Anna Foerster facts for kids

Anna J. Foerster (born in 1971) is a talented director and cinematographer from Germany who now works in America. A cinematographer is the person in charge of how a movie or TV show looks on screen. They decide on the lighting, camera angles, and overall visual style. A director guides the actors and crew to bring the story to life. Anna Foerster is especially known for working with the famous director Roland Emmerich on many of his big movies, like Independence Day (1996).

Anna Foerster's Career in Film and TV

Anna Foerster has worked on many exciting projects throughout her career. She started by helping with the filming of special parts of movies. This role is called a "second unit cinematographer." It means she filmed action scenes or other parts of a movie that the main director and cinematographer weren't working on.

She worked as a second unit cinematographer on films like Alien Resurrection (1997) and The Day After Tomorrow (2004). For some of these films, she also worked as a "second unit director," which means she directed those specific scenes herself.

Anna Foerster also helped create the amazing visual effects in movies. She was the cinematographer for the visual effects on films such as Independence Day (1996) and Godzilla (1998). This involved making sure the special effects looked realistic and exciting.

Directing TV Shows and Movies

Over the years, Anna Foerster has become a well-known director herself. She has directed many episodes of popular television series. For example, she directed five episodes of the crime show Criminal Minds. She also directed episodes for other shows like Unforgettable and the fantasy series Outlander.

In 2016, Anna Foerster directed her first full-length movie, an action horror film called Underworld: Blood Wars. More recently, she directed the thriller movie Lou (2022), which was produced by the famous filmmaker J. J. Abrams.

Films and TV Shows Directed by Anna Foerster

Anna Foerster has directed several films and many episodes of television shows.

Films

• Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)
• Lou (2022)

Television Shows

Anna Foerster has directed episodes for many different TV series, including:

• Criminal Minds (several episodes, 2009-2011)
• Unforgettable (2011-2012)
• Outlander (several episodes, 2014-2015)
• Jessica Jones (2018)
• Carnival Row (2019)
• Westworld (2020)
• Dune: Prophecy (2024)