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Matthew E. Alper

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
  • Writer
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Matthew E. Alper was born on 1 May 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Midnight Run (1988), Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) and The Avengers (2012).
BornMay 1, 1963
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    • Known for

    Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin in Midnight Run (1988)
    Midnight Run
    7.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Matthew Alper)
    • 1988
    Sandra Bullock and Jason Patric in Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
    Speed 2: Cruise Control
    4.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Matthew Alper)
    • 1997
    Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Lou Ferrigno, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)
    The Avengers
    8.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2012
    Josh Hutcherson and Jonah Bobo in Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
    Zathura: A Space Adventure
    6.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Matthew Alper)
    • 2005

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Demián Bichir and Diane Kruger in The Bridge (2013)
      The Bridge
      7.6
      TV Series
      • assistant camera (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Jason Bateman in Bad Words (2013)
      Bad Words
      6.6
      • b camera first assistant (as Matt Alper)
      • 2013
    • Family Trap
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • assistant camera
      • 2012
    • Sunset Bar
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • first assistant camera
      • 2012
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Lou Ferrigno, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)
      The Avengers
      8.0
      • assistant camera
      • 2012
    • Maria Bello in Prime Suspect (2011)
      Prime Suspect
      7.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant camera (as Matthew Alper)
      • 2011–2012
    • Kevin Bacon, Julianne Moore, Marisa Tomei, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone in Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
      Crazy, Stupid, Love.
      7.4
      • first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Matthew Alper)
      • 2011
    • Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel in Life as We Know It (2010)
      Life as We Know It
      6.5
      • a-camera assistant
      • 2010
    • Bonnie Bedelia, Craig T. Nelson, Monica Potter, Joy Bryant, Erika Christensen, Lauren Graham, Sam Jaeger, Peter Krause, Mae Whitman, Dax Shepard, Max Burkholder, Miles Heizer, Tyree Brown, Savannah Paige Rae, and Xolo Maridueña in Parenthood (2010)
      Parenthood
      8.3
      TV Series
      • assistant camera
      • 2010
    • Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Megan Fox in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
      Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
      6.0
      • assistant camera
      • 2009
    • Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, and Paul Walker in Fast & Furious (2009)
      Fast & Furious
      6.5
      • 1st assistant c camera: 2nd unit (as Matt Alper)
      • 2009
    • Jim Carrey in Yes Man (2008)
      Yes Man
      6.8
      • assistant camera
      • 2008
    • Anthony Hopkins, Christian Slater, Fionnula Flanagan, Jeffrey Tambor, John Turturro, Michael Clarke Duncan, Camryn Manheim, Christopher Lawford, Michael Lerner, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Stella Hopkins in Slipstream (2007)
      Slipstream
      4.8
      • first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Matthew Alper)
      • 2007
    • Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
      Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
      7.1
      • assistant camera
      • 2007
    • The Riches (2007)
      The Riches
      7.8
      TV Series
      • assistant camera
      • 2007–2008

    Director

    • Auto Matrimony
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Margot Demeter and Richard Speight Jr. in Dave's Blind Date (2000)
      Dave's Blind Date
      8.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2000

    Writer

    • Auto Matrimony
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • Margot Demeter and Richard Speight Jr. in Dave's Blind Date (2000)
      Dave's Blind Date
      8.6
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2000

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Matthew Alper
    • Born
      • May 1, 1963
      • Los Angeles, California, USA

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