Ben Seresin

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Ben Seresin
Born
Benjamin Paul Seresin

(1962-11-03) 3 November 1962 (age 63) [1]
Wellington, New Zealand
Years active1981–present
Relatives Michael Seresin (brother)
Website www.benseresin.com

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]

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Early life

Seresin was born in 1962. His father, Harry Seresin, was a Jewish emigrant from Germany who became a prominent figure in the hospitality and café industry in Wellington. [4] He is the younger brother of Michael Seresin, who is also a cinematographer.[ citation needed ]

Career

At the age of 18, he moved to Australia to enter the film industry. 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’". [5]

He has been a member of the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) since 2010, and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2011. [6]

Filmography

Short films

YearTitleDirector
2015Hearts & Arrows Benjamin Millepied
2024Sicker than the Patients Henry Hobson
2025A Disney Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever Taika Waititi

Feature films

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1997The James Gang Mike Barker
1999 Best Laid Plans
2000 Circus Rob Walker
2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Simon West 2nd unit photography
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Jonathan Mostow
2004 A Good Woman Mike Barker
2007 Gone Ringan Ledwidge
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Gore Verbinski Additional photography [a]
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Michael Bay
2010 Unstoppable Tony Scott
2011 The Sorcerer's Apprentice Jon Turteltaub Additional photography [7]
X-Men: First Class Matthew Vaughn Replaced by John Mathieson [7]
2013 Broken City Allen Hughes
Pain & Gain Michael Bay
World War Z Marc Forster Replaced Newton Thomas Sigel [7] [b]
2017 The Mummy Alex Kurtzman
2021 Chaos Walking Doug Liman
Godzilla vs. Kong Adam Wingard
2023 The Mother Niki Caro
2024 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Adam Wingard

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 works

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2019 The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann Chris Smith With Josep M. Civit, Geoffrey Sentamu, Patrick Smith,
James Watson and Benjamin Michael Wearing
And We Go Green Fisher Stevens
Malcolm Venville 		With Lucas Bielan, Daniel Carter, Damien Drake, Adam Kimmel, Tobias A. Schliessler and Jean-Michel Tibi
2022BransonChris SmithWith Tim Cragg and Geoffrey Sentamu

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryTitleResult
Satellite Awards 2010 Best Cinematography Unstoppable Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Satellite Awards Nominate 'Inception' (and Everything Else)". TheWrap. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Harry Seresin's coffee gallery | NZ History". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "New York Film Academy: Making Its Name Step by Step". Nycppnews.com. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "'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.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "BEN SERESIN". cinematographers.nl. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  8. ↑ Staff, The Playlist; Jagernauth, Kevin (3 February 2016). "Watch: Robert Richardson Explains Why He Took His Name Off 'World War Z' And More In 58-Minute Cinematographer Talk". The Playlist. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "World War Z (2013) - DP: Ben Seresin". Sheldon J. Walker | Cinematographer. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2026.

Notes

  1. ↑ Oversaw final 5 weeks of principal photography. [7]
  2. ↑ Robert Richardson was the original director of photography, left during principal photography due to production delays and was replaced by Newton Thomas Sigel. Richardson and Sigel declined to return for extensive reshoots, and were replaced by Seresin. Seresin received sole cinematography credit. [8] [9]
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