Larry Fong (born June 19, 1960) is an American cinematographer, better known for his collaboration with
Zack Snyder.
Early life
Fong showed interest and talent in art at a young age. His experience in photography and film was self-taught, beginning in junior high with short films shot on
Super 8, cel animation, and stop motion projects.
He graduated from
UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the C ...
with a B.A. in Linguistics and
Art Center College of Design in
Pasadena, specializing in film and photography.
In addition of his merits as a cinematographer, Fong is also an accomplished magician and is a member of the
Academy of Magical Arts.
Career
He began his professional career filming
music videos, and garnered enough attention to result in him filming two independent films and various TV pilots, commercials, and shorts.
In 2004, he was hired to film the ''
Lost'' pilot, for which he was nominated for an ASC Award.
In 2006, Fong worked on his first studio film, ''
300
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'', directed by
Zack Snyder, who he would later work on ''
Watchmen'' (2009), ''
Sucker Punch'' (2011) and ''
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' (2016).
In 2011, he was accepted into the American Society of Cinematographers, and in 2012 he was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Filmography
Film
Short film
Television
References
External links
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Variety �
10 Cinematographers to Watch: Larry Fong
20th-century births
Living people
American cinematographers
American people of Chinese descent
Year of birth missing (living people)
University of California, Los Angeles alumni
American magicians
ArtCenter College of Design alumni
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