Tobias A. Schliessler
Tobias A. Schliessler (born 5 November 1958) is a German cinematographer.
Life and career
Schliessler was born in Baden-Baden, Germany,[1] to 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, British Columbia, Canada and later studied 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]
Filmography
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1982 | Tiers: A Story of the Penitentiary | Charles Wilkinson | Short film |
1984 | My Kind of Town | ||
1986 | Close to Home | Ric Beairsto | Documentary |
1988 | Bombs Away | Peg Campbell | Short film |
1989 | The Top of His Head | Peter Mettler | |
Quarantine | Charles Wilkinson | ||
1990 | Angel Square | Anne Wheeler | |
1991 | Raw Deal | ||
South of Wawa | Robert Boyd | ||
Writer's Block | Charles Correll | ||
Lighthouse | Paul Tucker | ||
John Wyre: Drawing on Sound | Niv Fichman | Documentary short | |
1992 | North of Pittsburgh | Richard Martin | |
1993 | He's My Girl II | ||
1994 | Killer | Mark Malone | |
Double Cross | Michael Keusch | ||
Max | Charles Wilkinson | ||
1995 | Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh | Bill Condon | 1st collaboration with Condon |
Dream Man | René Bonnière | ||
1997 | Mandela and de Klerk | Joseph Sargent | |
Free Willy 3: The Rescue | Sam Pillsbury | ||
1998 | The Escape | Stuart Gillard | |
Hoods | Mark Malone | ||
The Fisherman and His Wife | Jochen A. Schliessler | Short film | |
2000 | The Guilty | Anthony Waller | |
Bait | Antoine Fuqua | ||
2003 | The Rundown | Peter Berg | 1st collaboration with Berg |
2004 | Friday Night Lights | ||
2006 | Dreamgirls | Bill Condon | |
2008 | Hancock | Peter Berg | |
2009 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | Tony Scott | |
2012 | Battleship | Peter Berg | |
2013 | The Fifth Estate | Bill Condon | |
Lone Survivor | Peter Berg | ||
2015 | Mr. Holmes | Bill Condon | |
2016 | Patriots Day | Peter Berg | |
2017 | Beauty and the Beast | Bill Condon | |
2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | Ava DuVernay | |
2019 | The Good Liar | Bill Condon | |
2020 | Spenser Confidential | Peter Berg | |
TBA | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | George C. Wolfe | |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1992 | Duplicates | Sandor Stern | TV movie |
1993 | Born to Run | Albert Magnoli | |
1994 | Sin & Redemption | Neema Barnette | |
Green Dolphin Beat | Tommy Lee Wallace | ||
1995 | The Omen | Jack Sholder | |
1996 | The Limbic Region | Michael Pattinson | |
1997 | Volcano: Fire on the Mountain | Graeme Campbell | |
1998 | Outrage | Robert Allan Ackerman | |
The Long Way Home | Glenn Jordan | ||
Legalese | |||
DayBreak | Tucker Gates | ||
References
- Tobias Schliessler, cinematographers.nl, retrieved 26 January 2014
- ONFILM Interview: Tobias Schliessler, ASC, motion.kodak.com, retrieved 26 January 2014
- Interview with Tobias Schliessler, theasc.com, retrieved 26 January 2014
- 'Lone Survivor' cinematographer Tobias Schliessler aims for truth, latimes.com, retrieved 26 January 2014