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Lance Acord
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Acord at Sundance 2015 (first from left to right)
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| Occupation | Cinematographer, Film director |
Lance Acord is an American cinematographer and film director. A cinematographer is the person in charge of how a movie looks. They decide on the camera angles, lighting, and overall visual style. Acord is well-known for his work on movies like Buffalo '66 (1998), Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Lost in Translation (2003). He is also a member of the ASC.
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Early Life and Learning
Lance Acord studied photography and filmmaking. He went to the San Francisco Art Institute to learn more about these exciting fields.
His Work in Film
Becoming a Cinematographer
Acord started his career working with photographer and filmmaker Bruce Weber. Together, they created documentaries, commercials, and music videos. He became widely known after filming the music video for Björk's song "Big Time Sensuality".
Throughout the 1990s, Acord worked a lot on commercials and music videos. He even won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the Fatboy Slim music video "Weapon of Choice". This video famously featured actor Christopher Walken dancing. Acord also worked regularly with the band R.E.M..
Lance Acord then started working on feature films. He was the cinematographer for Vincent Gallo's movie Buffalo '66 (1998). He also worked on several films directed by Spike Jonze, including Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Where the Wild Things Are (2009). He also collaborated with director Sofia Coppola on movies like Lost in Translation (2003) and Marie Antoinette (2006).
Directing Commercials
In the late 1990s, Acord began directing commercials. In 1998, he started his own company called Park Pictures with his business partner Jackie Kelman Bisbee.
He has won many awards for his commercial work. These include 35 Cannes Lions, which are major awards for advertising. He has directed commercials for big companies like Nike, Apple, and Volkswagen.
One of his most famous commercials was "The Force" for Volkswagen in 2011. It was a Super Bowl ad that was named the best ad of the year by several publications. His Apple commercial "Misunderstood" won an Emmy Award in 2014. In 2019, he won another Emmy for the Nike commercial "Dream Crazy," which starred Colin Kaepernick.
In 2019, Acord directed a short film commercial for Xfinity called A Holiday Reunion. This film was based on the classic movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and brought back actor Henry Thomas as Elliott.
Movies Lance Acord Worked On
As Director of Photography
This is a list of some of the movies where Lance Acord was the cinematographer, meaning he was in charge of the camera and lighting.
Short Films
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 1997 | How They Get There | Spike Jonze |
| 1998 | Lick the Star | Sofia Coppola |
| 2019 | E.T.: A Holiday Reunion | Himself |
Feature Films
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 1998 | Buffalo '66 | Vincent Gallo |
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich | Spike Jonze |
| 2002 | The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys | Peter Care |
| 2002 | Adaptation | Spike Jonze |
| 2003 | Lost in Translation | Sofia Coppola |
| 2006 | Marie Antoinette | Sofia Coppola |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are | Spike Jonze |
| 2014 | God's Pocket | John Slattery |
Music Videos
Here are some of the music videos where Lance Acord was the cinematographer:
| Year | Artist | Title | Director |
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| 1993 | Björk | "Big Time Sensuality" | Stéphane Sednaoui |
| 1995 | R.E.M. | "Crush with Eyeliner" | Spike Jonze |
| 1995 | Björk | "It's Oh So Quiet" | Spike Jonze |
| 1997 | The Chemical Brothers | "Elektrobank" | Spike Jonze |
| 1998 | Fatboy Slim | "Praise You" | Spike Jonze |
| 2001 | Fatboy Slim | "Weapon of Choice" | Spike Jonze |
| 2003 | The White Stripes | "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" | Sofia Coppola |
As a Producer
Lance Acord has also helped produce films, meaning he helped make sure the movie got made.
- Robot & Frank (2012)
- God's Pocket (2014)
He has also been an executive producer for many other films, which means he helped fund or oversee the projects. Some of these include:
- Cop Car (2015)
- Other People (2016)
- The Hero (2017)
- Hearts Beat Loud (2018)
- Farewell Amor (2020)
- The Truffle Hunters (2020) (Documentary)
- Long Weekend (2021)
- Earth Mama (2023)
