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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=714164" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="3a100640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Kenneth Stipe</b></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B> </b></FONT><B>    |     </b><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kenneth Stipe"><U><B>home</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE LATEST"><U>THE LATEST</U></A>   |   <B>BIOGRAPHY</b>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MY RESUME"><U>MY RESUME</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BEHIND THE SCENES "><U>BEHIND THE SCENES </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PRODUCTION STILLS"><U>PRODUCTION STILLS</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Motive"><U>Motive</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Epoch"><U>Epoch</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Criminal Desire"><U>Criminal Desire</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Shark"><U> Shark</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rejected by Vultures"><U>Rejected by Vultures</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kathryns Promise"><U>Kathryn's Promise</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chamber of Dreams"><U>Chamber of Dreams</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Other Side of Hope"><U>The Other Side of Hope</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FESTIVALS / AWARDS"><U>FESTIVALS / AWARDS</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CONTACT ME"><U>CONTACT ME</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FAVORITE LINKS"><U>FAVORITE LINKS</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#0000BF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="413b67e0.jpg" border=0 width="182" height="126" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="416b7820.jpg" border=0 width="183" height="130" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>BIOGRAPHY</I></div> <div> Having spent most of his youth on a small island in the Caribbean, Kenneth Stipe draws upon a vast array of experiences and imagery, contributing to his unique outlook of light and composition. </div> <bR> <div> He moved to Los Angeles in 1979 where he began his study of cinematography by working in motion picture film laboratories.  "One can't imagine the importance of understanding the inner workings of the film lab and how beneficial that knowledge is to the development of my craft."  Through the lab, Ken met film students whom frequently called upon him to shoot their various thesis films.  Having compiled a body of work, Ken was accepted to the American Film Institute in 1990 as a cinematography "fellow".  He spent one year there, under the guidance of Theo Van De Sandt, ASC and Harry Wolfe, ASC. Upon leaving the A.F.I., Ken began working within various crew positions on features for a number of production companies and Directors of Photography, including, Januz Kaminski, ASC on <B><U>Trouble Bound</U></b>, produced by Fred Weintraub.  Ken also crewed on a number of feature films for Concorde-New Horizons and the MDP Worldwide release, <B><U>Viper</U></b>, starring Lorenzo Lamas. The experience of working as a crewmember was invaluable, however, short-lived, as Ken knew his talents were better suited behind the camera. </div> <bR> <div> In 1994, Ken was Director of Photography on his first feature film, a thriller entitled <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>The Dying Game</U></b>.</FONT>  Four Corners Entertainment picked up the film for foreign distribution and hired Ken to shoot two of their in-house feature productions. <B><U>The Hostage</U></b>, stars Cynthia Rothrock and Dana Plato.  <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Shark"><U><B><U>Shark</U></b></U></A> is a thriller released in Japan as <B><U>Jaws</U></b><B><U> </U></b><B><U>'98</U></b> and released domestically on video and DVD in July, 2000.  In 1997, <B><U>Rejected by Vultures</U></b>, Ken's fourth feature, played the festival circuit, with screenings at The Palm Springs Film Festival, IFFM in New York and the Slam Dunk Film Festival in Park City where it was the <I>audience choice</I> <I>winner</I>.  In 1999, Ken shot <B><U>Criminal Desire</U></b>, which stars Michael York, David Faustino and David Carradine.  Ken's most recent cinematography credit is <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Epoch"><U><B><U>Epoch</U></b></U></A>, a Sci Fi Channel Original Pictures release starring Ryan O'Neal and David Keith of <B><U>Officer and a Gentleman</U></b>.  Ken also has <I>Additional Photography</I> and <I>Second Unit Director of Photography</I> credits on feature films such as <B><U>Ride or Die</U></b>, starring Vivica A. Fox, now in post, Colombia/Tri-Star's <B><U>Implicated</U></b>, <B><U>Letter to Rachel</U></b>, <B><U>Two Shades of Blue</U></b>, and <B><U>Blink of and Eye</U></b> (<I>winner, best film</I> 1999 New York Film Festival).</div> <bR> <div> In addition to his feature credits, Ken has been the Director of Photography on numerous commercials, music videos, documentaries (<B><U>Cinema of Vengeance</U></b>, <B><U>Top Fighter</U></b>), infomercials, corporate industrials, "full motion" CD ROM games and short films. As reported in <I>Variety </I>(August 26, 1999 issue), Jeffery Katzenberg praised <B><U>Scriptfellas</U></b>, a short film shot by Ken in 1999 starring Paul Sorvino and another of Ken's short films, <B><U>The Right Hook</U></b> has received numerous awards and honors in the film festival circuit. One of Ken's commercials, <B><U>Summer Girls</U></b>, a spot for Auto Glass Specialists of Discover Wisconsin Productions, was named a Vision Award National Finalist in the "photography/videography" category. </div> <bR> <div> Ken has traveled throughout the United States and countries such as Hong Kong and Australia for his work.  His clientele include production companies such as Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Productions, Unified Film Organization, Columbia/Tri-star, Crystal Sky, Image Factory, CCM, Little Dog Records, Arrival Entertainment, Screenworks Entertainment, Overseas Filmgroup, Channel 4 Television Britain, American Movie Classics, and VH1.  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>