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Markus Eckert(1977-2020)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Visual Effects
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Markus Eckert
Set in the sombre industrial studio of an aging sculptor, the silent film 'Paphos & Galatea' tries to approach the ecstatic truth in the mystery of the ancient Greek myth of Pygmalion - the famous sculptor who fell in love with his own creation...
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Markus Eckert was born on 2 July 1977. He was a cinematographer, known for Point Break (2015), The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) and Love, Rosie (2014). He died on 28 October 2020.
BornJuly 2, 1977
DiedOctober 28, 2020(43)
BornJuly 2, 1977
DiedOctober 28, 2020(43)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Edgar Ramírez and Luke Bracey in Point Break (2015)
Point Break
5.3
  • Camera and Electrical Department(1st unit & Splinter unit daily)
  • 2015
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
The Baader Meinhof Complex
7.3
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2008
Lily Collins and Sam Claflin in Love, Rosie (2014)
Love, Rosie
7.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2014
Goodnight Mommy (2014)
Goodnight Mommy
6.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2014

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Hannelore Elsner and Marlene Morreis in Lang lebe die Königin (2020)
    Lang lebe die Königin
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • second unit director of photography
    • 2020
  • The Nordic Murders (2014)
    The Nordic Murders
    7.0
    TV Series
    • camera unit: b
    • 2019
  • Tatort (1970)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • aerial photography
    • second unit director of photography
    • steadicam operator ...
    • 2005–2019
  • Julia Jentsch and Nicholas Ofczarek in Pagan Peak (2018)
    Pagan Peak
    8.0
    TV Series
    • steadicam operator
    • 2018–2019
  • Claudia Michelsen, Axel Prahl, August Zirner, Antje Traue, Ronald Zehrfeld, and Alexander Fehling in Blame Game (2019)
    Blame Game
    6.4
    • steadicam operator
    • 2019
  • Winterherz: Tod in einer kalten Nacht (2018)
    Winterherz: Tod in einer kalten Nacht
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • steadicam operator
    • 2018
  • Bjarne Mädel and Lars Eidinger in 25 km/h (2018)
    25 km/h
    7.2
    • steadicam operator
    • 2018
  • Martin Wuttke and Ella Frey in Glück ist was für Weicheier (2018)
    Glück ist was für Weicheier
    5.6
    • underwater camera
    • 2018
  • Iris Berben, Justus von Dohnányi, Christoph Maria Herbst, Caroline Peters, Florian David Fitz, and Janina Uhse in How About Adolf? (2018)
    How About Adolf?
    7.0
    • camera operator: 'b' camera
    • steadicam operator
    • 2018
  • As Green As It Gets (2018)
    As Green As It Gets
    6.8
    • camera unit: b
    • 2018
  • The Famous Five and the Valley of Dinosaurs (2018)
    The Famous Five and the Valley of Dinosaurs
    5.3
    • steadicam operator
    • 2018
  • Brandnächte (2017)
    Brandnächte
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • camera: unit b
    • 2017
  • Haluk Bilginer, Katja Riemann, and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal in Forget About Nick (2017)
    Forget About Nick
    5.3
    • steadicam operator
    • 2017
  • Dimitri Leonidas, Sullivan Stapleton, Joshua Henry, Diarmaid Murtagh, and Charlie Bewley in American Renegades (2017)
    American Renegades
    5.5
    • camera operator: Germany
    • 2017
  • Jan Josef Liefers and Harriet Herbig-Matten in Teenosaurus Rex (2017)
    Teenosaurus Rex
    4.7
    • camera: unit b
    • steadicam operator
    • 2017

Cinematographer

  • Peter Lohmeyer, Delian Bewer, Lilli Ogaj, Tim Oliver Schultz, David Rott, Tobias van Dieken, Lewis Köhl, and Ida Wieland in Väter: Allein zu Haus (2019)
    Väter: Allein zu Haus
    5.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019
  • Die Chefin (2012)
    Die Chefin
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019
  • Felicitas Woll in Nackt. Das Netz vergisst nie. (2017)
    Nackt. Das Netz vergisst nie.
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
  • Samuel Finzi, Richard Sammel, Lavinia Wilson, Frederick Lau, Volker Bruch, Stefan Konarske, Sascha Alexander Gersak, Vicky Krieps, and Giorgia Sinicorni in Outside the Box (2015)
    Outside the Box
    5.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
  • Tarzan (2013)
    Tarzan
    4.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013
  • Picco (2010)
    Picco
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 2010
  • Sebastian Husak in Eine kleine Anekdote (2008)
    Eine kleine Anekdote
    7.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2008
  • Kosher
    7.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2006
  • Paphos & Galatea
    8.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2006

Visual Effects

  • Tarzan (2013)
    Tarzan
    4.8
    • virtual camera operator
    • 2013
  • Tatort (1970)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • steadycam operator
    • 2011

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Paphos & Galatea

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  • Born
    • July 2, 1977
  • Died
    • October 28, 2020

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