Andrew Lesnie

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Andrew Lesnie

Camera January 1, 1956

Sydney, Australia

Andrew Lesnie ACS ASC (1 January 1956 – 27 April 2015) was an Australian cinematographer. He was best known for his collaboration with director Peter Jackson on The Hobbit trilog…

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

8.4 2001 Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

8.5 2003 Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

8.4 2002 Movie
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

7.4 2012 Movie
I Am Legend

I Am Legend

7.2 2007 Movie
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

7.3 2014 Movie
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

7.6 2013 Movie
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

7.4 2011 Movie
King Kong

King Kong

6.9 2005 Movie
Happy Feet

Happy Feet

6.2 2006 Movie
The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

7.1 2009 Movie
The Last Airbender

The Last Airbender

4.6 2010 Movie

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Andrew Lesnie ACS ASC (1 January 1956 – 27 April 2015) was an Australian cinematographer. He was best known for his collaboration with director Peter Jackson on The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014) and The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), for which the letter earned him the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 2002 for his work on The Fellowship of the Ring. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrew Lesnie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2014
    The Water Diviner

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2014
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 2014
    Healing

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 2013
    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 2013
    The Turning

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 2012
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2011
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 2010
    The Last Airbender

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 2009
    The Lovely Bones

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 2009
    Bran Nue Dae

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 2008
    Shine a Light

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2007
    I Am Legend

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 2006
    Happy Feet

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 2006
    The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'

    Movie Self

  15. 2005
    King Kong

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 2004
    A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2004
    Love's Brother

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2003
    The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

    Movie Self

  3. 2003
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    Movie Corsair of Umbar (uncredited)

  4. 2003
    The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'

    Movie Self

  5. 2003
    The Long and Short of It

    Movie Grizzled Painter

  6. 2002
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2002
    The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script

    Movie Self

  8. 2002
    The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth

    Movie Self

  9. 2002
    The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale

    Movie Self

  10. 2002
    New Zealand as Middle Earth

    Movie Self

  11. 2002
    The Fellowship of the Ring: Assembling an Epic

    Movie Self

  12. 2002
    The Fellowship of the Ring: Digital Grading

    Movie Self

  13. 2001
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 2001
    Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

    Movie Self

  15. 1999
    The Sugar Factory

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1998
    Babe: Pig in the City

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 1997
    Doing Time for Patsy Cline

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 1996
    Two If by Sea

    Movie Director of Photography

  19. 1995
    Babe

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 1994
    Fatal Past

    Movie Director of Photography

  21. 1994
    Spider and Rose

    Movie Camera Operator

  22. 1993
    Temptation of a Monk

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 1992
    Daydream Believer

    Movie Director of Photography

  24. 1990
    The Shrimp on the Barbie

    Movie Director of Photography