Tobias A. Schliessler (born 5 November 1958) is a German

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Life and career

Schliessler was born in

Baden-Baden Baden-Baden () is a spa town in the states of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos (river), Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the ...

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,Tobias Schliessler
cinematographers.nl, retrieved 26 January 2014 to documentary filmmaker and artist

Martin Schliessler Martin Schliessler (1929–2008) was a German adventurer, cinematographer and sculptor.
bad-bad.de, retrieved 26 January 2014

(1929–2008) and editor Anemone Schliessler (née Heim). His brother, Jochen, is a documentary filmmaker, and his sister, Tina, a film producer, photographer, and painter who works principally but not exclusively with her husband Charles Wilkinson. Schiessler grew up in Baden-Baden.Interview with Tobias Schliessler
, theasc.com, retrieved 26 January 2014 In 1979 he moved to

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and later studied film at the

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a Public university, public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It maintains three campuses in Greater Vancouver, respectively located in Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, British Columbia, Surrey, and ...

. After his graduation as a cinematographer, he started to work on documentary films and advertisement spots. In the late 1980s, he started to work for Canadian television productions. In 1997 he moved to

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, where he worked on the production of movies like ''

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'', '' Hancock'' and ''

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''. He often works with the directors

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and

Peter Berg Peter Berg (born March 11, 1964) is an American director, producer, writer, and actor. His directorial film works include the black comedy '' Very Bad Things'' (1998), the action comedy '' The Rundown'' (2003), the sports drama '' Friday Night ...

.'Lone Survivor' cinematographer Tobias Schliessler aims for truth
latimes.com, retrieved 26 January 2014 He is a member of the

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Filmography

Feature film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schliessler, Tobias A 1958 births German cinematographers People from Baden-Baden Living people Simon Fraser University alumni Film people from Baden-Württemberg