Andrew Lesnie

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andrew Lesnie
Occupation	Cinematographer
Date Of Birth	Jan 1, 1956(1956-01-01)
Age	68
Date Of Death	April 27, 2015, Sydney, Australia
Birthplace	Sydney
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Capricorn

Andrew Lesnie Biography

Andrew Lesnie is one of the most popular and richest Cinematographer who was born on January 1, 1956 in Sydney, Australia. Andrew Lesnie ACS ASC (1 January 1956 – 27 April 2015) was an Australian cinematographer. He was best known as the cinematographer for The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and its prequel The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), both directed by New Zealand director Peter Jackson. He received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2002.

Lesnie would then go on to develop his craft as he photographed films such as Stations (1983), The Delinquents (1989), Temptation of the Monk (1993), and Spider and Rose (1994).

Lesnie’s final film, The Water Diviner, directed by and starring Russell Crowe, was released in Australia in December 2014 and in America in April 2015, one week before his death.

Lesnie lived on Sydney’s north coast. He was a member of both the Australian Cinematographers Society and the American Society of Cinematographers. Lesnie died of a heart attack in his Sydney home on 27 April 2015.

Later, he worked as a second camera assistant on the film The Killing of Angel Street (1981).

Andrew Lesnie Net Worth

Andrew Lesnie is one of the richest Cinematographer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andrew Lesnie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was educated at Sydney Grammar School. Andrew was well liked and popular at school. Lesnie finished 6th form and his Higher School Certificate in 1974. He started his career in 1978 as an assistant camera operator on the film Patrick (1978) while he was still in school at Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS). sd

His first job after graduation in 1979 was as a cameraman on the Logie Award- winning Australian magazine-style afternoon TV show Simon Townsend’s Wonder World. Simon Townsend gave Lesnie almost daily opportunities to develop his craft with little restriction over a wide variety of stories and situations, and to experiment with camera and lighting techniques in hundreds of locations and situations. After two years of working on the show, Lesnie moved on to numerous Australian film and television productions, including the mini-series Bodyline.

His work began receiving major attention after the release of the anthropomorphic pig story Babe (1995) and its sequel, Babe: Pig in the City. He was director of photography on Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, and received an Oscar for his work on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2002. Since then, he filmed several other Jackson-directed films, including King Kong and The Lovely Bones, and also filmed The Hobbit films directed by Jackson.

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Facts & Trivia

Andrew Ranked on the list of most popular Cinematographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Andrew Lesnie celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.

What happened to Andrew Lesnie?

Lesnie lived on Sydney’s north coast. He was a member of both the Australian Cinematographers Society and the American Society of Cinematographers. Lesnie died of a heart attack in his Sydney home on 27 April 2015.

What was LOTR shot on?

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy was shot on 35mm while The Hobbitwas shot on digital, and of the original trilogy, only The Two Towers and Return of the King had the benefit of digital color timing.

Who was the cinematographer for Lord of the Rings?

Andrew Lesnie

What cameras did they use to film Lord of the Rings?

The movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, released in 2001 and directed by Peter Jackson, was shot on film using ARRICAM Studio (ST) Camera, ARRIFLEX 435 Camera, ARRIFLEX 535 Camera and Zeiss Ultra Prime Lenses with Andrew Lesnie as cinematographer and editing was done on the Avid Editing System by …

Where is the light coming from same place as the music?

An example of Lesnie’s sense of humor comes in an anecdote told by “Lord of the Rings” star Sean Astin, on a set with light where there was no source for it. “Where is the light coming from?” Astin asked. Lesnie replied, “Same place as the music.”