Lance Acord

Lance Acord

Born: September 9, 1964
in Fresno, California, USA
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.

Movies for Lance Acord...

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Title: Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Character: Self
Released: May 13, 2014
Type: Movie
The making of Spike Jonze's "Her."
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Collaborators
Title: Collaborators
Released: September 9, 2009
Type: Movie
A portrait of Spike Jonze and his longtime moviemaking partnerships.
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The Making of Marie Antoinette
Title: The Making of Marie Antoinette
Character: Self
Released: July 2, 2007
Type: Movie
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006).
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Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
Title: Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
Character: Self
Released: February 3, 2004
Type: Movie
Behind the scenes documentary shot during the making of Sofia Coppola's Lost In Translation (2003)