About

Known credits:
58
Birthday:
1964-09-09
Place of birth:
Fresno, California, USA
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Lance Acord

Overview

Lance Acord (born September 9, 1964) is an American cinematographer.

Acord was born in Fresno County, California. He attended Sir Francis Drake High School's School Within A School (S.W.A.S.) program and went on to study photography and filmmaking at the San Francisco Art Institute. He began his professional career with photographer/filmmaker Bruce Weber. Together they made documentaries, commercials and music videos.

His breakthrough in the MTV music videos world came when director Stéphane Sednaoui offered him to work on Björk's Big Time Sensuality. Acord continued to work extensively in the commercials and music videos mediums. He earned the MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice”, which featured Christopher Walken and was directed by Spike Jonze. He also worked with R.E.M. on a regular basis.

Known for

Acting
2015 Once Upon a Time... Lost in Translation Actor Self 59
Average
2014 Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project Actor Self 59
Average
2009 Collaborators Actor N/A
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2007 The Making of Marie Antoinette Actor Self 58
Average
2004 Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation' Actor Self 59
Average

Directing
2018 The Wolf: True Alpha Directing Director 58
Average
2017 The Wolf Directing Director 59
Average
2004 The Very Best of Sheryl Crow: The Videos Directing Director N/A
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Production
2024 Daughters Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2024 Late Bloomers Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2024 As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial Production Executive Producer N/A
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2023 Earth Mama Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2023 Rule of Two Walls Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
2022 There There Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
2022 Aisha Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2021 Long Weekend Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
2020 The Truffle Hunters Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
2020 The Last Shift Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2020 Born to Play Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
2018 Hearts Beat Loud Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
2018 An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2018 The Sentence Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2017 The Hero Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2016 Other People Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
2015 Cop Car Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2014 God's Pocket Production Producer 58
Average
2012 Robot & Frank Production Producer 65
Fair
2009 The New Tenants Production Executive Producer 58
Average

Camera
2018 The Wolf: True Alpha Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2014 God's Pocket Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2013 Her Camera Additional Photography 77
Good
2013 Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis' Camera Camera Operator 59
Average
2013 Wild in the Streets Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
2012 Robot & Frank Camera "B" Camera Operator 65
Fair
2009 Where the Wild Things Are Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
2006 Marie Antoinette Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
2003 The Work of Director Michel Gondry Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2003 Lost in Translation Camera Director of Photography 73
Good
2003 Lost in Translation Camera Camera Operator 73
Good
2002 Adaptation. Camera Director of Photography 71
Good
2002 Jackass: The Movie Camera Second Unit Director of Photography 61
Fair
2002 The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2001 Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2001 Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2001 Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician Camera Camera Operator 58
Average
2001 Weapon of Choice Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
2001 Chop Suey Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2000 Eventual Wife Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1999 Being John Malkovich Camera Director of Photography 72
Good
1998 Lick the Star Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1998 Buffalo '66 Camera Director of Photography 66
Fair
1998 Amarillo By Morning Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1997 How They Get There Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1996 The Teddy Boys of the Edwardian Drape Society Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1995 Björk: It's Oh So Quiet Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1995 Gentle Giants Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1992 Billy Nayer Camera Camera Operator N/A
N/A

Crew
1998 Free Tibet Crew Cinematography N/A
N/A