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Dean Semler

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Biography

Dean Semler is an Australian cinematographer. Over his career, he has worked as a cinematographer, camera operator, director, second unit director, and assistant director. He is a three-time recipient of the AACTA Award for Best Cinematography and an Academy Award winner. He is a member of both the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). In 2002 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Notable films

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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Mad Max 2

Appears in a KinoChain journey

2012

Director of Photography

Dead Calm

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Razorback

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Apocalypto

Director of Photography

xXx

Director of Photography

Bruce Almighty

Director of Photography

Maleficent

Director of Photography

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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When Nature Turns

Exploring the deep to the desert, and the skies to the suburbs, animals have long been cinema's most primal villains. This chain traces the evolution of the cre...

8 films

Small Craft Warnings

From the open sea to a leaky skiff, these eight films use small boats as vessels for self-discovery, each one a different kind of voyage.

8 films

Moana and the Sea as Mirror and Crucible

Taking the core premise of Moana (the ocean as a living force that tests, transforms, and reveals who you are) and steering it into far darker territory, this c...

8 films

When the Sequel Outshines the Original

From gritty crime epics to mind-bending sci-fi, these sequels didn't just continue stories, they redefined them. Here's a chain of films that prove the second (...

8 films

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