Lawrence Sher
Lawrence Sher (born February 4, 1970 in Teaneck , New Jersey ) is an American cameraman .
Life
Lawrence grew up as the son of Jewish parents in Teaneck, New Jersey. His father was a doctor, his mother a teacher at a school for deaf people. He attended high school in Teaneck and completed a degree in economics from Wesleyan University in Connecticut , which he graduated in 1992. He then moved to Los Angeles to pursue his passion for camera work. He initially worked in the advertising film sector before moving into feature films.
Sher has appeared as an independent cameraman for film and television since the mid-1990s. His oeuvre includes around 40 productions, most of which are comedies.
He has worked with director Todd Phillips for many years since 2009 . Sher was involved in his Hangover trilogy and also took over the camera work for Joker , which appeared in 2019. This work earned him the award of the Golden Frog on the Camerimage in 2019 ; a. One British Academy Film Award and one Oscar nomination.
In 2017 he gave the comedy Who is Daddy? his directorial debut.
Filmography (selection)
- 1995: Captain Jack
- 1997: On the Border
- 1999: Shark Attack
- 2000: A Better Way to Die
- 2001: Kissing Jessica (Kissing Jessica Stein)
- 2002: No Way Out (Emmett's Way)
- 2004: Garden State
- 2004: Club Mad
- 2005: Happiness in Small Doses (The Chumscrubber)
- 2005: A Duke Seldom Comes Alone (The Dukes of Hazzard)
- 2006: Roasted and Sold (Grilled)
- 2007: Desires of a Housewife - Menschen am Abgrund (When a Man Falls in the Forest)
- 2007: Dan - in the middle of life! (Dan in Real Life)
- 2009: Hangover
- 2009: Groomsman wanted! (I love you, man)
- 2010: date (Due Date)
- 2011: Paul - An Alien on the Run (Paul)
- 2011: Hangover 2
- 2011: one year outlawed! (The Big Year)
- 2012: The Dictator (The Dictator)
- 2013: Hangover 3
- 2014: Wish I Was Here
- 2016: War Dogs
- 2019: Godzilla II: King of the Monsters (Godzilla: King of the Monsters)
- 2019: Joker
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on Lawrence Sherr in the Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers, accessed April 16, 2019.
Web links
- Lawrence Sher in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Internet presence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sher, Lawrence |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sher, Larry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th February 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Teaneck , New Jersey , United States |