Laurie "Lol" Crawley BSC (born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire[2]) is an English cinematographer. His works include Ballast, Four Lions, and The Crimson Petal and the White.
Lol Crawley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 November 1974[1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, director of photography |
In 2013, Crawley shot Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, which was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival[3] and has attracted critical attention[vague] for its cinematography.[4] Crawley has been inducted into the British Society of Cinematographers.[5] He has been awarded two cinematography awards at film festivals,[6] and also has been nominated for a 2014 Film Independent Spirit Award.[7]
In 2016 The Playlist profiled Crawley in their filmmakers on the rise stating that, "British DP Lol Crawley isn’t quite a brand new name — he’s been doing some remarkably impressive work in features for nearly a decade now. But of late, he’s gone from an extraordinarily impressive cinematographer to staking his claim at being one of the best in the world."[8]
Filmography
editFeature film
edit| Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ballast | Lance Hammer | [6][9] | |
| Better Things | Duane Hopkins | |||
| 2009 | Wasted | Stuart Davids Caroline Paterson |
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| Four Lions | Chris Morris | [10] | ||
| 2010 | Donkeys | Morag McKinnon | ||
| 2011 | On the Ice | Andrew Okpeaha MacLean | ||
| Here | Braden King | |||
| 2012 | Hyde Park on Hudson | Roger Michell | [11][12] | |
| 2013 | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Justin Chadwick | [13][14] | |
| 2015 | 45 Years | Andrew Haigh | [15] | |
| The Childhood of a Leader | Brady Corbet | |||
| 2018 | Vox Lux | |||
| 2019 | Dau | Ilya Khrzhanovsky | With Manuel Alberto Claro and Jürgen Jürges | |
| 2020 | The Secret Garden | Marc Munden | ||
| The Devil All the Time | Antonio Campos | |||
| 2021 | The Humans | Stephen Karam | ||
| 2022 | White Noise | Noah Baumbach | ||
| 2024 | The Brutalist | Brady Corbet | [16] | |
| TBA | DreamQuil | Alex Prager |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | One Night in Turin | James Erskine | |
| 2011 | From the Ashes | With Joel Devlin and Richard Malins | |
| 2015 | The Reflektor Tapes | Kahlil Joseph | With Autumn Durald Arkapaw and Malik Hassan Sayeed |
| 2021 | Shadow Kingdom: The Early Songs of Bob Dylan |
Alma Har'el | Concert film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Reps | Andy Ross | ||
| 2007 | Where There's a Will | Daniel Elliott | Documentary series | |
| 2011 | The Crimson Petal and the White | Marc Munden | Miniseries | [17] |
| 2012 | Murder | Birger Larsen | Episode "Joint Enterprise" | |
| 2014 | Turn: Washington's Spies | Rupert Wyatt | Episode "Pilot" | |
| Utopia | Marc Munden Sam Donovan |
Season 2 | [18] | |
| 2016 | The OA | Zal Batmanglij | Season 1 | |
| 2017 | Black Mirror | John Hillcoat | Episode "Crocodile" |
Music video
edit| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Stay Too Long" | Plan B | [19] |
| "She Said" | |||
| "Love Goes Down" | |||
| "Hang With Me" | Robyn | ||
| 2011 | "Blind Faith" | Chase and Status | [20] |
| "Charlie Brown" | Coldplay | [19] | |
| "Take Another Ride" | Kassidy |
Awards
edit- 2008 Sundance Film Festival Excellence in Cinematography Award for Ballast[6][21]
- 2009 Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography for Ballast (nomination)[21]
- 2010 UK Music Video Awards Best Cinematography for Plan B - Stay Too Long (Music Video)[19]
- 2010 Design and Art Direction Awards Best Cinematography (Nominated) for Plan B - Stay Too Long (Music Video)[19]
- 2011 Woodstock Film Festival Best Cinematography for On the Ice[22]
- 2014 Royal Television Society Photography - Drama for Utopia[18]
References
edit- ^ "Lol Crawley - movies list, photos and biography". Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Movie Review: Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom (12A) - Graham Young - Birmingham Mail". 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom' Review: Idris Elba Is Superb in CliffsNotes Biopic | Variety". 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Aspect Ratio Film Reviews: Mandela". Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Lol Crawley, Daniel Landin and Christopher Ross | The British Society of Cinematographers". Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "The Brits making waves at Sundance – again – Telegraph". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Lol Crawley | Spirit Awards 2014". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "The Playlist <". Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Index to Motion Picture Credits – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Production Starts on Hyde Park on Hudson - ComingSoon.net". Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "ARRI Group: News". Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Contender – Cinematographer Lol Crawley, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Below the Line". 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "WASHINGTON FILM INSTITUTE | FILM REVIEW: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom". 20 December 2013. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Lol Crawley, Dávid Jancsó & Kate Forbes on The Brutalist". Lux Artists. 9 March 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "The Crimson Petal and the White (TV Mini-Series 2011) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". IMDb. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ a b "RTS announces winners of the Craft & Design Awards 2014". 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Lol Crawley, BSC // Cv". Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "Lol Crawley, BSC // Music Video". Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Ballast Festivals and Awards". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ "WFF 2011 MAVERICK AWARD CEREMONY WINNERS". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
External links
edit- Lol Crawley at IMDb