Lol Crawley

Lol Crawley
Born	(1974-11-02) 2 November 1974[1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Occupation	Cinematographer, director of photography

Lol Crawley BSC (born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire^[2] 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^[3] and has attracted critical attention for its cinematography.^[4] Crawley has been inducted into the British Society of Cinematographers.^[5] He has been awarded two cinematography awards at film festivals,^[6] and also has been nominated for a 2014 Film Independent Spirit Award.^[7]

In 2016 The Playlist profiled Crawley in their filmmakers on the rise stating that, "British DP Lol Crawley isn’t quite a brand new name — he’s been doing some remarkably impressive work in features for nearly a decade now. But of late, he’s gone from an extraordinarily impressive cinematographer to staking his claim at being one of the best in the world."^[8]

Filmography

Television and film

• Ballast (2008)^[6][9]
• Four Lions (2009)^[10]
• Baby (2011)^[6]
• On the Ice (2011)^[6]
• The Crimson Petal and the White (2011)^[11]
• Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)^[12][13]
• Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)^[14][15]
• Dau (2014)^[16]
• Turn: Washington's Spies ("Pilot") (2014)
• Utopia - Season 2 (2014)^[17]
• 45 Years (2015) ^[18]
• The Childhood of a Leader (2015)
• The Reflektor Tapes (2015)
• The OA - Part I (2016)

Music videos

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

Awards

• 2008 Sundance Film Festival Excellence in Cinematography Award for Ballast^[6][21]
• 2009 Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography for Ballast (nomination)^[21]
• 2010 UKMVA Best Cinematography for Plan B - Stay Too Long (Music Video)^[19]
• 2010 D&AD Awards Best Cinematography (Nominated) for Plan B - Stay Too Long (Music Video)^[19]
• 2011 Woodstock Film Festival Best Cinematography for On the Ice^[22]
• 2014 Royal Television Society Photography - Drama for Utopia^[17]

References