Peter_Anderson_(cinematographer)

Peter Anderson (cinematographer)

Peter Anderson (cinematographer)

American cinematographer

Peter Anderson is a cinematographer, visual effects supervisor, and expert on specialized imaging technologies, many of which he helped to develop, including modern 3-D, motion control, large format, high frame rate, and high dynamic range.

Anderson was the staff director of photography at Walt Disney Studios, and he has led visual-effects facilities at Walt Disney Studios and Universal Studios.

Anderson was instrumental in the creation of the theme-park attractions King Kong: 360 3-D, T2 3-D: Battle Across Time[1] and Captain Eo.[2] Peter has also supervised IMAX 3-D productions, including Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man and Wild Ocean, and contributed visual effects to an array of projects, including the features U2 3D and Tron and the original incarnations of the television series Battlestar Galactica and Cosmos.

In 2014, Anderson received the Gordon E. Sawyer Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a special Oscar awarded to "an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry."[3]

References

  1. [1]
    American Cinematographer, August 1996
  2. [2]
    Zakarin (9 December 2015). "The making of "Captain EO"". Yahoo Movies. Yahoo News. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. [3]
    David Heuring (2014-02-25). "Peter Anderson Accepts Gordon E. Sawyer Award from AMPAS". ASCMag.com. Retrieved 2017-11-13.

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