Tobias A. Schliessler
Tobias A. Schliessler (born 5 November 1958) is a German cinematographer.
Life and career
Schliessler was born in Baden-Baden, Germany,[1] to documentary filmmaker and artist Martin Schliessler (1929–2008) and editor Anemone Schliessler (née Heim).[1][2] His brother, Jochen, is a documentary filmmaker, and his sister, Tina, a film producer, photographer, and painter.
Schiessler grew up in Baden-Baden.[3] In 1979 he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and later studied film at the Simon Fraser University.[1][3] After his graduation as a cinematographer, he started to work on documentary films and advertisement spots. In the late 1980s, he started to work for Canadian television productions. In 1997 he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked on the production of movies like Dreamgirls, Hancock and Battleship.[1] He often works with the directors Bill Condon and Peter Berg.[4] He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.[3]
Filmography
Short film
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1982 | Tiers: A Story of the Penitentiary | Charles Wilkinson | |
1988 | Bombs Away | Peg Campbell | |
1991 | John Wyre: Drawing on Sound | Niv Fichman | Documentary short |
1998 | The Fisherman and His Wife | Jochen A. Schliessler | |
Feature film
TV movies
Year | Title | Director |
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1992 | Duplicates | Sandor Stern |
1993 | Born to Run | Albert Magnoli |
1994 | Sin & Redemption | Neema Barnette |
Green Dolphin Beat | Tommy Lee Wallace | |
1995 | The Omen | Jack Sholder |
1996 | The Limbic Region | Michael Pattinson |
1997 | Volcano: Fire on the Mountain | Graeme Campbell |
1998 | Outrage | Robert Allan Ackerman |
The Long Way Home | Glenn Jordan | |
Legalese | ||
DayBreak | Tucker Gates | |
References
- Tobias Schliessler, cinematographers.nl, retrieved 26 January 2014
- ONFILM Interview: Tobias Schliessler, ASC, motion.kodak.com, retrieved 26 January 2014
- Interview with Tobias Schliessler, theasc.com, retrieved 26 January 2014
- 'Lone Survivor' cinematographer Tobias Schliessler aims for truth, latimes.com, retrieved 26 January 2014