Thomas Burstyn

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Thomas Burstyn (* 1954 in Montreal , Canada ) is a Canadian cameraman .

Life

Thomas Burstyn began his training with the National Film Board of Canada at the age of 15 under the guidance of Denis Gillson. With the New Zealand adventure film The Lost Tribe , released in 1983, Burstyn made his debut as a cameraman for a feature film. Since then he has mainly made television films and only a few independent and feature films, often in the USA, Canada and New Zealand, where he lives with his wife. He has been nominated three times for the Canadian Genie Award for Best Cinematographer, receiving an award for his work on Beloved Monster in 1996. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2005.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1983: The Lost Tribe
  • 1986: Driving into the Horror (Mr. Wrong)
  • 1988: Daffy and the whale (La grenouille et la baleine)
  • 1988: In Doubt for Life (Leap of Faith)
  • 1988: Liberace - A man and his music (Liberace)
  • 1988: Why does Wesley have to die? (Promised a Miracle)
  • 1989: Adventure in Kenya (Cheetah)
  • 1989: Cold Front - A killer runs amok (Cold Front)
  • 1989: Horror in the Night (Night Walk)
  • 1991: Boy Soldiers (Toy Soldiers)
  • 1991: She Stood Alone
  • 1991: Silent Motive Murder in Hollywood (Silent Movie)
  • 1992: A woman for all cases (Criminal Behavior)
  • 1992: Blind Man's Bluff
  • 1993: Arctic Blue
  • 1993: You Lie (Liar, Liar)
  • 1993: Paradise with Small Flaws (The Lotus Eaters)
  • 1993: Lullaby of Death (Hush Little Baby)
  • 1994: André
  • 1995: Crying Freeman - The Son of the Dragon (Crying Freeman)
  • 1995: Beloved Monster (Magic in the Water)
  • 1996: seduction to murder (Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story)
  • 1997: On the hunt for the treasure of Dos Santos (Lost Treasure of Dos Santos)
  • 1997: City of Industry
  • 1997: Dead Silence (Dead Silence)
  • 1998: Creature - Death from the Deep (Creature)
  • 1998: A Marriage of Convenience
  • 1998: The Girl Next Door (The Girl Next Door)
  • 1998: The Sound of War (When Trumpets Fade)
  • 2000: Deadlocked - The fifth power (Deadlocked)
  • 2000: A Hot Coup (Where the Money Is)
  • 2000: First Target - Attack on the President (First Target)
  • 2000: Race Against Time - race for survival (Race Against Time)
  • 2003: County Clare - This is where the music plays (The Boys from County Clare)
  • 2003: Lost Junction - Irgendwo im Nirgendwo (Lost Junction)
  • 2004: The Great Fight (Going to the Mat)
  • 2006: population 436
  • 2010: The Daughter of Avalon ( Avalon High , TV movie)
  • 2012: Monster versus Girl ( Girl Vs. Monster , TV movie)
  • 2015: Descendants ( Descendants , TV movie)

Web links

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  1. http://www.emmys.com/bios/thomas-burstyn