Gerald Perry Finnerman
Director of Photography
About This Interview
Director of Photography Gerald Finnerman was interviewed for five hours in Studio City, CA. Finnerman spoke in detail about his long and distinguished career working on such varied series as Star Trek, Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, and Moonlighting. The interview was conducted by Karen Herman on October 8, 2002.
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Interview Chapters
Watch By Chapter
- Chapter 1
- On his early years
- On the role of a Director of Photography; on his early career; on being hired on Star Trek
- Chapter 2
- On working on the first season of Star Trek
- On moving to Mission: Impossible; on returning to Star Trek
- On working with Star Trek's Gene Roddenberry and Robert Justman
- Chapter 3
- On working with the cast and crew of Star Trek; on the series' special effects
- Chapter 4
- On specific episodes of Star Trek; on leaving Star Trek to do a feature film The Lost Man with Sidney Poitier
- Chapter 5
- On working on Planet of the Apes, Police Woman, and various made-for-television films
- Chapter 6
- On working on various movies of the week and other projects
- On being hired as director of photography for Moonlighting
- Chapter 7
- On working on Moonlighting
- Chapter 8
- On his work on the series Moonlighting
- Chapter 9
- On Orson Welles' appearance on Moonlighting; on working on sitcoms; on how he chooses his crew; on how he'd like to be remembered
