Simon Duggan
Simon Duggan | |
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Born | 13 May 1959 |
Nationality | Australian |
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
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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1998 | The Interview | Craig Monahan | Nominated- AACTA Award for Best Cinematography |
2001 | Risk | Alan White | |
2002 | Garage Days | Alex Proyas | |
2004 | I, Robot | ||
2006 | Underworld: Evolution | Len Wiseman | |
2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | ||
2008 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Rob Cohen | |
Restraint | David Denneen | ||
2009 | Knowing | Alex Proyas | |
2011 | Killer Elite | Gary McKendry | |
2013 | The Great Gatsby | Baz Luhrmann | AACTA Award for Best Cinematography[3] |
2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | Noam Murro | |
2016 | Warcraft | Duncan Jones | |
Hacksaw Ridge | Mel Gibson | AACTA Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Satellite Award for Best Cinematography[4] | |
2019 | Isn't It Romantic | Todd Strauss-Schulson |
References
- ^ Simon Duggan ACS
- ^ Camerimage Interview: The Great Gatsby Cinematographer Simon Duggan
- ^ Bodey, Michael (29 January 2014). "Great day for Gatsby at awards". The Australian. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Hawker, Philippa (5 December 2016). "Mel Gibson's Hackshaw Ridge wins four AACTA Awards". The Australian. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
External links
- Simon Duggan at IMDb