Why this filmmaker matters
Russell Boyd has 0 features photographed in the Nutevio catalogue.
Performer
Russell Boyd
Cinematographer in the Nutevio catalogue.
- Born
- Unknown
- Active
- 1975–2010
- Known for
- Cinematographer
The essay
Reading Russell Boyd
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Signature style
The recognisable elements are rewatchability, visual style, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.
Legacy
Boyd set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Best known for
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Complete credits
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Frequent collaborators
Canonical people credited alongside this name across multiple titles.
Peter Weir
Director
8 shared titles · The Way Back
Mel Gibson
Actor
4 shared titles · The Year of Living Dangerously
Ron Shelton
Director
4 shared titles · Tin Cup
Colin Farrell
Actor
2 shared titles · The Way Back
Bill Kerr
Actor
2 shared titles · The Year of Living Dangerously
Paul Hogan
Actor
2 shared titles · Crocodile Dundee
- Photo unavailable
Kimberly Ray
Editor
2 shared titles · Tin Cup
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Gary Foster
Producer
2 shared titles · Tin Cup
Norman Jewison
Director
2 shared titles · A Soldier's Story
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Jim McElroy
Producer
2 shared titles · Picnic at Hanging Rock
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Patricia Lovell
Executive Producer
2 shared titles · Picnic at Hanging Rock
David Williamson
Screenplay
2 shared titles · The Year of Living Dangerously
Genre profile
- Drama8
- Comedy5
- Romance4
- Fantasy4
- Adventure3
- History2
- Mystery2
- Action2
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Quick facts
- Born
- Unknown
- Active
- 1975–2010
- Features photographed
- 0
- In the Nutevio catalogue
- Known for
- Cinematographer
- photographed score
- 6.6
- Nutevio editorial metric
- Collection appearances
- 0
- Across the library
- Films rated 8+
- 0