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Rick Butler(III)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Rick Butler is known for Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (1999), Making 'Nemo' (2003) and Great Performances (1971).
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    Known for

    Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (1999)
    Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1999
    Dylan Brown and Graham Walters in Finding Nemo (2003)
    Making 'Nemo'
    7.0
    Video
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2003
    Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Tracy (2009)
    Tracy
    7.9
    Movie
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2009

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    Cinematographer

    • Sound of the Police (2023)
      Sound of the Police
      5.8
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • The First Rainbow Coalition (2019)
      The First Rainbow Coalition
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Footprints of Pan Africanism (2018)
      Footprints of Pan Africanism
      • director of photography
      • 2018
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001–2012
    • Atomic Mom (2010)
      Atomic Mom
      6.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Straightlaced: How Gender's Got Us All Tied Up (2009)
      Straightlaced: How Gender's Got Us All Tied Up
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009
    • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
      P.O.V.
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006–2008
    • Election Day (2007)
      Election Day
      7.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007
    • Owen Wilson in Cars (2006)
      The Inspiration for 'Cars'
      7.1
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • More Making of 'The Incredibles' (2005)
      More Making of 'The Incredibles'
      7.6
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • Tom Hanks and Tim Allen in Toy Story (1995)
      Toy Story: Filmmakers Reflect
      7.4
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Eli Fucile, and Maeve Andrews in The Incredibles (2004)
      The Making of 'The Incredibles'
      7.4
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • Vowellet: An Essay by Sarah Vowell (2005)
      Vowellet: An Essay by Sarah Vowell
      7.3
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • Waging a Living (2005)
      Waging a Living
      7.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • additional camera
      • additional camera operator
      • 2011–2014
    • Tracy (2009)
      Tracy
      7.9
      • camera operator
      • 2009
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • remote camera crew
      • 2008
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Eli Fucile, and Maeve Andrews in The Incredibles (2004)
      The Making of 'The Incredibles'
      7.4
      Video
      • camera operator
      • 2005
    • Mr. Incredible and Pals (2005)
      Mr. Incredible and Pals
      6.4
      Video
      • camera operator
      • 2005
    • Dylan Brown and Graham Walters in Finding Nemo (2003)
      Making 'Nemo'
      7.0
      Video
      • camera operator
      • 2003
    • Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (1999)
      Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • additional camera
      • 1999
    • The Fight in the Fields (1997)
      The Fight in the Fields
      8.0
      • additional camera
      • 1997

    Director

    • Owen Wilson in Cars (2006)
      The Inspiration for 'Cars'
      7.1
      Video
      • Director
      • 2006
    • More Making of 'The Incredibles' (2005)
      More Making of 'The Incredibles'
      7.6
      Video
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Tom Hanks and Tim Allen in Toy Story (1995)
      Toy Story: Filmmakers Reflect
      7.4
      Video
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Eli Fucile, and Maeve Andrews in The Incredibles (2004)
      The Making of 'The Incredibles'
      7.4
      Video
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Vowellet: An Essay by Sarah Vowell (2005)
      Vowellet: An Essay by Sarah Vowell
      7.3
      Video
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Dylan Brown and Graham Walters in Finding Nemo (2003)
      Making 'Nemo'
      7.0
      Video
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Lonely Island: Hidden Alcatraz (2003)
      Lonely Island: Hidden Alcatraz
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (1999)
      Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1999

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