Lance Acord
Born: 1964-09-09 in Fresno, California, USA
Known For: Camera
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- Bird in Hand ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial ... (Executive Producer)
- Late Bloomers ... (Executive Producer)
- Daughters ... (Executive Producer)
- Flipside ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Earth Mama ... (Executive Producer)
- Rule of Two Walls ... (Executive Producer)
2022
- The Independent ... (Executive Producer)
- Aisha ... (Executive Producer)
- There There ... (Executive Producer)
- Broadway Rising ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- Long Weekend ... (Executive Producer)
- Another Hayride ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- Farewell Amor ... (Executive Producer)
- The Last Shift ... (Executive Producer)
- The Truffle Hunters ... (Executive Producer)
- The Heart Still Hums ... (Executive Producer)
- Born to Play ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- Lazy Susan ... (Executive Producer)
- E.T.: A Holiday Reunion ... (Director)
2018
- The Sentence ... (Executive Producer)
- Hearts Beat Loud ... (Executive Producer)
- An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn ... (Executive Producer)
- The Wolf: True Alpha ... (Director)
2016
- The Rehearsal ... (Executive Producer)
- Other People ... (Executive Producer)
2015
- Once Upon a Time... Lost in Translation as Self
- Cop Car ... (Executive Producer)
2014
- God's Pocket ... (Director of Photography)
- Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project as Self
2013
- Her ... (Additional Photography)
- Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis' ... (Camera Operator)
- Wild in the Streets ... (Director of Photography)
2012
- Robot & Frank ... (Producer)
2009
- Where the Wild Things Are ... (Director of Photography)
- Collaborators as Self
- The New Tenants ... (Executive Producer)
2007
- The Making of Marie Antoinette as Self
2006
- Marie Antoinette ... (Director of Photography)
2004
2003
- Lost in Translation ... (Director of Photography)
- The Work of Director Michel Gondry ... (Director of Photography)
2002
- Jackass: The Movie ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Adaptation. ... (Director of Photography)
- The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys ... (Director of Photography)
2001
- Chop Suey ... (Director of Photography)
- Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician ... (Director of Photography)
2000
- Jackass ... (Additional Camera)
- Eventual Wife ... (Director of Photography)
1999
- Being John Malkovich ... (Director of Photography)
1998
- Buffalo '66 ... (Director of Photography)
- Free Tibet ... (Cinematography)
- Lick the Star ... (Director of Photography)
- Amarillo By Morning ... (Director of Photography)
1997
- How They Get There ... (Director of Photography)
1996
- The Teddy Boys of the Edwardian Drape Society ... (Director of Photography)
1995
- Gentle Giants ... (Director of Photography)
1992
- Billy Nayer ... (Camera Operator)