Simon Duggan
Simon Duggan (born 13 May 1959) is a New Zealand-born Australian cinematographer.
Career
Duggan started his career off in Australia at Ross Wood Film Studios.[1] His first feature film was 1998's The Interview starring Hugo Weaving. Duggan frequently worked with Alex Proyas and Len Wiseman, acting as cinematographer on their films Garage Days, I, Robot, Underworld: Evolution, Live Free or Die Hard and Knowing. Other credits include The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Killer Elite.
Duggan was director of photography on Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby. This was Luhrmann's first experience filming with 3D.[2]
After The Great Gatsby, Duggan worked on 300: Rise of an Empire, Duncan Jones' Warcraft, and Hacksaw Ridge, which marked Mel Gibson's return to directing after 2006's Apocalypto.
Filmography
Feature films
- The Interview (1998)
- Risk (2001)
- Garage Days (2002)
- I, Robot (2004)
- Underworld: Evolution (2006)
- Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
- Restraint (2008)
- Knowing (2009)
- Killer Elite (2011)
- The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
- Warcraft (2016)
- Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Awards
- 2014: 3rd AACTA Awards (The Great Gatsby)[3]
- 2016: 6th AACTA Awards (Hacksaw Ridge)[4]
References
- ↑ Simon Duggan ACS
- ↑ Camerimage Interview: The Great Gatsby Cinematographer Simon Duggan
- ↑ Bodey, Michael (January 29, 2014). "Great day for Gatsby at awards". The Australian. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ↑ Hawker, Philippa (December 5, 2016). "Mel Gibson’s Hackshaw Ridge wins four AACTA Awards". The Australian. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
External links
- Simon Duggan on IMDb