Boyd, Russell 1944-

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Boyd, Russell 1944-

PERSONAL

Born April 21, 1944, in Geelong, Victoria, Australia; family in agriculture.

Addresses:

Agent—Cameron's, 61 Marlborough St., Seventh Floor, Surry Hills, New South Wales 2010, Australia; The Murtha Agency, 4240 Promenade Way, Suite 232, Marina Del Ray, CA 90292.

Career:

Cinematographer and camera operator. Shot news broadcasts and newsreels, worked as a set painter, and projected dailies. Worked at newsreel and documentary companies. Photographer for advertisements.

Member:

American Society of Cinematographers, Australian Cinematographers Society.

Awards, Honors:

Milli Award, cinematographer of the year, Australian Cinematographers Society, 1976, for Between Wars; nomination for Best Cinematography Award, British Society of Cinematographers, 1976, Film Award, best cinematography, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1977, and Saturn Award, best cinematography, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, 1979, all for Picnic at Hanging Rock; Australian Film Institute Award, best achievement in cinematography, 1977, for Break of Day; Australian Film Institute Award, best achievement in cinematography, 1978, for The Last Wave; Citra Award and Australian Film Institute Award nomination, best achievement in cinematography, both 1980, for The Chain Reaction; Australian Film Institute Award, best achievement in cinematography, 1981, and Milli Award, cinematographer of the year, 1982, both for Gallipoli; Australian Film Institute Award nomination, best achievement in cinematography, 1983, for The Year of Living Dangerously; Australian Film Institute Award nomination, best achievement in cinematography, 1986, for Burke & Wills; Raymond Longford Award, Australian Film Institute, 1988; Australian Film Institute Award nomination, best achievement in cinematography, 1990, for Blood Oath; named to the Australian Cinematographers Society Hall of Fame, 1998; Special Achievement Award, Film Critics Circle of Australia, 2002; Film Critics Circle of Australia Award nomination, best cinematography, 2002, for Serenades; Special Award (with Peter Weir), best duo, Camerimage, 2003; nomination for the Golden Frog, Camerimage, 2003, Academy Award, National Society of Film Critics Award, Film Award nomination, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Golden Satellite Award nomination (with Sandi Sissel), International Press Academy, Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination, and Phoenix Film Critics Society Award nomination, all best cinematography, and American Society of Cinematographers Award nomination, outstanding achievement in cinematography in theatrical releases, all 2004, all for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World; guest of honor, National Awards for Cinematography, Australian Cinematographers Society, 2004.

CREDITS

Film Cinematographer:

Hennessy's Holiday (short promotional documentary), 1966.

The American Poet's Visit (short film), 1968.

Cobar Copper: A New Era in Mining (short documentary), 1968.

The Acid Test (documentary), 1970.

What Went Wrong at Currarjong? (short documentary), c. 1970.

The Girl from the Family of Man (short film), 1970.

Jindivik: The Hunted One (short documentary), 1970.

Project Turana—A New Australian Target Concept (short documentary), 1971.

Making It Work, 1972.

Cheryl and Kevin (short documentary), 1973.

Joker (short film), 1973.

Lanshan (short film), Australian Film and Television School, 1973.

Matchless (short film), 1973.

Mr. Fixit—My Dad (short film), 1973.

This Is Philosophy (documentary), 1973.

Between Wars, Satori, 1974.

Me and You, Kangaroo (short film), Learning Corporation of America, 1974.

Amy Is a Tiger (short promotional documentary), 1975.

The Crossing (short film), 1975.

The Golden Cage, Independent Artists, 1975.

Howard (short documentary; also known as [Ric] Howard), 1975.

The Love Epidemic, 1975.

The Man from Hong Kong (also known as The Dragon Flies and Zhi dao huang long), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975.

Modern Masters: Manet to Matisse (documentary), 1975.

Picnic at Hanging Rock, Janus Films/Atlantic Releasing, 1975.

Alcestis (short film), 1976.

Painted Horses (short documentary), 1976.

Summer of Secrets, 1976.

Backroads (short film), 1977.

Break of Day, 1977.

The Last Wave (also known as Black Rain), Cowboy Pictures/World Northal, 1977.

Plunge into Darkness, 1977.

And second unit cinematographer, The Reef (documentary; also known as Reef), 1977.

The Singer and the Dancer, 1977.

Second unit cinematographer: Australia, Stunt Rock (also known as Crash, Sorcery, and Stuntrock), Film Ventures International, 1978.

Temperament Unsuited (short film), 1978.

Dawn!, 1979.

Just out of Reach (short film), 1979.

Pulau dewata—Bali (documentary; also known as Island of the Gods), Palm Beach Pictures, 1979.

Tapak dewata—Java (short documentary; also known as Tapak dewata—Path of the Gods), 1979.

Tranquility in a Wilderness: Gardens of Early Australia (short documentary), 1979.

The Chain Reaction (also known as Detector and Nuclear Run), Hoyts Distribution/Warner Bros., 1980.

Gymnastics: Just about the Best Thing Going (short documentary), 1980.

… Maybe This Time, 1980.

Gallipoli, Paramount, 1981.

Starstruck (also known as Star Struck), Cinecom, 1982.

The Year of Living Dangerously, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982.

Phar Lap (also known as Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.

Tender Mercies, Universal, 1983.

Mrs. Soffel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1984.

A Soldier's Story, Columbia, 1984.

Stanley: Every Home Should Have One (also known as Stanley), 1984.

Burke & Wills, Hemdale Releasing, 1985.

Crocodile Dundee (also known as "Crocodile" Dundee), Paramount, 1986.

The Perfectionist (also known as Three's Trouble), [Australia], 1987.

Crocodile Dundee II (also known as "Crocodile" Dundee II), Paramount, 1988.

High Tide (also known as Hightide), TriStar, 1988.

The Rescue, Buena Vista, 1988.

The Street of Dreams, 1988.

In Country, Warner Bros., 1989.

Almost an Angel, Paramount, 1990.

Blood Oath (also known as Prisoners of the Sun), Skouras Pictures, 1990.

Sweet Talker (also known as Confidence), New Line Cinema, 1991.

Turtle Beach (also known as The Killing Beach), Warner Bros., 1991.

Forever Young, Warner Bros., 1992.

White Men Can't Jump, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992.

Cobb, Warner Bros., 1994.

Operation Dumbo Drop (also known as Dumbo Drop), Buena Vista, 1995.

Tin Cup, Warner Bros., 1996.

Liar, Liar, Universal, 1997.

Oscar and Lucinda, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1997.

Doctor Dolittle (also known as Dr. Dolittle, Docteur Dolittle, Elaeintohtori, and Il dottor Dolittle), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998.

Company Man, Paramount, 2000.

American Outlaws, Warner Bros., 2001.

Serenades, Palace Films, 2001.

The Birthday (short film), 2002.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003.

Ghost Rider (also known as Spirited Racer), Buena Vista, 2007.

What They Don't Know (short film), [Australia], 2007.

Cinematographer for filmed interviews of various people.

Film Camera Operator:

Number 96 (also known as No. 96), [Australia], 1974.

The Perfectionist (also known as Three's Trouble), [Australia], 1987.

High Tide (also known as Hightide), TriStar, 1988.

Serenades, Palace Films, 2001.

Film Work; Other:

Additional photographer, Oscar and Lucinda, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1997.

(Uncredited) Director of photography: Thailand, Stealth, Columbia, 2005.

Film Appearances:

Himself, Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (documentary; also known as Not Quite Hollywood), Magnet Releasing/Madman Entertainment/Optimum Releasing, 2009.

Television Cinematographer; Series:

The Spoiler, Nine Network (Australia), 1972.

Television Cinematographer; Miniseries:

A Town Like Alice, Seven Network (Australia), 1980, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1981.

The Challenge, [Australia], 1986.