Ian McGlocklin is an Emmy award winning Director of Photography based in Los Angeles, California. He's traveled the globe on projects ranging from narrative to documentary and into some of the most dangerous places in world including Afghanistan on the indie film "Black Tulip" and into the icy waters of the Southern Ocean on Animal Planet's "Whale Wars." He is an honors graduate from Emerson College and member of the International Cinematographer's Guild. Ian won a Day Time Technical Emmy for Cinematography on the PBS show "Mind of a Chef" and continues to hone his craft as a director of photography and camera operator for shows airing on CNN, Netflix, Discovery, History Channel, Travel Channel, TNT, Spike TV, A&E and more.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Cinematographer
- 17 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Ian McGlocklin's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous6
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 Ian McGlocklin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (6).
- The Many Lives of Martha Stewart (2024) · cinematographer
- Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia (2026) · cinematographer
- TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture (2024) · cinematographer
- Chicago vs. Jussie Smollett (2022) · cinematographer
- Kobe: The Making of a Legend (2025) · cinematographer
- Taking on Taylor Swift (2023) · cinematographer
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Subscription and free streaming for Ian McGlocklin'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
23 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Taking on Taylor Swift(2023)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Alex & The List(2017)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Rapture(2018)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Bango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Hunted(2017)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
The David Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Fragmented (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Monsters Underground(2014)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Diamond Divers(2012)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The Mind of a Chef(2012)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
40 West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
35 and Ticking(2011)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
All American Orgy(2009)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Make the Yuletide Gay(2009)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Corporate Affairs(2008)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Magic Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Night Deposit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 2000 to 2022.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
Awards
a Primetime Emmy from 2 major nominations, 2018–2019.
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Special
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Ian McGlocklin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of the 7 of 8 with a score; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed10
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 Ian McGlocklin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ian McGlocklin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Abhinav Bhat shares the most, 7.
Cinematographers and editors
- Abhinav BhatShared titles: Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia (2026), The Last Laugh: Stephen Colbert (2026), Kobe: The Making of a Legend (2025), The Many Lives of Martha Stewart (2024), TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture (2024), Taking on Taylor Swift (2023), Chicago vs. Jussie Smollett (2022)See all 7 shared titles with Abhinav Bhat
- David GivensShared titles: Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia (2026), The Last Laugh: Stephen Colbert (2026), Kobe: The Making of a Legend (2025), The Many Lives of Martha Stewart (2024), TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture (2024), Taking on Taylor Swift (2023), Chicago vs. Jussie Smollett (2022)See all 7 shared titles with David Givens
- Karl DawsonShared titles: Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia (2026), The Last Laugh: Stephen Colbert (2026), Kobe: The Making of a Legend (2025), The Many Lives of Martha Stewart (2024), Chicago vs. Jussie Smollett (2022)See all 5 shared titles with Karl Dawson
- Tat Ho YeeShared titles: Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia (2026), TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture (2024), Taking on Taylor Swift (2023), Chicago vs. Jussie Smollett (2022)See all 4 shared titles with Tat Ho Yee
Producers
- Emily TaguchiShared titles: Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia (2026), The Last Laugh: Stephen Colbert (2026), Kobe: The Making of a Legend (2025), The Many Lives of Martha Stewart (2024), TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture (2024), Taking on Taylor Swift (2023), Chicago vs. Jussie Smollett (2022)See all 7 shared titles with Emily Taguchi
- Katie HinmanShared titles: Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia (2026), Kobe: The Making of a Legend (2025), The Many Lives of Martha Stewart (2024), TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture (2024), Taking on Taylor Swift (2023), Chicago vs. Jussie Smollett (2022)See all 6 shared titles with Katie Hinman
- Asaf KastnerShared titles: Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia (2026), The Last Laugh: Stephen Colbert (2026), Kobe: The Making of a Legend (2025), The Many Lives of Martha Stewart (2024), TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture (2024)See all 5 shared titles with Asaf Kastner
- Eric JohnsonShared titles: Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia (2026), The Last Laugh: Stephen Colbert (2026), Kobe: The Making of a Legend (2025), TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture (2024), Taking on Taylor Swift (2023)See all 5 shared titles with Eric Johnson