Alik Sakharov
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Alik Sakharov, A.S.C. (Russian
: Aлик Сахаров) (born May 17, 1959) is a Soviet-born American cinematographer
and television and film director.
Sakharov was born in Tashkent
, former USSR. At the age of eight his family relocated to Moscow
, where Sakharov lived until 1981.
He moved to the United States in 1981, settling in the New York City area. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1988.
In 1985 Sakharov entered the U.S. film scene as director of The Russian Touch - a topical documentary about the Russian people comprising the third wave of immigration to the United States. In 1992 he directed a silent short film Pausa - a visual meditation dedicated to the memory of the great poet of cinema Andrei Tarkovsky
.
Sakharov began sharing the responsibilities of a lighting cameraman in 1985 in the New York industrial video scene. He eventually progressed to shooting music videos, commercials, narrative films. He served as Director of Photography on numerous feature films, as well as a formidable number of programs for network television and premium cable, most notably for HBO with such projects as The Sopranos
(38 episodes), Rome
(9 episodes), Sex and The City
(4 episodes), Game of Thrones
(4 episodes: "Winter Is Coming
," "The Kingsroad
," "Baelor
," "Fire and Blood
").
As a member of the Sopranos creative ensemble, Sakharov was honored twice (in 2002 & 2004) by the American Film Institute's A Year of Excellence Award. In 2004 Sakharov earned the 19th Annual ASC Awards nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a single camera category for The Sopranos
episode "Long Term Parking." In 2007 Sakharov won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for the Rome
episode "Passover"
.
Sakharov's work as director for television include:
Rome
: "Heroes of the Republic
"
Brotherhood: "Call Letter Blues", "Give Me The Ocular Proof"
Easy Money: "DNA", "Sub-Prime"
Rubicon
: "The Truth Will Out"
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
: Aлик Сахаров) (born May 17, 1959) is a Soviet-born American cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
and television and film director.
Sakharov was born in Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
, former USSR. At the age of eight his family relocated to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, where Sakharov lived until 1981.
He moved to the United States in 1981, settling in the New York City area. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1988.
In 1985 Sakharov entered the U.S. film scene as director of The Russian Touch - a topical documentary about the Russian people comprising the third wave of immigration to the United States. In 1992 he directed a silent short film Pausa - a visual meditation dedicated to the memory of the great poet of cinema Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky was a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director, widely regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the 20th century....
.
Sakharov began sharing the responsibilities of a lighting cameraman in 1985 in the New York industrial video scene. He eventually progressed to shooting music videos, commercials, narrative films. He served as Director of Photography on numerous feature films, as well as a formidable number of programs for network television and premium cable, most notably for HBO with such projects as The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
(38 episodes), Rome
Rome (TV series)
Rome is a British-American–Italian historical drama television series created by Bruno Heller, John Milius and William J. MacDonald. The show's two seasons premiered in 2005 and 2007, and were later released on DVD. Rome is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic...
(9 episodes), Sex and The City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
(4 episodes), Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones (TV series)
Game of Thrones is an American medieval fantasy television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Based on author George R. R. Martin's best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels, the first of which is called A Game of Thrones, the television series debuted in...
(4 episodes: "Winter Is Coming
Winter Is Coming
"Winter Is Coming" is the first episode of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones. Running 63 mins long, it premiered April 17, 2011....
," "The Kingsroad
The Kingsroad
"The Kingsroad" is the second episode of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones, first aired on April 24, 2011. It was written by the show creators David Benioff and D. B...
," "Baelor
Baelor
"Baelor" is the ninth episode of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones, first aired on June 12, 2011. It was written by the show creators and executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Alan Taylor....
," "Fire and Blood
Fire and Blood (Game of Thrones)
"Fire and Blood" is the tenth and final episode of season one of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones, first aired on June 19, 2011. It was written by the show creators and executive producers David Benioff and D. B...
").
As a member of the Sopranos creative ensemble, Sakharov was honored twice (in 2002 & 2004) by the American Film Institute's A Year of Excellence Award. In 2004 Sakharov earned the 19th Annual ASC Awards nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a single camera category for The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
episode "Long Term Parking." In 2007 Sakharov won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for the Rome
Rome (TV series)
Rome is a British-American–Italian historical drama television series created by Bruno Heller, John Milius and William J. MacDonald. The show's two seasons premiered in 2005 and 2007, and were later released on DVD. Rome is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic...
episode "Passover"
Rome (TV series)
Rome is a British-American–Italian historical drama television series created by Bruno Heller, John Milius and William J. MacDonald. The show's two seasons premiered in 2005 and 2007, and were later released on DVD. Rome is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic...
.
Sakharov's work as director for television include:
Rome
Rome (TV series)
Rome is a British-American–Italian historical drama television series created by Bruno Heller, John Milius and William J. MacDonald. The show's two seasons premiered in 2005 and 2007, and were later released on DVD. Rome is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic...
: "Heroes of the Republic
Heroes of the Republic
"Heroes of the Republic" is the fifth episode of the second season of the television series Rome.-Plot summary:The struggle in Rome continues as Octavian, the new Caesar, with his army at the city's borders, establishes himself as consul to the senate with the reluctant help of Cicero. Meanwhile,...
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Brotherhood: "Call Letter Blues", "Give Me The Ocular Proof"
Easy Money: "DNA", "Sub-Prime"
Rubicon
Rubicon (tv series)
Rubicon is an American television series created by Jason Horwitch and produced by Henry Bromell that was broadcast on the AMC television network...
: "The Truth Will Out"