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Laul Crawley
Born (1974-11-02) 2 November 1974 (age 48) [1]
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, director of photography

Laurie "Laul" Crawley BSC (born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2] ), is an English cinematographer. His works include Ballast , Four Lions , and The Crimson Petal and the White .

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In 2013, Crawley shot Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom , which was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival [3] and has attracted critical attention[ vague ] for its cinematography. [4] Crawley has been inducted into the British Society of Cinematographers. [5] He has been awarded two cinematography awards at film festivals, [6] and also has been nominated for a 2014 Film Independent Spirit Award. [7]

In 2016 The Playlist profiled Crawley in their filmmakers on the rise stating that, "British DP Lol Crawley isn’t quite a brand new name — he’s been doing some remarkably impressive work in features for nearly a decade now. But of late, he’s gone from an extraordinarily impressive cinematographer to staking his claim at being one of the best in the world." [8]

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleDirectorNotesRef.
2008 Ballast Lance Hammer [6] [9]
2009 Four Lions Chris Morris [10]
2011 Baby Daniel Mulloy Short film [6]
On the IceAndrew Okpeaha MacLean [6]
2012 Hyde Park on Hudson Roger Michell [11] [12]
2013 Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Justin Chadwick [13] [14]
2015 45 Years Andrew Haigh [15]
The Childhood of a Leader Brady Corbet
The Reflektor Tapes Kahlil JosephDocumentary
2018 Vox Lux Brady Corbet
2019 Dau Ilya Khrzhanovsky
2020 The Secret Garden Marc Munden
The Devil All the Time Antonio Campos
2021 The Humans Stephen Karam
2022 White Noise Noah Baumbach
TBA The Brutalist Brady Corbet [16]

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotesRef.
2011 The Crimson Petal and the White Marc Munden4 episodes [17]
2014 Turn: Washington's Spies Rupert Wyatt Episode: "Pilot"
Utopia Marc Munden
Sam Donovan		6 episodes [18]
2016 The OA Zal Batmanglij 8 episodes
2017 Black Mirror John Hillcoat Episode: "Crocodile"

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRef.
2010"Stay Too Long" Plan B [19]
"She Said" [19]
"Love Goes Down" [19]
"Hang With Me" Robyn [19]
2011"Blind Faith" Chase and Status [20]
"Charlie Brown" Coldplay [19]
"Take Another Ride" Kassidy [19]

Awards

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References

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  2. ↑ "Movie Review: Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom (12A) - Graham Young - Birmingham Mail". 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
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  17. ↑ "The Crimson Petal and the White (TV Mini-Series 2011) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". IMDb . Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
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  20. ↑ "Lol Crawley, BSC // Music Video". Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
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