Lee Towndrow

Lee Towndrow is a visual artist based in New York City. He creates visual effects,[1] and has been a photographer, credited with portraits of Lena Dunham,[2] Martin Amis,[3][4] Dan Brown,[5] Michael Chabon,[6] and Sheila Heti.[7] He was the cinematographer for the title sequence and reenactments in the film Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief[8] His work has appeared in Time Magazine,[9] The Paris Review,[10] Das Magazin.[11] He has worked as a visual effects artist on the feature film Carol (film),[12] commercial campaigns for BMW,[13] HONOR NYC,[14] Morgan Stanley,[15] TD Bank.[16]

Biography

Towndrow began his career as a designer and photographer at a design firm he founded. The firm was best known for creating the album cover artwork for prominent Canadian bands such as Sloan,[17] The Flashing Lights,[18] The Inbreds and Michelle McAdorey.[19]

Lee Towndrow became a Flame artist at TOPIX Computer Graphics, where he created visual effects and design for television commercials, music videos, and feature films.[20][21][22]

From 2004-2005 he lived in Buenos Aires, where he worked with Roberto Jacoby,[23] the m7red center, fr:Raumlabor Berlin[24] Kiwi and Cecilia Sainz and Eugenia Herrera [25] on conceptual art installations, such as Proyecto Venus,[26] Darkroom and ArteBA.[27]

Cinematography

Lee Towndrow worked as a cinematographer on three feature films, including Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,[28] Margaux Williamson's Teenager Hamlet, starring Sheila Heti and Sholem Krishtalka.[29] In 2010 he collaborated with Gonzales, Peaches, Tiga and Adam Traynor on the 2010 film Ivory Tower, which received special mention at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland.[30] He has also photographed music videos for The National,[31] Born Ruffians,[32] Junior Boys [33] and The Great Lakes.

Visual Effects

Lee Towndrow has worked as a Flame and Smoke[34] artist creating visual effects for the feature film Carol (film),[35] advertising campaigns for BMW,[36] HONOR NYC,[37] Morgan Stanley,[38] TD Bank.[39]

Projects

References
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  2. Time (magazine)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2013-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Maclean's
  5. Time (magazine)
  6. Time (magazine)
  7. "Aus dem aktuellen Heft | Das Magazin | Blog". blog.dasmagazin.ch. Archived from the original on 2013-04-23.
  8. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4257858/fullcredits/
  9. Time (magazine)
  10. "The Paris Review - Sheila Heti on How Should a Person Be? - The Paris Review". 18 June 2012.
  11. "Aus dem aktuellen Heft | Das Magazin | Blog". blog.dasmagazin.ch. Archived from the original on 2013-04-23.
  12. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2402927/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
  13. "BMW i3 Newfangled Idea". 8 February 2015.
  14. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: HONOR SPRING 2013 FILM. YouTube.
  15. "Morgan Stanley". 25 September 2012.
  16. http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/dcp/news/hot-spots/44368
  17. "Sloan – Navy Blues » Sleevage » Music, Art, Design". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  18. http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,899535,00.html
  19. http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,2789369,00.html
  20. "Post Magazine - Bud spot a Blast for Topix, Astropolitan".
  21. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1437859/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
  22. Magazine/2002/February-1-2002/Tortilla-Trailer.aspx
  23. "Varios: Dark-Room (Performance)". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  24. "Raumlabor » KERMES URBANA CREATE YOUR OWN CITY".
  25. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Prestigieux Sans Doute. YouTube.
  26. http://proyectov.org/
  27. http://proyectov.org/venus2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3638&Itemid=2
  28. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4257858/fullcredits/
  29. http://www.teenagerhamlet.com/teenager_hamlet_credit_summary.html
  30. "Canada Wins Big in Locarno".
  31. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: The National - Fake Empire. YouTube.
  32. "Born Ruffians "I Need a Life" - Lightpress". Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  33. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Bits & Pieces. YouTube.
  34. http://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-flame-family/overview
  35. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2402927/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
  36. "BMW i3 Newfangled Idea". 8 February 2015.
  37. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: HONOR SPRING 2013 FILM. YouTube.
  38. "Morgan Stanley". 25 September 2012.
  39. http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/dcp/news/hot-spots/44368
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