Marvin V. Rush

American cinematographer and director

Marvin V. Rush A.S.C. is a director of photography, cinematographer, television director and a camera operator. He is perhaps best known for his work on the Star Trek franchise.^[1]

He was nominated twice for an Emmy Award in his cinematography work: in 1991 for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Family" and in 1995 for the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Heroes and Demons".^[2]

Cinematographer

Easy Street (1986–1987)
Meet the Hollowheads (1989)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (director of photography) (as Marvin Rush) (1989–1993)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–94)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Star Trek: Borg (1996)
Archibald the Rainbow Painter (1998)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005}
E-Ring (2006)
Hell on Wheels (2011–2016)

Director

Star Trek: The Next Generation
- The Host^[3]
Star Trek: Voyager
- Favorite Son
- The Thaw
Star Trek: Enterprise
- In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II^[4]
- Terra Prime

Namesake

Rush dilithium crystals were named after him^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Douglas Bankston (2001). "Director of photography Marvin V. Rush, ASC explores the early adventures of Starfleet in the new Star Trek series Enterprise". American Cinematographer. More importantly, after 13 years, Marvin comes to work every day and approaches each setup as if it were the first day of his first season. His enthusiasm and his unceasing desire to creatively find the best solutions to problems blows us away.
^ "Marvin Rush Emmy Bio". Emmys.com. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ STARTREK.COM STAFF (January 21, 2013). "Catching Up With Trek D.P. And Director, Marvin Rush, Part 1". StarTrek.com (Interview).
^ STARTREK.COM STAFF (January 21, 2013). "Catching Up With Trek D.P. And Director, Marvin Rush, Part 2". StarTrek.com (Interview).