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Tobias A. Schliessler

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Tobias A. Schliessler (born 5 November 1958) is a German cinematographer.

Life

Schliessler was born in Baden-Baden, Germany.[1] He is the son of documentary filmmaker and artist Martin Schliessler (1929–2008) and editor Anemone Schliessler (née Heim).[1][2] His brother Jochen is a documentary filmmaker and his sister Tina a film producer, photographer and painter.

Schiessler grew up in Baden-Baden.[3] In 1979 he moved to Vancouver, Canada and later started to study film at the Simon Fraser University.[1][3] After his graduation as a cinematographer, he started to work on documentary films and advertisement spots. In the late 1980s, he started to work for Canadian television productions. In 1997 he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked on the production of movies like Dreamgirls, Hancock and Battleship.[1] He often works with the directors Bill Condon and Peter Berg.[4] He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.[3]

Schliessler is the father of actress Aisha Jau.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d Tobias Schliessler, cinematographers.nl, retrieved 26 January 2014
  2. ^ ONFILM Interview: Tobias Schliessler, ASC, motion.kodak.com, retrieved 26 January 2014
  3. ^ a b c Interview with Tobias Schliessler, theasc.com, retrieved 26 January 2014
  4. ^ 'Lone Survivor' cinematographer Tobias Schliessler aims for truth, latimes.com, retrieved 26 January 2014
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