Ben Seresin

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Ben Seresin
Born
Benjamin Paul Seresin

(1962-11-03) 3 November 1962 (age 62) [1]
New Zealand [1]
Years active1981–present
Organization(s) British Society of Cinematographers
American Society of Cinematographers
Relatives Michael Seresin (brother)

Benjamin Paul Seresin, BSC, ASC (born 3 November 1962) is a New Zealand cinematographer best known for his work in blockbuster action films. [2] [3] [4]

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He has been a member of the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) since 2010, and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2011. [5]

Life and career

Ben Seresin was born Benjamin Paul Seresin to a Russian father and a New Zealand mother. [1] At the age of 18, he moved to Australia to enter the film industry. [1] After serving as a camera assistant for four years, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he has lived since 1992. [1]

Seresin described his approach to his work as "detached". “As a DP, you have to learn to both trust your eye and to be brave enough to say to the director ‘This is the wrong decision’". [6]

He is the younger brother of Michael Seresin who is also a cinematographer.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1997The James Gang Mike Barker
1999 Best Laid Plans
2000 Circus Rob Walker
2004 A Good Woman Mike Barker
2007 Gone Ringan Ledwidge
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Michael Bay
2010 Unstoppable Tony Scott Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
2013 Broken City Allen Hughes
Pain & Gain Michael Bay
World War Z Marc Forster
2017 The Mummy Alex Kurtzman
2019And We Go Green Fisher Stevens
Malcolm Venville 		Documentary film [a]
2021 Chaos Walking Doug Liman
Godzilla vs. Kong Adam Wingard
2023 The Mother Niki Caro
2024 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Adam Wingard
  1. ↑ Shared credit with Lucas Bielan, Daniel Carter, Damien Drake, Adam Kimmel, Tobias A. Schliessler and Jean-Michel Tibi

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1990He-PlayMike CuffEpisode "Keeper"
1996 Dalziel and Pascoe Maurice PhillipsEpisode "An Advancement of Learning"
2003 Keen Eddie Simon West Episode "Pilot"

TV movies

YearTitleDirector
1995Go Back Out Mike Barker
1997 The Grimleys Declan Lowney
2009 Free Agents Richard Laxton

Documentary series

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2019 The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann Chris Smith With Josep M. Civit, Geoffrey Sentamu, Patrick Smith,
James Watson and Benjamin Michael Wearing
2022BransonWith Tim Cragg and Geoffrey Sentamu

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ben Seresin". Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Oddball on the set". New Straits Times. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Rooney, David (29 March 2021). "'Godzilla vs. Kong': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Satellite Awards Nominate 'Inception' (and Everything Else)". TheWrap. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "'Broken City' Director of Photography Chats at NYFA Union Square - New York Film Academy Blog". Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "New York Film Academy: Making Its Name Step by Step". Nycppnews.com. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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