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Andrew Lesnie

 
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
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  • Occupation: Cinematographer, Actor
  • Active: '80s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
  • Career Highlights: Babe, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Babe: Pig in the City
  • First Major Screen Credit: Fantasy Man (1984)

Biography

With nearly two decades' worth of time behind the camera in Australia and Hollywood, cinematographer Andrew Lesnie has captured images that captivate audiences' imaginations and bring the most impossible feats to life on the big screen. Beginning his career as an assistant cameraman and a focus puller for such films as Patrick (1978) and Now and Forever (1983), Lesnie soon began taking a more involved role and by the mid-'80s was well on his way to an established career in motion picture photography. While the films he worked on were more prominent down under, stateside audiences didn't really get a taste of Lesnie's work until the release of Babe in 1995. An affectionate tale of a curious piglet finding his place in the world, Lesnie's photography allowed the natural warmth of the story to shine through the camera lens and onto the screen for all to enjoy. Continuing to work in the states on such films as Two if By Sea (1996) and Babe: A Pig in the City, Lesnie would next take on his biggest career challenge to date with his involvement with director Peter Jackson's massive Lord of the Rings adaptation. Nominated for 13 Oscars, the trilogy's initial installment, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, found Lesnie taking home an Oscar for Best Cinematography. With as many as nine photography units operating during production at any given time, Lesnie and his crew helped to give vision to one of the most eagerly anticipated literary adaptations in the history of film. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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Andrew Lesnie
Born 1956
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Andrew Lesnie (born 1956) is an Australian cinematographer. Lesnie attended the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), graduating in 1979. His first job after graduation was as a cameraman on the Logie Award-winning Australian magazine-style afternoon TV show Simon Townsend's Wonder World. Simon Townsend gave Lesnie almost daily opportunities to develop his craft with little restriction over a wide variety of stories and situations, and to experiment with camera and lighting techniques in hundreds of locations and situations. After two years of working on the show, Lesnie moved on to numerous Australian film and television productions, including the mini-series Bodyline.[1]

His work began receiving major attention after the release of the anthropomorphic pig story Babe (1995) and its sequel, Babe: Pig in the City. He was director of photography on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, and received an Oscar for his work on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2002. Since then, he has filmed several other Jackson-directed films, including King Kong and the upcoming The Lovely Bones.

He lives on the North Coast of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is a member of both the Australian Cinematographers Society and the American Society of Cinematographers.

Filmography

Lesnie was or will be the director of photography on the following films unless noted otherwise.

References

  1. ^ The Australian Film and Television Companion — compiled by Tony Harrison, Simon & Schuster, Australia (1994)

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