Eli Arenson
| Eli Arenson | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 14, 1988 |
| 🎓 Alma mater | AFI Conservatory (MFA) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2010 - Present |
| Notable work | Lamb (2021) The Watchers (2024) The Deliverance (2024) |
| 🌐 Website | http://eliarenson.com |
Eli Arenson (born 14 February 1988) is an Iceland based cinematographer.[1] He is best known for his work on A24's Lamb (2021)[2], Lee Daniels' The Deliverance (2024) and Ishana Night Shyamalan's The Watchers (2024)[3].
Career
Arenson began his career as a military photojournalist[4] before shifting into commercial and narrative films. He graduated from the AFI Conservatory's MFA program in Cinematography in 2015[5][6], his thesis film All These Voices winning the student Academy Award in 2016.[7] In 2019, he filmed the A24 film Lamb which won the Cannes Un Certain Regard Prize of Originality (2021)[8] and was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (2022). In 2022, Arenson teamed up with director Lee Daniels to shoot his Netflix film The Deliverance (2024), which topped the global streaming charts upon release[9]. In 2023, producer M. Night Shyamalan hired Arenson to film The Watchers (2024), the directorial debut of Ishana Night Shyamalan distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures[10][11]. In addition, he filmed the Cannes Film Festival Special Mention winning short film Fár (2023)[12]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Studio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Lamb | Valdimar Jóhannsson | A24 |
| 2024 | The Deliverance[13] | Lee Daniels | Netflix |
| The Watchers | Ishana Night Shyamalan | Warner Bros. Pictures | |
| TBA | The Damned | Thordur Palsson |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Trapped | 3 episodes |
| TBA | Vigdís | 4 episodes |
Music Video
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Björk "Sorrowful Soil" |
| 2019 | Mark Ronson "Late Night Feeling" ft. Lykke Li |
| Dominic Fike "3 Nights" | |
| 2018 | A$AP Rocky "A$AP Forever" ft. Moby |
Awards and nominations
- Edda Award Best Cinematography for Lamb (2021)
- Gianni Di Venanzo Award Best Cinematography in a Foreign Film for Lamb (2021)
- Camerimage special screening of Lamb (2021)
References
- ↑ "Eli Arenson / Lamb". British Cinematographer. 2021-11-24. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mulcahey, Matt (2021-11-02). "20,000 Kelvin at 9 PM: DP Eli Arenson on Lamb". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ↑ "Eli Arenson, TLS Vega Lenses & 'The Watchers'". www.truelens.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ↑ Hazlewood, Kirsty (2022-02-25). "Israeli DP Eli Arenson talks about his approach to shooting Valdimar Jóhannsson's gripping pastoral thriller Lamb". Cinematography World. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ↑ "Catching Up With Alumni Sara Nassim and Eli Arenson on Their Cannes Film LAMB". American Film Institute. 2024-07-09. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Elbaba, Julia (2021-10-25). "Halyna Hutchins' cinematographer friend slams 'calculated ignorance & negligence on set that led to her death'". The US Sun. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 2024-09-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Aftermath in Images". Short Takes. American Cinematographer. November 2018. Retrieved 2024-09-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Afcinema (2024-10-13). "Eli Arenson nous parle de son travail sur "Lamb", de Valdimar Jóhannsson". Afcinema (in français). Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (2024-09-07). "Luminate Streaming Ratings: 'The Deliverance,' 'Worst Ex Ever,' 'The Rings of Power' Lead a Sleepy Summer Frame Aug. 30-Sept. 5". Variety. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ↑ Warner Bros. Entertainment (2024-07-02). The Watchers | Welcome To The Show: The Making of The Watchers | Warner Bros. Entertainment. Retrieved 2024-10-18 – via YouTube.
- ↑ KingdomOfDreamsPodcast (2024-06-15). EP 120 - Eli Arenson on Crafting 'The Watchers': Behind-the-Scenes. Retrieved 2024-10-18 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "FÁR (INTRUSION)". Festival de Cannes. 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ↑ "Eli Arenson Cinematographer American Film Institute AFI After Film School #25 - The Deliverance DP by AFTER FILM SCHOOL Podcast". Spotify for Podcasters. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
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