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Richard Sands(V)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Editor
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A documentary shot over a decade with unprecedented access to photographer Gregory Crewdson that bares the artist's process.
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Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters (2012)
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Richard Sands is known for Runaway Train (1985), Judge Dredd (1995) and Independence Day (1996).
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    Known for

    Rebecca De Mornay, Eric Roberts, and Jon Voight in Runaway Train (1985)
    Runaway Train
    7.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Rick Sands)
    • 1985
    Sylvester Stallone in Judge Dredd (1995)
    Judge Dredd
    5.6
    • Visual Effects(as Rick Sands)
    • 1995
    Independence Day (1996)
    Independence Day
    7.0
    • Visual Effects(as Rick Sands)
    • 1996
    Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
    A.I. Artificial Intelligence
    7.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Rico Sands)
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • John Malkovich, Brian Cox, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Misha Crosby, Nathalie Emmanuel, and John Mawson in Unsinkable (2024)
      Unsinkable
      6.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2024
    • Going Underground: Making 'The Web of Fear' (2021)
      Going Underground: Making 'The Web of Fear'
      Video
      • camera: US crew
      • 2021
    • Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc (2016)
      Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc
      8.1
      TV Special
      • grip (as Rick Sands)
      • 2016
    • Hard Drive (2015)
      Hard Drive
      Short
      • additional photography
      • 2015
    • 1937 (2008)
      1937
      7.0
      Short
      • gaffer (as Richard 'Rico' Sands)
      • 2008
    • Darkon (2006)
      Darkon
      6.7
      • crane operator (as Richard 'Rico' Sands)
      • 2006
    • Joan Severance, Scarlett Chorvat, Liz Torres, and Jack Scalia in Taylor (2005)
      Taylor
      6.1
      • camera operator: second unit (as Richard 'Rico' Sands)
      • 2005
    • Nastassja Kinski, Alyson Hannigan, Steve Harris, Jennifer Esposito, and Todd Field in Rip It Off (2001)
      Rip It Off
      3.9
      • additional best boy electric
      • 2001
    • Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
      A.I. Artificial Intelligence
      7.2
      • chief lighting technician: blue screen unit (as Rico Sands)
      • 2001
    • Jason Priestley and Kari Wuhrer in Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (2000)
      Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
      4.6
      TV Movie
      • gaffer (as Richard 'Rico' Sands)
      • 2000
    • Dark Skies (1996)
      Dark Skies
      7.5
      TV Series
      • gaffer (as Rick Sands)
      • 1996
    • Tracey Gold in Stolen Innocence (1995)
      Stolen Innocence
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • gaffer (as Richard 'Rico' Sands)
      • 1995
    • New Nightmare (1994)
      New Nightmare
      6.4
      • gaffer: freeway unit (as Rick Sands)
      • 1994
    • Adam Robert Worton and Jacob Joseph Worton in Baby's Day Out (1994)
      Baby's Day Out
      6.3
      • gaffer: second unit (as Richard 'Rico' Sands)
      • 1994
    • A Gift from Heaven (1994)
      A Gift from Heaven
      5.2
      • gaffer (as Richard 'Rico' Sands)
      • 1994

    Cinematographer

    • The Failure
      • Cinematographer
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Louie
      • Cinematographer
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Arachnophilia
      • director of photography
      • Pre-production
    • Crybaby Bridge (2026)
      Crybaby Bridge
      4.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2026
    • A Stage of Twilight (2022)
      A Stage of Twilight
      7.0
      • director of photography
      • 2022
    • Life After You (2022)
      Life After You
      5.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • The Sweet Taste of Freedom (2022)
      The Sweet Taste of Freedom
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Akhnaten (2020)
      Akhnaten
      7.7
      Video
      • segment director of photography
      • 2020
    • Gregory Crewdson: An Eclipse of Moths, in Conversation with Cate Blanchett (2020)
      Gregory Crewdson: An Eclipse of Moths, in Conversation with Cate Blanchett
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Guerilla Bunny
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • You Have a Voice
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Wayne Pyle in The Failure (2017)
      The Failure
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Road to Freedom: The Algerian Secret Services Part II (2017)
      Road to Freedom: The Algerian Secret Services Part II
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • A Tree a Rock a Cloud (2017)
      A Tree a Rock a Cloud
      7.4
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Road to Freedom: The Algerian Secret Services Part I (2016)
      Road to Freedom: The Algerian Secret Services Part I
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Penn Badgley and Stef Dawson in The Paper Store (2016)
      The Paper Store
      5.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Ewe Topia (2015)
      Ewe Topia
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Robert Biggs and Gail Shalan in Coyote Girl (2015)
      Coyote Girl
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015

    Editor

    • Gregory Crewdson: An Eclipse of Moths, in Conversation with Cate Blanchett (2020)
      Gregory Crewdson: An Eclipse of Moths, in Conversation with Cate Blanchett
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • Guerilla Bunny
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Wayne Pyle in The Failure (2017)
      The Failure
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Robert Biggs and Gail Shalan in Coyote Girl (2015)
      Coyote Girl
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • One Year's Crop
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2013

    Videos2

    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 1:52
    Theatrical Version
    Terminal Conversation
    Trailer 0:52
    Terminal Conversation
    Terminal Conversation
    Trailer 0:52
    Terminal Conversation

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Rick.Sands
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article

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