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name: "Michael E. Satrazemis"
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# Michael E. Satrazemis

Cinematographer and director.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer, Director
- **Also known as:** Michael Satrazemis, Michael Edison Satrazemis, Mike Satrazemis, Michael Satrazimas
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69359019, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766349/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1367346

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Walking Dead*](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md) (68)

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## Biography

Michael E. Satrazemis is an American cinematographer and director. He began his career as a grip on the 1992 feature *My Cousin Vinny* before moving into the camera department, where he worked for two decades on features and television.

Satrazemis joined *The Walking Dead* (2010) as an "A" camera operator in its first season. He served as director of photography on 48 episodes from 2013 to 2017 and has directed numerous episodes of the series from season four onwards. He has also directed episodes of *Fear the Walking Dead* (2015), *Tales of the Walking Dead* (2022) and spin-offs including *The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live* (2024) and *The Walking Dead: Dead City* (2023).

He is of Greek descent and has spoken publicly about his preference for shooting on film.

*Sources: imdb.com, variety.com, walkingdead.fandom.com, greekworldmedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Fi1m 68, Cinematography, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live* (2024), series, Director
- *The Walking Dead: Dead City* (2023), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Tales of the Walking Dead* (2022), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Lore* (2017), series, Director
- *Term Life* (2016), Camera Operator
- *Fear the Walking Dead* (2015), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer
- *Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues* (2013), "B" Camera Operator
- *Killing Season* (2013), "B" Camera Operator
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, Director, Director of Photography — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Autopsy* (2008), Camera Operator
- *Blast* (2004), as Mikey
- *The Dead Will Tell* (2004), Camera Operator
- *Consequence* (2003), Camera Operator
- *Sniper 2* (2002), Camera Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography
- *The Sweetest Thing* (2002), Camera Operator
- *Rose Red* (2002), series, Camera Operator
- *Storm Catcher* (1999), Camera Operator
- *Zeus & Roxanne* (1997), First Assistant "A" Camera
- *Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold* (1995), First Assistant Camera
- *The Crow* (1994), Second Assistant Camera
- *Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel* (1994), First Assistant Camera
- *Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit* (1994), First Assistant "B" Camera
- *Bandit: Bandit, Bandit* (1994), First Assistant Camera
- *Bandit: Bandit Goes Country* (1994), First Assistant "B" Camera
- *My Cousin Vinny* (1992), Rigging Grip

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