Michael Goi

Michael Goi is an American cinematographer and director, known most prominently for his collaboration with Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk on Glee, Scream Queens, and American Horror Story. He is an executive producer and director for Netflix's live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender.^[1]

Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix) credits

Executive producer

• 101. "Aang"
• 102. "Warriors"
• 103. "Omashu"
• 104. "Into the Dark"
• 105. "Spirited Away"
• 106. "Masks"
• 107. "The North"
• 108. "Legends"

Director

• 101. "Aang"
• 102. "Warriors"

Selected other credits

Television

Goi was director of photography for all shows listed unless otherwise noted.

• American Horror Story (director and director of photography)
• Big Sky (director)
• Boy Meets World (cinematographer)
• Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (director)
• Falling Water (director)
• Glee
• In the Motherhood (cinematographer)
• Invasion
• My Name is Earl
• Nightcap
• Private Practice (additional cinematographer)
• Salem
• Scream Queens
• The Gifted (director)
• The Mentalist
• The Nine Lives of Chloe King
• The Pleasure Zone
• The Rookie (director)
• The Rookie: Feds (director)
• The Wedding Bells (cinematographer)
• Web Therapy (cinematographer and director of photography)

Filmography

Goi was cinematographer for all films listed unless otherwise noted.

• Words on Bathroom Walls (2020 - director of photography)
• Mary (2019 - cinematographer and director)
• The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)
• Megan Is Missing (2011 - director)
• A Very Mary Christmas (2010)
• Witless Protection (2008)
• Frankie D (2007)
• The Dukes (2007)
• Cut Off (2006 - director of photography)
• Fingerprints (2006)
• Cloud 9 (2006)
• The Bike Squad (2005)
• Funky Monkey (2004)
• Call Waiting (2004)
• What Matters Most (2001)
• Forbidden Sins (1999 - director of photography)
• The Awakening of Gabriella (1999 - director of photography)
• Voyeur (1999 - director)
• Born Champion (1998)
• Vampire Centrefolds (1998)
• Hundred Percent (1998)
• Deadlock: A Passion for Murder (1997)
• Evil Obsession (1996)
• Hollywood Hills 90028 (1994)
• Hellmaster (1992)
• How U Like Me Now (1992)
• Sam and Sarah (1989)
• Chains (1989)
• Moonstalker (1989)
• A Hunger Artist (1982)

Biographical information

Personal life

Goi was born in 1959 and raised in Chicago Illinois. He is a former president of the American Society of Cinematographers, also serving on the Board of Governors of the ASC, and in 2010 was made an Honorary Member of the Indian Society Of Cinematographers.

Career

Goi began his career in 1980 working as director of photography on the short horror film The Music of Erich Zann, and would go on to serve as cinematographer and director of photography in a number of films and television series. He worked as director of photography for the NBC sitcom My Name is Earl in 2007, and was the cinematographer for all 87 episode on Lisa Kudrow's online series Web Therapy from 2008 to 2013. In 2018, he was a director on ABC crime drama The Rookie, as well as for four episodes of its spin-off series The Rookie: Feds, and directed two episodes of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina in 2019 and 2020. He also worked as a director on three feature films: Voyeur released in 1999, Megan Is Missing in 2011, and Mary in 2019.

Goi has worked extensively with writers/producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, beginning in 2011 with FOX musical comedy Glee and FX series American Horror Story that same year. He was director of photography for 7 episodes of Glee and 52 episodes of American Horror Story, also directing 4 episodes of the latter between 2015 and 2016. In 2015, he also worked as director of photography on two episodes of the horror/comedy series Scream Queens.

Awards

• 2014: Won a Toronto After Dark Film Festival Award for The Town That Dreaded Sundown (Best Cinematography)
• 2014: Won a Fright Meter Award for The Town That Dreaded Sundown (Best Cinematography)
• 2014: Won a Kodak Cinematography Mentor of the Year Award
• 2013: Won an OFTA Television Award for American Horror Story (Best Cinematography in a Non-Series)
• 2001: Won a PFWC Award for What Matters Most (Best Cinematography)

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