John Seale

Where to watch John Seale

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneMovie · 2001
• Mad Max: Fury RoadMovie · 2015
• Dead Poets SocietyMovie · 1989

Biography

John Clement Seale AM ACS ASC (born 5 October 1942) is an Australian cinematographer. He has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and an American Society of Cinematographers Award. Seale started his career collaborating with director Peter Weir as both a camera operator and director of photography, gaining a reputation as one of Australia's leading cinematographers. He then earned international prominence working with directors such as Anthony Minghella, Wolfgang Petersen, Ron Howard, Sydney Pollack, and George Miller. Seale received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The English Patient (1996). He was also Oscar-nominated for Witness (1985), Rain Man (1988), Cold Mountain (2003), and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). Seale's other work includes the films Children of a Lesser God (1986), Dead Poets Society (1989), The Firm (1993), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001). Seale was born in Warwick, Queensland, Australia, to Marjorie Lyndon (née Pool) and Eric Clement Seale. He received Oscar nominations for his work on Witness, Rain Man, and Cold Mountain and won for The English Patient. Seale directed one film, Till There Was You, in 1990. He is a four-time Oscar nominee, five-time BAFTA nominee, and four-time ASC Award nominee. His greatest commercial successes have been Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which grossed US$974 million; Rain Man, which grossed US$354 million; Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which grossed US$335 million; The Perfect Storm, which grossed US$328 million; and The Tourist, which grossed US$278 million. He came out of retirement in 2012 to shoot Mad Max: Fury Road, for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Seale was appointed a member of the Order of Australia in the 2002 Australia Day Honours in recognition of his "service to the arts as an Australian and internationally acclaimed cinematographer." Description above from the Wikipedia article John Seale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

1. 2025It’s a Mad Max Worldas Self
2. 2022Three Thousand Years of LongingCinematography
3. 2015Mad Max: Fury RoadCinematography
4. 2010The TouristCinematography
5. 2010Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeCinematography
6. 2008Not Quite Hollywoodas Self
7. 2006PoseidonCinematography
8. 2004SpanglishCinematography
9. 2003Cold MountainCinematography
10. 2003DreamcatcherCinematography
11. 2003The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?
12. 2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneCinematography
13. 2000The Perfect StormCinematography
14. 1999The Talented Mr. RipleyCinematography
15. 1999At First SightCinematography
16. 1998City of AngelsCinematography
17. 1996Ghosts of MississippiCinematography
18. 1996The English PatientCinematography
19. 1995The American PresidentCinematography
20. 1995Beyond RangoonCinematography
21. 1994The PaperCinematography
22. 1993The FirmCinematography
23. 1992Lorenzo's OilCinematography
24. 1991The DoctorCinematography
25. 1991Till There Was YouDirector
26. 1989Dead Poets SocietyCinematography
27. 1988Rain ManCinematography
28. 1988Gorillas in the MistCinematography
29. 1987StakeoutCinematography
30. 1986The Mosquito CoastCinematography
31. 1986Children of a Lesser GodCinematography
32. 1986The HitcherCinematography
33. 1985The Empty BeachCinematography
34. 1985WitnessCinematography
35. 1983BMX BanditsCinematography
36. 1983Goodbye ParadiseCinematography
37. 1982Ginger MeggsCinematography
38. 1981The SurvivorCinematography
39. 1980Fatty FinnCinematography
40. 1980That Dangerous SummerCinematography
41. 1976DeathcheatersCinematography
42. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 1 episode