Andrew Lesnie, cinematographer behind both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, has passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack. He was 59.
A man of tremendous vision and good humor, Lesnie also collaborated with Peter Jackson on King Kong and The Lovely Bones, as well as lensing the Babe movies, I Am Legend and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. His last film was The Water Diviner, for Russell Crowe. He was an Academy Award winner for his work on The Fellowship of the Ring.
Lesnie took the art of cinematography and pushed it to a new plateau in the modern era, masterfully combining digital effects and color timing with iconic, painterly shot compositions. He was an innovator and a pioneer and one of the great artists of the fantasy genre.
His visions will live on for ages - here's a very small sample of Andrew Lesnie's ability to plunge us into a scene and take our breath away.
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