Andrew Lesnie (1956-2015)

Birthplace:
Sydney, Australia

Born:
January 1, 1956

Died:
April 27, 2015

Andrew Lesnie ACS ASC was an Australian cinematographer. He was best known as the cinematographer for The Lord of the Rings trilogy and its prequel The Hobbit trilogy, both directed by New Zealand director Peter Jackson.

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Additional Photography:
1982  Early Frost

Camera Operator:
1982  Early Frost
1989  Incident at Raven's Gate
1989  The Delinquents
1994  Spider and Rose

Cinematography:
1982  Early Frost
1985  Fantasy Man
1988  Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
1989  Incident at Raven's Gate
1989  The Delinquents
1994  Spider and Rose

Clapper Loader:
1981  The Killing of Angel Street
1982  Early Frost
1985  Fantasy Man
1988  Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
1989  Incident at Raven's Gate
1989  The Delinquents
1994  Spider and Rose

Director of Photography:
1980  The Comeback
1981  The Killing of Angel Street
1982  Early Frost
1985  Fantasy Man
1986  Fair Game
1987  Australian Dream
1987  Dark Age
1988  Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
1989  Boys in the Island
1989  Incident at Raven's Gate
1989  The Delinquents
1990  The Shrimp on the Barbie
1992  Daydream Believer
1993  Temptation of a Monk
1994  Fatal Past
1994  Spider and Rose
1995  Babe
1996  Two If by Sea
1997  Doing Time for Patsy Cline
1998  Babe: Pig in the City
1999  The Sugar Factory
2001  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002  The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2003  The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004  Love's Brother
2005  King Kong
2006  Happy Feet
2007  I Am Legend
2008  Shine a Light
2009  Bran Nue Dae
2009  The Lovely Bones
2010  The Last Airbender
2011  Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2012  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2013  The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013  The Turning
2014  Healing
2014  The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014  The Water Diviner

Focus Puller:
1980  The Comeback
1981  The Killing of Angel Street
1982  Dead Easy
1982  Early Frost
1985  Fantasy Man
1986  Fair Game
1987  Australian Dream
1987  Dark Age
1988  Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
1989  Boys in the Island
1989  Incident at Raven's Gate
1989  The Delinquents
1990  The Shrimp on the Barbie
1992  Daydream Believer
1993  Temptation of a Monk
1994  Fatal Past
1994  Spider and Rose
1995  Babe
1996  Two If by Sea
1997  Doing Time for Patsy Cline
1998  Babe: Pig in the City
1999  The Sugar Factory
2001  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002  The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2003  The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004  Love's Brother
2005  King Kong
2006  Happy Feet
2007  I Am Legend
2008  Shine a Light
2009  Bran Nue Dae
2009  The Lovely Bones
2010  The Last Airbender
2011  Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2012  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2013  The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013  The Turning
2014  Healing
2014  The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014  The Water Diviner

Second Unit Director of Photography:
1980  The Comeback
1981  The Killing of Angel Street
1982  Dead Easy
1982  Early Frost
1985  Fantasy Man
1986  Fair Game
1987  Australian Dream
1987  Dark Age
1988  Around the World in Eighty Ways
1988  Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
1989  Boys in the Island
1989  Incident at Raven's Gate
1989  The Delinquents
1990  The Shrimp on the Barbie
1992  Daydream Believer
1993  Temptation of a Monk
1994  Fatal Past
1994  Spider and Rose
1995  Babe
1996  Two If by Sea
1997  Doing Time for Patsy Cline
1998  Babe: Pig in the City
1999  The Sugar Factory
2001  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002  The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2003  The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004  Love's Brother
2005  King Kong
2006  Happy Feet
2007  I Am Legend
2008  Shine a Light
2009  Bran Nue Dae
2009  The Lovely Bones
2010  The Last Airbender
2011  Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2012  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2013  The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013  The Turning
2014  Healing
2014  The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014  The Water Diviner

Director of Photography:
1986  Cyclone Tracy

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