Lol Crawley

Lol Crawley
Born	Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Occupation	Cinematographer, director of photography

Lol Crawley BSC (born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire^[1] as Laurie Crawley), is an English cinematographer and director of photography. His works include Ballast, Four Lions, and The Crimson Petal and the White.

In 2013, Crawley directed photography for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, which was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival^[2] and has attracted critical attention for its cinematography.^[3] Crawley has been inducted into the British Society of Cinematographers.^[4] He has been awarded two cinematography awards at film festivals,^[5] and also has been nominated for a 2014 Film Independent Spirit Award.^[6]

Filmography

Television and film

• Ballast (2008)^[7][5]
• Four Lions (2009)^[8]
• Baby (2011)^[5]
• On the Ice (2011)^[5]
• The Crimson Petal and the White (2011)^[9]
• Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)^[10][11]
• Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)^[12][13]
• Dau (2014)^[14]
• Turn [pilot] (2014)
• Utopia - Series 2 (2014)^[15]
• 45 Years (2015) ^[16]
• The Childhood of a Leader (2015)

Music videos

• Plan B - "Stay Too Long" (2010)^[17]
• Plan B - "She Said" (2010)^[18]
• Plan B - "Love Goes Down" (2010)^[19]
• Robyn - "Hang With Me" (2010)^[20]
• Chase and Status - "Blind Faith" (2011)^[21]
• Coldplay - "Charlie Brown" (2011)^[22]
• Kassidy - "Take Another Ride" (2011)^[23]

Awards

• 2008 Sundance Film Festival Excellence in Cinematography Award for Ballast^[5][24]
• 2009 Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography for Ballast (nomination)^[24]
• 2010 UKMVA Best Cinematography for Plan B - Stay Too Long (Music Video)^[25]
• 2010 D&AD Awards Best Cinematography (Nominated) for Plan B - Stay Too Long (Music Video)^[26]
• 2011 Woodstock Film Festival Best Cinematography for On the Ice^[27]
• 2014 Royal Television Society Photography - Drama for Utopia^[28]

References