Andrew Dunn (cinematographer)
Andrew William Dunn, BSC, is a British cinematographer. He received the British Academy of Film and Television Arts best cameraman award three times in the 1980s.
Andrew Dunn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Andrew William Dunn |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Andrew Dunn was born in London, England. He started making films in his early teens and joined the BBC as a film editor, but continued to develop and shoot his personal projects. Dunn's first film credit was in 1981 for cinematography on the BBC film Andrina.[1]
Dunn has served as Director of Photography on a wide variety of films, including L.A. Story, The Madness of King George, Gosford Park, Sweet Home Alabama, Hitch, The History Boys, Precious, Life as We Know It, Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Summer in February, The Butler, Hello Carter, Endless Love, Bridget Jones's Baby, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Downton Abbey: A New Era, Book Club, Book Club: The Next Chapter, and Love Again, amongst many others.
Filmography
Feature films
Television
| 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 |
| 2017–2019 | The Zoo | 22 episodes |
| 2018 | Raising Tourette's | Episode: "Celebration" |
TV films
| 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 |
| 2017 | My Country | Rufus Norris |
Awards
- 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
- (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