Andrew Lesnie(1956-2015)

Cinematographer
Director
Camera and Electrical Department

Andrew Lesnie was an Australian cinematographer who frequently worked with Peter Jackson. He did the photography for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He also did the photography for Babe, King Kong, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, I Am Legend and The Lovely Bones. He passed away in April 2015 due to a heart attack.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 28 wins & 37 nominations total

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Known for

Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau

8.9

Cinematographer

2001

King Kong

7.2

Cinematographer

2005

Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi

9.0

Cinematographer

2003

Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours

8.8

Cinematographer

2002

Credits

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Cinematographer

La promesse d'une vie
7.0
- Cinematographer
- 2014
Le Hobbit : La Bataille des Cinq Armées
7.4
- Cinematographer
- 2014
Healing
6.7
- director of photography
- 2014
Le Hobbit : La Désolation de Smaug
7.8
- director of photography
- 2013
The Turning
5.8
- Cinematographer (segment "Reunion")
- 2013
Le Hobbit : Un Voyage Inattendu
7.8
- director of photography
- 2012
La planète des singes : Les origines
7.6
- director of photography
- 2011
Le dernier maître de l'air
3.9
- director of photography
- 2010
Lovely Bones
6.6
- director of photography
- 2009
Bran Nue Dae
6.2
- director of photography
- 2009
Je suis une légende
7.2
- director of photography
- 2007
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Behind-the-Scenes
8.8
Video
- Cinematographer
- 2006
King Kong
7.2
- Cinematographer
- 2005
Love's Brother
6.2
- director of photography
- 2004
Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi
9.0
- director of photography
- 2003

Director

Camera and Electrical Department

Shine a Light
7.1
- camera operator
- 2008
Happy Feet
6.4
- director of photography: live action unit
- 2006
Love's Brother
6.2
- camera operator
- 2004
Mission: Impossible 2
6.1
- additional cinematographer (uncredited)
- 2000
Babe, le cochon dans la ville
5.9
- camera operator
- 1998
Dark City
7.6
- guest director of photography: additional photography: additional personnel
- 1998
Spider & Rose
6.8
- camera operator
- 1994
Tripe
7.3
Short
- camera operator
- 1989
The Delinquents
5.7
- camera operator
- 1989
L'adieu au roi
6.2
- director of photography: second unit
- 1989
Incident at Raven's Gate
5.4
- camera operator
- 1988
Le 13e étage
4.4
- director of photography: additional material
- 1988
Around the World in Eighty Ways
6.1
- second unit director of photography
- 1987
Australian Dream
6.3
- camera operator
- 1987
Le Drive in de l'enfer
5.9
- additional photographer
- 1986

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In Memoriam: 2015

Personal details

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Born
- January 1, 1956
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died
- April 27, 2015
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia(heart attack)
Other works
Director of photography for Carlton Draught TV commercial "Big Ad" (2005).

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Trivia
Peter Jackson hired Lesnie for his Lord of the Rings trilogy after seeing his work on Babe, le cochon devenu berger (1995), the Australian film about a plucky pig.