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CINEMATOGRAPHER · BORN 1975 · AUSTRALIA

Greig Fraser

Textured light, shadow and silhouette.

Born
1975
Country
Australia
Field
Cinematographer
Greig Fraser
Portrait: Lyn Fairly Media, CC BY 3.0

KNOWN FOR

  1. 2021Dune
  2. 2024Dune: Part Two
  3. 2016Lion
  4. 2022The Batman

WHY THEY MATTER

Won the Academy Award for Dune, with further nominations for Lion and Dune: Part Two; ASC Award for Lion; Primetime Emmy for The Mandalorian.

THE LIFE

Fraser graduated from Luther College in Croydon Hills and studied at RMIT University in Melbourne. His first feature documentary as cinematographer, P.I.N.S., appeared in 2000, and his short Cracker Bag earned an AFI Awards nomination. His work on Lion won the ASC Award and an Academy Award nomination, and he won an Emmy for The Mandalorian. He won the Academy Award for Dune and also shot The Batman and Rogue One.

Source: Wikipedia

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Intimate, textured film naturalism for European and international directors.

Happy as Lazzaro, 2018Source: Wikipedia