Dion Beebe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 (age 52–53) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Dion Beebe A.C.S. A.S.C. (/ˈdiːɒn ˈbiːbi/ DEE-on BEE-bee;[1] born 18 May 1968) is an Australian-South African cinematographer. Originally from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, his family moved to Cape Town, South Africa in 1972. Dion studied cinematography at the Australian Film Television and Radio School from 1987 to 1989.
Beebe was nominated for an Academy Award and BAFTA for his work on Rob Marshall's Chicago, and won the 2006 Academy Award for his work on the director's later Memoirs of a Geisha. He is known for his use of stylized, highly saturated colour palettes and for his experimental use of[2][3] high-speed digital video on Michael Mann's Collateral (for which he won a BAFTA for Best Cinematography) and Miami Vice. He is also a member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). Dion was inducted into the Australian Cinematography Society's Hall of Fame at the National Awards on the 16 May 2020.
Filmography
 | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Crush | Alison Maclean | |
| 1995 | Vacant Possession | Margot Nash | |
| 1996 | What I Have Written | John Hughes | |
| Floating Life | Clara Law | ||
| 1998 | My Own Country | Mira Nair | |
| Praise | John Curran | ||
| 1999 | Holy Smoke! | Jane Campion | |
| 2000 | Forever Lulu | John Kaye | |
| The Goddess of 1967 | Clara Law | ||
| 2001 | Charlotte Gray | Gillian Armstrong | |
| 2002 | Chicago | Rob Marshall | Nominated – Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography |
| Equilibrium | Kurt Wimmer | ||
| 2003 | In the Cut | Jane Campion | |
| 2004 | Collateral | Michael Mann | Co-cinematographer with Paul Cameron BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Cinematography Nominated – National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha | Rob Marshall | Academy Award for Best Cinematography BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Cinematography Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2006 | Miami Vice | Michael Mann | |
| 2007 | Rendition | Gavin Hood | |
| 2009 | Land of the Lost | Brad Silberling | |
| Nine | Rob Marshall | Satellite Award for Best Cinematography St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Cinematography Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography | |
| 2011 | Green Lantern | Martin Campbell | |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Ruben Fleischer | |
| 2014 | Edge of Tomorrow | Doug Liman | |
| Into the Woods | Rob Marshall | ||
| 2016 | 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | Michael Bay | |
| 2017 | The Snowman | Tomas Alfredson | |
| 2018 | Mary Poppins Returns | Rob Marshall | |
| 2019 | I Am Woman | Unjoo Moon | |
| Gemini Man | Ang Lee | ||
| TBA | The Little Mermaid | Rob Marshall | Filming |
References
- ^ "Dion Beebe: Meet the Filmmaker by Events at the Apple Store on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts.
- ^ Frazer, Bryant (1 August 2004). "How DP Dion Beebe adapted to HD for Michael Mann's Collateral". studiodaily. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ Goldman, Michael (1 August 2006). "Digital Vision". Retrieved 28 November 2011.
External links
- Dion Beebe at IMDb
- How did that Oscar get there? interview with Dion Beebe in the Sydney Morning Herald (24 June 2006)