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Andrew Lesnie

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department | Actor

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Member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) since 1989, and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2005. See more trivia »

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in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Filmography

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2014 The Hobbit: There and Back Again (post-production)
 
2014 Healing (post-production)
 
2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (post-production)
 
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (director of photography)
 
2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (director of photography)
 
2010 The Last Airbender
 
2009 The Lovely Bones (director of photography)
 
2009 Bran Nue Dae (director of photography)
 
2007 I Am Legend (director of photography)
 
2006 The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Behind-the-Scenes (video short)
 
2005 King Kong
 
2004 Love's Brother (director of photography)
 
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (director of photography)
 
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (director of photography)
 
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (director of photography)
 
1998 Babe: Pig in the City (director of photography)
 
1998 The Sugar Factory
 
1997 Doing Time for Patsy Cline
 
1996 Two If by Sea (director of photography)
 
1995 Babe (director of photography)
 
1994 House of Fun (TV series) (1994)
 
1994 Spider & Rose
 
1993 Temptation of a Monk (director of photography)
 
1993 Fatal Past
 
1992 The Girl Who Came Late
 
1990 Boys in the Island
 
1990 More Winners: Mr Edmund (TV movie)
 
1989 The Delinquents (director of photography)
 
1989 The Saint: Fear in Fun Park (TV movie)
 
1989 The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy (TV movie)
 
1988 Great Performances (TV series)
– Melba (1988)
 
1987 Dark Age (director of photography)
 
1987 Australian Dream
 
1986 Cyclone Tracy (TV mini-series)
 
1986 Fair Game (director of photography)
 
1985 Unfinished Business
 
1985 Emoh Ruo
 
1984 Bodyline (TV mini-series)
 
1984 The Man You Know (short)
 
1984 Fantasy Man
 
1983/I Stations (short)
 
1981 The Same Stream
 
1980 WonderWorld: The Original Series (TV series)
 
1980 The Comeback (documentary)
 
1979 Wonder World! (TV series)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (18 titles)
2008 Shine a Light (documentary) (camera operator)
 
2006 Happy Feet (director of photography: live action unit)
 
2004 Love's Brother (camera operator)
 
1998 Babe: Pig in the City (camera operator)
 
1998 Dark City (guest director of photography: additional photography)
 
1994 Spider & Rose (camera operator)
 
1989 Farewell to the King (director of photography: second unit)
 
1989 Tripe (short) (camera operator)
 
1988 The 13th Floor (director of photography: additional material)
 
1988 Incident at Raven's Gate (camera operator)
 
1986 Dead End Drive-In (additional photographer)
 
1985 Emoh Ruo (camera operator)
 
1983 Now and Forever (focus puller)
 
1982 Dead Easy (focus puller)
 
1982 Early Frost (additional photographer)
 
1981 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (documentary cameraman)
 
1981 The Killing of Angel Street (clapper loader)
 
1978 Patrick (camera assistant)
 
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2003 The Long and Short of It (short)
Grizzled Painter
 
1985 Unfinished Business
Telegraph boy
 
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1980 WonderWorld: The Original Series (TV series)
 
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1978 The Getting of Wisdom (unit runner)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2007 Death Defying Acts (thanks)
 
1993 Shotgun Wedding (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2010 Discovering 'The Last Airbender' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Quest Fulfilled (TV special documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 A Day in the Life of a Hobbit (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Cameras in Middle-Earth (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Scale (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography
 

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey -- A curious Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, journeys to the Lonely Mountain with a vigorous group of Dwarves to reclaim a treasure stolen from them by the dragon Smaug. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey -- The hobbit Bilbo Baggins journeys to the Lonely Mountain accompanied by a group of dwarves to reclaim a treasure taken from them by the dragon Smaug.
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Personal Details

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Director of photography for AT&T Wireless TV commercial "Symphony" (2004). See more »
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Trivia:

Member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) since 1989, and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2005. See more »