Ben Seresin | |
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Born | Benjamin Paul Seresin 3 November 1962 [1] |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 1994–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 on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Unstoppable (2010), World War Z (2013), and Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). [2] [3] For his work on Unstoppable , he was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Cinematography in 2010. [4] Seresin is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) since 2010, and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2011. [5]
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 ]
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1997 | The 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 | ||
2015 | Hearts & Arrows | Benjamin Millepied | Short film |
2017 | The Mummy | Alex Kurtzman | |
2019 | And We Go Green | Fisher Stevens Malcolm Venville | Documentary film [lower-alpha 1] |
2021 | Chaos Walking | Doug Liman | |
Godzilla vs. Kong | Adam Wingard | ||
2023 | The Mother | Niki Caro | |
2024 | Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | Adam Wingard | |
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1990 | He-Play | Mike Cuff | Episode "Keeper" |
1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Maurice Phillips | Episode "An Advancement of Learning" |
2003 | Keen Eddie | Simon West | Episode "Pilot" |
TV movies
Year | Title | Director |
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1995 | Go Back Out | Mike Barker |
1997 | The Grimleys | Declan Lowney |
2009 | Free Agents | Richard Laxton |
Documentary series
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2019 | The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann | Chris Smith | With Josep M. Civit, Geoffrey Sentamu, Patrick Smith, James Watson and Benjamin Michael Wearing |
2022 | Branson | With Tim Cragg and Geoffrey Sentamu |
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