Laurie "Lol" Crawley (born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire[2]) is an English cinematographer. He is known for his collaborations with director Brady Corbet on such films as The Childhood of a Leader (2015), Vox Lux (2018), and The Brutalist (2024), the latter of which earned him a nominations for the Academy Award, the British Academy Film Award, and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography.
His other works also include Ballast (2008), Four Lions (2010), 45 Years (2015), The Humans (2020), and White Noise (2022) as well as the BBC Two series The Crimson Petal and the White (2011) and the Netflix series The OA (2016) and Black Mirror (2017).
Career
In 2013, Crawley shot Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, which was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival[3] and 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 four Film Independent Spirit Awards.[7]
Reception
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
Feature film
| 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
| 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
| 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 and nominations
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "On The Rise 2016: 20 Filmmakers To Watch". 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.
- ^ Scott Roxborough (21 November 2024). "'The Brutalist' DP Lol Crawley to Be Honored With Rotterdam's Robby Müller Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
External links
- Lol Crawley at IMDb
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