Lance Acord
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-09-09 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Fresno, California, USA
Lance Acord
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.
Known For
Acting
(2015)
(2014)
(2009)
(2007)
(2004)
Crew
(2025)
Bird in Hand
Executive Producer
(2024)
Late Bloomers
Executive Producer
(2024)
Daughters
Executive Producer
(2024)
As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial
Executive Producer
(2023)
Earth Mama
Executive Producer
(2023)
Rule of Two Walls
Executive Producer
(2022)
There There
Executive Producer
(2022)
Aisha
Executive Producer
(2021)
Long Weekend
Executive Producer
(2020)
The Last Shift
Executive Producer
(2020)
The Truffle Hunters
Executive Producer
(2020)
Born to Play
Executive Producer
(2019)
Lazy Susan
Executive Producer
(2018)
The Wolf: True Alpha
Director, Director of Photography
(2018)
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
Executive Producer
(2018)
The Sentence
Executive Producer
(2018)
Hearts Beat Loud
Executive Producer
(2017)
The Hero
Executive Producer
(2017)
The Wolf
Director
(2016)
Other People
Executive Producer
(2015)
Cop Car
Executive Producer
(2014)
God's Pocket
Director of Photography, Producer
(2013)
Her
Additional Photography
(2013)
(2013)
Wild in the Streets
Director of Photography
(2012)
Robot & Frank
Producer, "B" Camera Operator
(2009)
Where the Wild Things Are
Director of Photography
(2009)
The New Tenants
Executive Producer
(2006)
Marie Antoinette
Director of Photography
(2004)
(2003)
Lost in Translation
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
(2003)
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Director of Photography
(2002)
Adaptation.
Director of Photography
(2002)
Jackass: The Movie
Second Unit Director of Photography
(2002)
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Director of Photography
(2001)
Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
(2001)
Chop Suey
Director of Photography
(2000)
Eventual Wife
Director of Photography
(1999)
Being John Malkovich
Director of Photography
(1998)
Buffalo '66
Director of Photography
(1998)
Amarillo By Morning
Director of Photography
(1998)
Lick the Star
Director of Photography
(1998)
Free Tibet
Cinematography
(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