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David E. West

David E. West

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 72% in 30 days

What are David E. West's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
37%
Society
30%
Ideas
22%
Bonds
6%
Survival
6%
Truth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Warm
2
Joyful
1
Tense
2
Dread
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David E. West's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David E. West's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

15 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Moment of Contact: New Revelations of Alien Encounters(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Moment of Contact(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Motor MythBusters(2021)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The Phenomenon(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Undercover Billionaire(2019)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Be My Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Last Mysteries of the Titanic(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Camera Operator

  • The Eggplant Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Rendezvous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Incognito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Winner Takes All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Peter and the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 1995 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (2021)

$4.6K worldwide

Highest rated

Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (2021)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Motor MythBusters (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography10 of 11: 10 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 11: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s5 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do David E. West's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

Moment of Contact: New Revelations of Alien Encounters (2025)

77th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Phenomenon (2020)

Midcredits 88th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 62/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 20. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does David E. West work with?

People who share at least 2 of David E. West's MovieCove titles; Chris Debiec shares the most, 2.