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Dean Semler

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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He was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 2002 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to the arts as an Australian and internationally acclaimed cinematographer. See more trivia »

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Dean William Semler
in Renmark, South Australia, Australia
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2011 In the Land of Blood and Honey (director of photography)
 
2010 Secretariat
 
2010 Date Night (director of photography)
 
2009/I 2012 (director of photography)
 
2008 Appaloosa (director of photography)
 
2008 Get Smart
 
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (director of photography)
 
2006 Apocalypto
 
2006/I Click (director of photography)
 
2006 Just My Luck
 
2005 Stealth
 
2005 The Longest Yard
 
2004 The Alamo
 
2003 Bruce Almighty (director of photography)
 
2002 xXx
 
2002 We Were Soldiers
 
2002 Dragonfly
 
2002 D-Tox
 
2001 Heartbreakers
 
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
 
1999 The Bone Collector
 
1997 Trojan War
 
1997 Gone Fishin' (director of photography)
 
1995 Waterworld (director of photography)
 
1994 The Cowboy Way
 
1993 The Three Musketeers
 
1993 Last Action Hero
 
1993 Super Mario Bros.
 
1992 The Power of One
 
1991 City Slickers
 
1990 Dances with Wolves (director of photography)
 
1990 Young Guns II (director of photography)
 
1990 Impulse
 
1989 K-9
 
1989 Dead Calm (director of photography)
 
1989 Farewell to the King
 
1988 Young Guns (director of photography)
 
1988 Cocktail
 
1988 The Clean Machine (TV movie)
 
1987 The Lighthorsemen
 
1987 Going Sane
 
1987 Passion Flower (TV movie)
 
1987/I Bullseye
 
1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
 
1985 The Coca-Cola Kid
 
1984 Bodyline (TV mini-series)
 
1984 Razorback
 
1984 Undercover
 
1983 Return to Eden (TV mini-series)
 
1983 Kitty and the Bagman
 
1983 The Dismissal (TV mini-series)
 
1981 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
 
1981 Hoodwink
 
1980 The Russians (TV series documentary)
 
1980 War Without Weapons
 
1979 Saturday
 
1978 A Good Thing Going (TV movie)
 
1977 Outback Supply
 
1976 Let the Balloon Go
 
1976 Do I Have to Kill My Child? (TV movie)
 
1974 A Steam Train Passes (documentary short)
 
1974 Moving On
 
1973 One Good Reason
 
1973 Through My Eyes: Stradbroke Infants School, South Australia
 
1973 Through My Eyes: Kilkenny Primary School, South Australia
 
1973 I Need More Staff
 
1971 The Choice
 
1971 Where Dead Men Lie
 
1971 Great Performances (TV series)
– Melba
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (13 titles)
2008 Bedtime Stories (director of photography: second unit)
 
2002 The Adventures of Pluto Nash (director of photography: second unit)
 
1989 Lonesome Dove (TV mini-series) (director of photography: second unit - 4 episodes)
– Return (1989) (director of photography: second unit)
– The Plains (1989) (director of photography: second unit)
– On the Trail (1989) (director of photography: second unit)
– Leaving (1989) (director of photography: second unit)
 
1987 The Lighthorsemen (camera operator)
 
1984 After the Flood (camera operator)
 
1980 The Earthling (director of photography: second unit)
 
1978 Cass (TV movie) (director of photography: second unit)
 
1977 Outback Supply (camera operator)
 
1974 Parent Teacher Interviews (camera operator)
 
1973 One Good Reason (camera operator)
 
1973 Through My Eyes: Stradbroke Infants School, South Australia (camera operator)
 
1973 The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House (camera operator)
 
1973 Through My Eyes: Kilkenny Primary School, South Australia (camera operator)
 
1993 Super Mario Bros. (second unit director)
 
1991 Son of the Morning Star (TV movie) (second unit director)
 
1989 Lonesome Dove (TV mini-series) (second unit director - 4 episodes)
– Return (1989) (second unit director)
– The Plains (1989) (second unit director)
– On the Trail (1989) (second unit director)
– Leaving (1989) (second unit director)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
1998 The Patriot
 
1998 Firestorm
 
1993 Super Mario Bros. (uncredited)
 
1979 Saturday
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1962 The Valley of Water (TV movie) (floor manager)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2003 Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
1995 Babe (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2006 Cinematographer Style (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Harnessing Speed (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Return of the Legend: The Making of 'The Alamo' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 xXx: A Filmmaker's Diary (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right (video documentary short)
Himself - Director of Photography
 
1998 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Firestorm (1998) … Himself
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography
 

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(2002): Cinematographer for music video by Rammstein, "Feuer frei!".
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Trivia:

He was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 2002 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to the arts as an Australian and internationally acclaimed cinematographer. See more »