Stuart DRYBURGH
* 30.03.1952, London, England, GB

Chefkameramann (NZCS / ASC, seit 2009) * (mit neun Jahren) emigriert mit seiner Familie nach Neuseeland * studiert Architektur an der University of Auckland (Bachelor of Architecture, 1977) * arbeitet bei neuseeländischen Filmproduktionen als "Mädchen für alles", Techniker und Beleuchter (runner, lighting assistant and gaffer) und lernt viel von Alun Bollinger ("he basically taught me how to do everything") und Chris Menges ("He taught me a lot; I watched him work and learned a lot about how he used windows to motivate lighting") * macht sich einen Namen als Kameramann von Werbefilmen, Popvideos und Kurzfilmen (Jewel's Darl, 1985) * (mit Dorthe Scheffmann) gründet die Beleuchtungsfirma [lighting company] Streetlight Production * 1986 Filmdebüt mit dem semidokumentarischen Sportfilm The Leading Edge ("I was relatively cheap and I could ski") * 1989-95 filmt drei Produktionen für Jane Campion und feiert seinen internationalen Durchbruch * 1995 zieht nach New York um und arbeitet seither hauptsächlich für amerikanische Produzenten ("He's gone there [USA] determined to work with more idiosyncratic directors, people with a strong sense of individuality and style, and that's been a very good choice", Alun Bollinger)
FILMS

The Leading Edge (Crazy Ski, 1986-NZ; R: Mike/Michael Firth, B: Mike Firth, Grant Morris, K: Stuart Dryburgh, Mike Firth, M: Mike Farrell, D: Billy T. James ° Mathurin Molgat: Matt ° Bruce Grant: Bruce ° Mark Whetu: Mark) 77m-Sportfilm (8901-D) > a semi-dramatized documentary with champion skiers playing themselves

An Angel at My Table (Ein Engel an meiner Tafel, 1989-NZ; R: Jane Campion, B: Laura Jones, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Don McGlashan, D: Kerry Fox: Janet Frame) 158m-Biopicdrama (drei autobiografische Bücher von Janet Frame, 1982-84) (07-?; 9009-AUS)

The Piano (Das Piano, 1992-AUS/F * Jane Campion) (05-07; 9305)

Once Were Warriors (Die letzte Kriegerin, 1993-NZ; R: Lee Tamahori, B: Riwia Brown, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Murray Grindlay, Murray McNabb, D: Rena Owen: Beth Heke * Temuera Morrison: Jake Heke * Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell: Grace Heke) 102m-Familiendrama (Roman von Alan Duff, 1990) (05-?; 9405)

The Perez Family (The Perez Family, 1994-USA; R: Mira Nair, B: Robin Swicord, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Alan Silvestri, D: Marisa Tomei: Dottie Perez * Alfred Molina: Juan Raul Perez * Chazz Palminteri: Lieutenant John Pirelli & Anjelica Huston: Carmela Perez) 112/35m-Tragikomödie (Roman von Christine Bell) (04-06; 9505)

Lone Star (Lone Star, 1995-USA * John Sayles) (04-06; 9606)

The Portrait of a Lady (Portrait of a Lady, 1995-GB/USA; R: Jane Campion, B: Laura Jones, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Wojciech Kilar, D: Nicole Kidman: Isabel Archer * John Malkovich: Gilbert Osmond * Barbara Hershey: Serena Merle) 144m-Liebesdrama (Roman von Henry James, 1881) (08-12; 9612)

Poodle Springs (Poodle Springs, 1997-USA; R: Bob Rafelson, B: Tom Stoppard, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Michael Small, D: James Caan: Philip Marlowe, Dina Meyer: Laura, David Keith: Larry Victor, Tom Bower: Arnie Burns, Brian Cox: Clayton Blackstone) 100m-Krimidrama (Buch von Robert B. Parker & Raymond Chandler) (10-?; 9903-E) > TVM (9807)

Analyze This (Reine Nervensache, 1998-USA * Harold Ramis) (05-07; 9903)

Runaway Bride (Die Braut, die sich nicht traut, 1998/99-USA; R: Garry Marshall, B: Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: James Newton Howard, D: Julia Roberts: Maggie Carpenter * Richard Gere: Ike Graham) 116m-Liebeskomödie (10-01; 9907)

Bridget Jones's Diary (Bridget Jones - Schokolade zum Frühstück, 2000-GB * Sharon Maguire) (Roman von Helen Fielding) (05-08; 0104)

Kate & Leopold (Kate und Leopold, 2001-USA; R: James Mangold, B: James Mangold, Steven Rogers, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Rolfe Kent, D: Meg Ryan: Kate McKay * Hugh Jackman: Leopold) 121m-Liebeskomödie (02-05; 0112)

The Recruit (Der Einsatz, 2001/02-USA * Roger Donaldson) (12-03; 0301)

The Beautiful Country (2002/03-N/USA; d: Hans Petter Moland, B: Sabina Murray, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Zbigniew Preisner, D: Nick Nolte: Steve ° Tim Roth: Captain Oh ° Ling Bai: Ling ° Temuera Morrison: Snakehead & Damien Nguyen: Binh) 125/37m-Drama (10-?; 0402)

In My Father's Den (Als das Meer verschwand, 2003-NZ/GB; R+B: Brad McGann, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Simon Boswell, D: Matthew Macfadyen: Paul Prior * Miranda Otto: Penny * Emily Barclay: Celia Steimer) 126m-Drama (Roman von Maurice Gee, 1972) (09-10; 0410)

Æon Flux (Aeon Flux, 2004-USA; R: Karyn Kusama, B: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Graeme Revell, D: Charlize Theron: Aeon Flux, Marton Csokas: Trevor Goodchild, Jonny Lee Miller: Oren Goodchild, Sophie Okonedo: Sithandra, Frances McDormand: handler, Pete Postlethwaite: Keeper) 93m-Sci-Fi-Action (08-?; 0512)

The Painted Veil (2005-USA/VRC * John Curran) (Roman von W. Somerset Maugham, 1925) (0612)

No Reservations (2006-USA * Scott Hicks) (04-?; 0707)

The Girl in the Park (Girl in the Park, 2006-USA; R+B: David Auburn, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Theodore Shapiro, D: Sigourney Weaver: Julia Sandburg ° Kate Bosworth: Louise) 109m-Melodram (11-12; 0812-GB)

Nim's Island (Die Insel der Abenteuer, 2007-USA; d: Mark Levin & Jennifer Flackett, B: Joseph Kwong & Paula Mazur & Mark Levin & Jennifer Flackett, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Patrick Doyle, D: Abigail Breslin: Nim Rusoe * Jodie Foster: Alexandra [Alex] Rover * Gerard Butler: Jack Rusoe/Alex Rover) 96m-Abenteuerkomödie (Roman von Wendy Orr, 2001) (07-?; 0804)

Amelia (Amelia, 2008-USA; d: Mira Nair, B: Ron/ald Bass & Anna Hamilton Phelan, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Gabriel Yared, D: Hilary Swank: Amelia Earhart * Richard Gere: George Putnam) 111m-Biopicdrama (Buch von Susan Butler, 1997 + Buch von Mary S. Lovell, 1989) (04-07; 0910)

The Tempest (2008/09-USA; d+B: Julie Taymor, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Elliot Goldenthal, D: Helen Mirren: Prospera, Russell Brand: Trinculo, Reeve Carney: Ferdinand, Tom Conti: Gonzalo, Chris Cooper: Antonio, Alan Cumming: Sebastian, Djimon Hounsou: Caliban, Felicity Jones: Miranda, Alfred Molina: Stephano, David Strathairn: Alonso, Ben Whishaw: Ariel) 110m-Fantasydrama (Bühnenstück von William Shakespeare) (11-02; 1012)

Texas Killing Fields (Texas Killing Fields, 2010-USA; R: Ami Canaan Mann, B: Donald F. Ferrarone, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Dickon Hinchliffe, D: Sam Worthington: Mike Sounder * Jeffrey Dean Morgan: Brian Heigh, Jessica Chastain: Pam Stall, Chloe Grace Moretz: Little Anne Sliger) 104m-Krimi (05-07; 1110)

I Don't Know How She Does It (Der ganz normale Wahnsinn - Working Mum, 2011-USA * Douglas McGrath) (Roman von Allison Pearson) (1109)

Emperor / Shūsen no enperā (2012-USA/J; d: Peter Webber, B: David Klass, Vera Blasi, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Alex Heffes, D: Matthew Fox: Brigadier General Bonner Fellers * Tommy Lee Jones: General Douglas MacArthur) 105m-Historiendrama (Buch His Majesty's Salvation von Shiro Okamoto, 2013) (01-03; 1303)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Das erstaunliche Leben des Walter Mitty, 2012-USA; R: Ben Stiller, B: Steve Conrad, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Theodore Shapiro, D: Ben Stiller: Walter Mitty * Kristen Wiig: Cheryl Melhoff) 114m-Fantasykomödie (Kurzgeschichte von James Thurber, 1939) (05-08; 1312)

Blackhat (Blackhat, 2013-USA; R: Michael Mann, B: Morgan Davis Foehl, Michael Mann, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Harry Gregson-Williams, Atticus Ross, D: Chris Hemsworth: Nick Hathaway, Wei Tang: Chen Lien, Viola Davis: Carol Barrett, Ritchie Coster: Elias Kassar, Holt McCallany: Mark Jessup, Yorick van Wageningen: Sadak & Leehom Wang: Chen Dawai) 133m-Actionthriller (06-09; 1501)

Alice through the Looking Glass (2014-USA * James Bobin) (1605)

The Great Wall / Cháng Chéng (The Great Wall, 2015-VRC/USA; R: Yimou Zhang, B: Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Tony Gilroy, K: Stuart Dryburgh, Xiaoding Zhao, M: Ramin Djawadi, D: Matt Damon: William Garin, Tian Jing: Kommandantin Mei Lin, Pedro Pascal: Pero Tovar, Willem Dafoe: Ballard & Andy Lau: Stratege Wang) 103m-Fantasy (03-07; 1612)

Gifted (Begabt - Die Gleichung eines Lebens, 2015-USA; R: Marc Webb, B: Tom Flynn, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Rob Simonsen, D: Chris Evans: Frank Adler ° Mckenna Grace: Mary Adler ° Lindsay Duncan: Evelyn Adler ° Jenny Slate: Bonnie Stevenson & Octavia Spencer: Roberta Taylor) 101m-Drama (10-11; 1704)

The Only Living Boy in New York (2016-USA; d: Marc Webb, B: Allan Loeb, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Rob Simonsen, D: Callum Turner: Thomas Webb ° Kate Beckinsale: Johanna ° Pierce Brosnan: Ethan Webb ° Cynthia Nixon: Judith Webb, Kiersey Clemons: Mimi Pastori & Jeff Bridges: W.F. Gerald) 88m-Drama (10-?; 1708)

The Upside (Mein Bester & Ich, 2017-USA; R: Neil Burger, B: Jon Hartmere, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Rob Simonsen, D: Kevin Hart: Dell Scott ° Bryan Cranston: Phillip Lacasse, Golshifteh Farahani: Maggie, Aja Naomi King: Latrice & Nicole Kidman: Yvonne Pendleton) 126m-Tragikomödie (Film Intouchables von Eric Toledano & Olivier Nakache) (01-04; 1901)

Ben Is Back (Ben Is Back, 2017/18-USA; R+B: Peter Hedges, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Dickon Hinchliffe, D: Julia Roberts: Holly Burns * Lucas Hedges: Ben Burns, Courtney B. Vance: Neal Beeby) 103m-Familiendrama (12-01; 1812)

Men in Black: International (Men in Black: International, 2018-USA; R: F. Gary Gray, B: Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, K: Stuart Dryburgh, M: Danny Elfman & Chris Bacon, D: Chris Hemsworth: Agent H, Tessa Thompson: Agent M, Rebecca Ferguson: Riza, Kumail Nanjiani [nur Stimme], Rafe Spall: Agent C, Laurent Bourgeois + Larry Bourgeois: Alien-Zwillinge & Emma Thompson: Agent O & Liam Neeson: High T) 115m-Sci-Fi-Actionkomödie (Comic von Lowell Cunningham) (07-10; 1906)

AWARDS

Filmpreis (beste Kamera) für An Angel at My Table [New Zealand Film and TV Awards 1990]

AFI Award (beste Kamera) für The Piano (1993)

Goldener Frosch für The Piano [Camerimage 1993]

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award (beste Kamera) für The Piano (1993)

New Zealand Screen Award (Kamera) für In My Father's Den (2005)

Golden Goblet / Goldener Pokal (beste Kamera) für In My Father's Den [Filmfestival Shanghai 2005]

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