Greig Fraser

Greig Fraser studied at the RMIT University in Melbourne. Despite forming an interest in photography at an early age, Fraser discovered that videography was perhaps a medium he felt more passion for as he started harnessing his skills along with his first feature documentary as Cinematographer, P.I.N.S., which released in 2000.{{Cite web |title=Truth in the Image: Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS |url=https://theasc.com/articles/greig-fraser-batman |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=The American Society of Cinematographers |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Lochrie |first=Conor |date=2022-03-28 |title=The 'Dune' cinematographer had a very Aussie reaction to getting an Oscar |url=https://thebrag.com/dune-cinematographer-oscar-reaction/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=The Brag |language=en-AU}}

For his short film Cracker Bag he was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2003 AFI Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/range/2000-2010/year/2003/|title = Winners & Nominees}}

For his work on Lion,{{Cite web |last=O'Falt |first=Chris |date=2016-12-14 |title=How 'Rogue One' and 'Lion' DP Greig Fraser Found Realism In the Earth and Stars |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/12/lion-rogue-one-cinematographer-greig-fraser-oscar-nomination-1201758163/ |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=IndieWire |language=en}} he won the American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases and AACTA Award for Best Cinematography and received Academy Award and BAFTA Award nominations.

Fraser shot Rogue One on the Arri Alexa 65 large format digital camera and Panavision lenses from the 1970s, making it the first feature film shot entirely with the Alexa 65. Fraser said of working with the Alexa 65, "The images are sharper and have more resolution, and those things are an advantage, but for me it is about the depth of the image -- there is a three-dimensionality to it. Often the beauty came from the texture; we found that the camera excelled when we were filming something with texture; it really enhanced the quality of picture."{{Cite web|url=https://www.arri.com/news-en/greig-fraser-on-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-|title=Greig Fraser on "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"|date=October 11, 2016|access-date=March 13, 2023|website=Arri}}

Fraser returned to the Star Wars franchise with the 2019 television series The Mandalorian. In 2020, for his work on the series, Fraser won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour).

For his work on Dune he won his first Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 2022. Fraser said a feature of his work in that film was intentionally using simple compositions, "We tried to simplify the frames as much as we could. By doing that, we've been able to give the viewers that absorption of story and experience" and colour palette: "We tried quite hard to make sure that it all sat within a certain tone."{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/dune-cinematography-color-imax-1234711042/|title = Cinematographer Greig Fraser Looks Back on His Love for 'Dune'|date = 26 March 2022}}{{Cite web |last1=March 27 |first1=Christian Holub |last2=EDT |first2=2022 at 11:18 PM |title=Oscar-winning 'Dune' cinematographer teases sequel: 'It's bigger and better' |url=https://ew.com/awards/oscars/oscar-winning-dune-cinematographer-teases-upcoming-sequel/ |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=EW.com |language=en}}

Fraser met costume designer Jodie Fried in Sydney in 2004, while they were working on a short film. After moving to the United States in 2008, they were married in a helicopter above Las Vegas. They live in Los Angeles with their three children.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/creatives-greig-fraser-and-jodie-fried-our-wedding-took-12-minutes-in-a-las-vegas-helicopter-20171006-gyvuxv.html|title=Greig Fraser and Jodie Fried on life after marrying in a Las Vegas helicopter|last=Idato|first=Michael|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=October 27, 2017|access-date=September 29, 2020}}

Film critic Glenn Kenny has praised Fraser's work in The Batman and Dune, saying they were a "sort of stunning magic trick": "There's both a gauziness and a heft to his imagery. His use of shadow and silhouette is masterful, and does so much to convey a sense of foreboding and tension."{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-batman-movie-review-2022|title=The Batman movie review & film summary (2023) | Roger Ebert|first=Christy|last=Lemire|website=rogerebert.com/}} Fellow cinematographer and Academy Award winner Roger Deakins praised Fraser's work on The Batman as "extraordinary", and called Fraser's and the film's omission from being nominated in the category at the 95th Academy Awards due to the Academy's tendency to avoid superhero films "snobbery."{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/roger-deakins-oscars-best-cinematography-not-nominated-breaking-baz-1235286295/|title=Breaking Baz: Oscar Winner Sir Roger Deakins Says, "The Best Cinematography Hasn't Been Nominated" This Year, Thinks Oscars Are "Snobby" About Cinematographers Of Popular Movies|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Bamigboye|first=Baz|date=March 11, 2023|access-date=March 12, 2023|language=en}}

Critic Susan Wloszczyna praised his work on Lion, saying it was "visually poetic".{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/lion-2016|title = Lion movie review & film summary (2016) | Roger Ebert}}

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