of photography: additional photography
      • 1993
    • Steeper & Deeper (1992)
      Steeper & Deeper
      9.3
      • assistant camera
      • 1992

    Director

    • Warren Miller's ALL TIME (2023)
      Warren Miller's ALL TIME
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Daymaker (2022)
      Daymaker
      8.0
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Warren Miller's Winter Starts Now (2021)
      Warren Miller's Winter Starts Now
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Warren Miller's Future Retro (2020)
      Warren Miller's Future Retro
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Warren Miller's Timeless (2019)
      Warren Miller's Timeless
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Warren Miller's Face of Winter (2018)
      Warren Miller's Face of Winter
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Warren Miller's Line of Descent (2017)
      Warren Miller's Line of Descent
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Here, There & Everywhere (2016)
      Here, There & Everywhere
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Warren Miller's Chasing Shadows (2016)
      Warren Miller's Chasing Shadows
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2016
    • No Turning Back (2014)
      No Turning Back
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2014

    Videos2

    Warren Miller's Wintervention
    Trailer 2:03
    Warren Miller's Wintervention
    Warren Miller's Dynasty
    Trailer 2:43
    Warren Miller's Dynasty
    Warren Miller's Dynasty
    Trailer 2:43
    Warren Miller's Dynasty

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