Peter Anderson (cinematographer)

Peter Anderson, ASC, is a Cinematographer, Visual Effects Supervisor and leading expert on a number of specialized imaging technologies, many of which he helped to develop, including modern 3-D, motion control, large format, high frame rate and high dynamic range.

Anderson was the staff Director of Photography at Walt Disney Studios, and he has led visual-effects facilities at Disney and Universal Studios.

Anderson was instrumental in the creation of the theme-park attractions "King Kong 360 3-D", "Terminator 2 3-D: Battle Across Time" (American Cinematographer Aug. 1996) and "Captain Eo" (American Cinematographer Dec. 1987). Peter has also supervised Imax 3-D productions, including "Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man" (American Cinematographer Sept. 2000) and "Wild Ocean" (American Cinematographer June 2008), and contributed visual effects to an array of projects, including the features "U2 3D" and "TRON" (American Cinematographer Aug. 1982) and television’s original "Battlestar Galactica" and "Cosmos" (American Cinematographer Oct. 1980).

In 2014, Peter Anderson received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences prestigious Gordon E. Sawyer Award, a special Oscar awarded to "an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry."

References

External links

Peter Anderson at the Internet Movie Database