Andrew William Dunn BSC is a British cinematographer, best known for his collaborations with Robert Altman, Nicholas Hytner, Lee Daniels and Mick Jackson. He is the recipient of three BAFTA Awards, a British Society of Cinematographers Award and an Evening Standard British Film Award.
Andrew Dunn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Andrew William Dunn |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Organization | British Society of Cinematographers |
| Spouse |
Emma Dunn (m. 1996) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | BAFTA Awards 1985 Threads 1986 Edge of Darkness 1989 Tumbledown British Society of Cinematographers Awards 1995 The Madness of King George Evening Standard British Film Awards 1996 The Madness of King George |
Dunn is well known for his work on Threads (1984), Edge of Darkness (1985), L.A. Story (1991), The Bodyguard (1992), The Madness of King George (1994), The Crucible (1996), Gosford Park (2001), The History Boys (2006), Precious (2009), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) and The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) among others.
Early life
editAndrew Dunn was born in London, England. He grew up around cinema, as his father worked for MGM Studios.[1] Dunn started making films in his early teens, and then joined the BBC whilst studying film at the University of Westminster (formerly London Polytechnic).[2]
Filmography
editFeature films
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | A Winter Harvest | |
| 1985 | Edge of Darkness | |
| 1986 | The Monocled Mutineer | |
| 1987 | Horizon | Episode: "Life Story" |
| 1987–1995 | Screen Two | 5 episodes |
| 1988 | Scene | Episode: "Two of Us" |
| 1989 | The Victorian Kitchen | |
| Blackeyes | ||
| 1993 | Great Performances | Episode: "Suddenly, Last Summer" |
| 2015 | Empire | Pilot episode only |
TV films
edit| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Tumbledown | Richard Eyre |
| Across the Lake | Tony Maylam | |
| 1994 | And Then There Was One | David Jones |
| Is There Life Out There? | ||
| 1997 | Food for Ravens | Trevor Griffiths |
| 2003 | The Boy David Story | Alex McCall |
| 2017 | My Country | Rufus Norris |
Awards
edit- 1985 — British Academy of Film and Television Arts TV Award - Best Film Cameraman for: Threads (1984)
- 1986 — British Academy of Film and Television Arts TV Award - Best Film Cameraman for: Edge of Darkness (1985)
- 1989 — British Academy of Film and Television Arts TV Award - Best Film Cameraman for: Tumbledown (1988)
- 1995 — British Society of Cinematographers - Best Cinematography Award for: The Madness of King George (1994)
- 1996 — Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Technical/Artistic Achievement for: The Madness of King George (1994)
Further reading
edit- (2006) "Andrew Dunn" Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television: A biographical guide featuring performers, directors, writers, producers, designers, managers, choreographers, technicians, composers, executives, dancers, and critics in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and the world Vol. 65, Thomson Gale, Detroit, ISBN 978-0-7876-9042-7
References
edit- ^ Friedman, Illya (3 March 2021). "Andrew Dunn, BSC, on The United States vs. Billie Holiday and his past work on The Bodyguard, Precious, Monkeybone, L.A. Story". Cam Noir. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Riggs, Thomas (2005). Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television. Vol. 65. Gale Research Inc. p. 130. ISBN 9780787690380.
External links
edit- Andrew Dunn at IMDb
