Tobias A. Schliessler

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

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Life and career

Schliessler was born in Baden-Baden, Germany, [1] to documentary filmmaker and artist Martin Schliessler (1929–2008) and editor Anemone Schliessler (née Heim). [1] [2] His brother, Jochen, is a documentary filmmaker, and his sister, Tina, a film producer, photographer, and painter.

Schiessler grew up in Baden-Baden. [3] In 1979 he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and later studied film at the Simon Fraser University. [1] [3] 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 Los Angeles, where he worked on the production of movies like Dreamgirls , Hancock and Battleship . [1] He often works with the directors Bill Condon and Peter Berg. [4] He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. [3]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1982Tiers: A Story of the Penitentiary Charles Wilkinson Short film
1984 My Kind of Town
1986Close to HomeRic BeairstoDocumentary
1988Bombs Away Peg Campbell Short film
1989 The Top of His Head Peter Mettler
QuarantineCharles Wilkinson
1990 Angel Square Anne Wheeler
1991Raw Deal
South of Wawa Robert Boyd
Writer's Block Charles Correll
LighthousePaul Tucker
John Wyre: Drawing on Sound Niv Fichman Documentary short
1992 North of Pittsburgh Richard Martin
1993He's My Girl II
1994KillerMark Malone
Double CrossMichael Keusch
Max Charles Wilkinson
1995 Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh Bill Condon 1st collaboration with Condon
Dream Man René Bonnière
1997 Mandela and de Klerk Joseph Sargent
Free Willy 3: The Rescue Sam Pillsbury
1998The Escape Stuart Gillard
HoodsMark Malone
The Fisherman and His WifeJochen A. SchliesslerShort film
2000 The Guilty Anthony Waller
Bait Antoine Fuqua
2003 The Rundown Peter Berg 1st collaboration with Berg
2004 Friday Night Lights
2006 Dreamgirls Bill Condon
2008 Hancock Peter Berg
2009 The Taking of Pelham 123 Tony Scott
2012 Battleship Peter Berg
2013 The Fifth Estate Bill Condon
Lone Survivor Peter Berg
2015 Mr. Holmes Bill Condon
2016 Patriots Day Peter Berg
2017 Beauty and the Beast Bill Condon
2018 A Wrinkle in Time Ava DuVernay
2019 The Good Liar Bill Condon
2020 Spenser Confidential Peter Berg
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom George C. Wolfe
2021 Palmer Fisher Stevens
Come from Away Christopher Ashley
2022 The Adam Project Shawn Levy
TBA Rustin George C. WolfePost-production

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1992Duplicates Sandor Stern TV movie
1993Born to Run Albert Magnoli
1994Sin & Redemption Neema Barnette
Green Dolphin Beat Tommy Lee Wallace
1995The Omen Jack Sholder
1996The Limbic Region Michael Pattinson
1997Volcano: Fire on the Mountain Graeme Campbell
1998 Outrage Robert Allan Ackerman
The Long Way Home Glenn Jordan
Legalese
DayBreak Tucker Gates

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References

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