A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
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.
Additional Photography:
1982 Early Frost
Camera Operator:
1982 Early Frost
1989 Incident at Raven's Gate
1989 The Delinquents
1994 Spider and Rose
Clapper Loader:
1981 The Killing of Angel Street
1982 Early Frost
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
1988 The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
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
1988 The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
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
1988 The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
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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