Kevin Burke

Cinematographer, also producer

Kevin Burke is an American cinematographer. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Film, Photography, and Visual Arts from Ithaca College. He began his career working as a scenic artist and props person on films including Psycho IV (1990) and Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture (1990), and thrill rides such as E.T’s Adventure at Universal Studios Florida. He then worked with camera dollies, cranes and remote arms at Chapman Studio Equipment. The first film he photographed was a 1994 experimental film short called The Middle of a Two Tone Existence. By 1998, he had become a busy camera operator working out of Florida for companies such as Nickelodeon and Disney. In the early 2000s, he worked on location in Massachusetts for the Disney series The Book of Pooh. In 2003, he worked as the director of photography on Animal Planet’s The Pet Psychic. In 2005, he co-wrote and produced Sex & Camping. In 2006, he served as the director of photography on the first season of It’s A Big, Big World, and ws a writer and cinematographer on multiple episodes of Seemore’s Playhouse. Soon after, he worked with Adam Matalon on Seasons In the Valley (2007), and the duo founded a production company, Chatsby Films. In 2009, Burke left Chatsby and formed Kevin Burke Studio. He has served as director of photography on numerous unscripted television series including A&E’s Who Killed Tupac? (2017) and Many Sides of Jane (2019), Oxygen Network’s Aaron Hernandez Uncovered (2018) and HGTV’s Lakefront Empire (2024).

What are Kevin Burke's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

31%

Bonds

25%

Morality

14%

Power

12%

Survival

9%

Society

5%

Ideas

4%

Friendship2 Identity2 Self-worth2 Deception2 Family bonds2 Grief2 Community2 Truth2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

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

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

5

Tense

4

Joyful

3

Contemplative

4

Hopeful

2

Other

8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 Feel-good4 Infuriating2 Unsettling2 Fun2 Cozy2

How their films end

Happy1
Bittersweet1
Ambiguous4
Cyclical4

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 Kevin Burke's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

A&E Crime Central1 title, show their title on A&E Crime Central
Lifetime Movie Club1 title, show their title on Lifetime Movie Club

Subscription and free streaming for Kevin Burke'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

12 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

Preaching Evil: A Wife on the Run with Warren Jeffs(2022)
Show Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Skyman(2019)
Cinematographer · as Documentary Camera Man
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Aaron Hernandez Uncovered(2018)
Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Who Killed Tupac?(2017)
Show Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
W.M.D.(2013)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Atlanta Plastic(2015)
Show Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Donnie Loves Jenny(2015)
Show Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Extreme Cheapskates(2011)
Show Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet(2005)
Cinematographer · Producer
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Cinematographer
The Book of Pooh(2001)
Show Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles from 1996 to 2020.

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting1 of 5Cinematography5 of 5

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew

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

How do Kevin Burke's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32^nd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

18^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

62^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

24^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

75^th and up1
25^th to 49^th5
Below 25^th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

Loved with Detractors1
Divisive2
Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

W.M.D. (2013)

96^th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Preaching Evil: A Wife on the Run with Warren Jeffs (2022)

Midcredits 48^th · 72% liked

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 Kevin Burke work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kevin Burke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Fink shares the most, 3.

Editors

Kurt Mischkot2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Kurt Mischkot
Michael Degl'Innocenti2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Michael Degl'Innocenti
Travis Blackwell2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Travis Blackwell

Producers

Jason Fink3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Jason Fink
Vince DiPersio3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Vince DiPersio
Adam Matalon3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Adam Matalon
Rob Miller2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Rob Miller