Russell Boyd (born April 21, 1944) is an Academy Award-winning Australian cinematographer. He rose to prominence with his highly-praised work on Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), the first of several collaborations with director Peter Weir. He is also a Member of the ASC.
Boyd served as cinematographer for Tender Mercies, a 1983 film about an alcoholic country singer played by Robert Duvall. Boyd largely utilized available light to give the film a n...
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Russell Boyd (born April 21, 1944) is an Academy Award-winning Australian cinematographer. He rose to prominence with his highly-praised work on Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), the first of several collaborations with director Peter Weir. He is also a Member of the ASC.
Boyd served as cinematographer for Tender Mercies, a 1983 film about an alcoholic country singer played by Robert Duvall. Boyd largely utilized available light to give the film a natural feeling which director Bruce Beresford said was crucial to the movie. Actress Tess Harper said Boyd was so quiet during filming that he mostly used only three words: "Yeah, right and sure."
In 1976 he was awarded the Cinematographer of the Year, by the Australian Cinematographers Society IMDB for his work on Between Wars (1974) directed by Michael Thornhill
Also in 1976, he was awarded the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts for his work on Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) directed by...
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