Russell Boyd
Russell Stewart Boyd, ACS, ASC, (born 21 April 1944) is an Australian cinematographer, known as a key figure of the Australian New Wave movement from the 1970s, with his work on Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) helping to shape the visual aesthetic of Australian cinema. In 2003, Boyd won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
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Russell Boyd
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- 1944.
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- Australia.
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- cinematographer, film director and camera operator.
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Russell Stewart Boyd, ACS, ASC, (born 21 April 1944) is an Australian cinematographer, known as a key figure of the Australian New Wave movement from the 1970s, with his work on Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) helping to shape the visual aesthetic of Australian cinema. In 2003, Boyd won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
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Early life
Early life
Born into a rural Victorian family, he spent his early years on a small farm near Geelong, where his father worked as a wool classer.
Career
Career
Boyd started his professional career at Cinesound in Melbourne as a general assistant. Seeking broader opportunities, he moved to Sydney in the mid-1960s, where he worked on documentaries and commercials at Supreme Studios. In 1974, Boyd made his breakthrough with Between Wars, earning him the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Milli Award for Cinematographer of the Year.
Australian New Wave and collaboration with Peter Weir
Australian New Wave and collaboration with Peter Weir
Boyd played a pivotal role in the Australian New Wave cinema movement of the 1970s, which revitalized the country's film industry. His collaboration with director Peter Weir began in 1975 with Picnic at Hanging Rock, a film that is widely credited with putting Australian cinema on the world map. His work on the film also earned Boyd a BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography. He would later work on five other movies with Weir: The Last Wave (1977), Gallipoli (1981), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), and The Way Back (2010).
Hollywood career
Hollywood career
In the early 1980s, Boyd expanded his career to Hollywood, working with Australian directors who had also made the transition. He served as cinematographer on Bruce Beresford's Tender Mercies (1983) and Gillian Armstrong's Mrs. Soffel (1984). He also worked on mainstream productions like White Men Can't Jump (1992), Liar Liar (1997) and Dr. Dolittle (1998).
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Awards and recognition
Awards and recognition
Boyd has been a member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) since 1975, and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2004, he became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). In 1988, Boyd became the first of the only two cinematographers to receive the Australian Film Institute's Raymond Longford Award, recognizing his "unwavering commitment over many years to excellence in the film and television industries". In 2021, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to the visual arts as a cinematographer of Australian feature films and television productions" in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
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Australian awards
Australian Film Institute Awards Australian Cinematographers Society
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- 1.Russell Boyd. ACMI.
- 2.Russell Boyd, ASC, ACS: Vision Accomplished. The American Society of Cinematographers.
- 3.The Golden Age of The Australian New Wave Cinema (1970s - 1980s). www.robertcmorton.com. 2024-07-30.
- 4.elias, debbie lynn. Exclusive 1:1 with Peter Weir: Master and Commander of His Ship. Behind The Lens Online. 2011-01-25.
- 5.cinephiliabeyond. Australian Gothic: Peter Weir's 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' • Cinephilia & Beyond. 2024-10-15.
- 6.Russell Boyd. www.acmi.net.au.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- McFarlane, Brian. The Oxford companion to Australian film. Melbourne, Australia; New York: Oxford University Press. 1999. 0-19-553797-1.
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