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Biography
Larry Fong is an American cinematographer born in Los Angeles, California.
He is best known for being the director of photography for Zack Snyder's films, including 300, Watchmen, Sucker Punch and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Early life and career
Fong showed interest and talent in art at a young age. His experience in photography and film was self-taught, beginning in junior high with short films shot on Super 8, cel animation, and stop motion projects. He graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Linguistics and Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, specializing in film and photography.
He began his professional career filming music videos, and garnered enough attention to result in him filming two independent films and various TV pilots, commercials, and shorts.
In 2004 he was hired to film the Lost pilot, for which he was nominated for an ASC Award.
2007 saw the release of his first studio film, 300, directed by Zack Snyder.
In 2011 he was accepted into the American Society of Cinematographers, and in 2012 he was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Fong is also an accomplished magician and is a member of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Predator | Director of photography | Director: Shane Black |
| 2017 | Kong: Skull Island | Director of photography | Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts |
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Director of photography | Director: Zack Snyder |
| 2013 | Now You See Me | Director of photography; with Mitchell Amundsen | Director: Louis Leterrier |
| 2011 | Super 8 | Director of photography | Director: J. J. Abrams |
| Sucker Punch | Director of photography | Director: Zack Snyder | |
| 2009 | Watchmen | Director of photography | |
| 2007 | 300 | Director of photography | |
| 2004 | Cape of Good Hope | Director: Mark Bamford | |
| 2000 | Hero | ||
| Cost of Living | Director: Stan Schofield |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Shield | "Cut Throat" | Director: Bronwen Hughes |
| 2009 | Cop House | "Pilot" | Director: Brett Ratner |
| Anatomy of Hope | "Pilot" | Director: J. J. Abrams | |
| 2006 | Secrets of a Small Town | "Pilot" | Director: Adam Davidson |
| 2005 | The Catch | "Pilot" | Director: Jesse Peretz |
| 2004 | Lost | "Pilot" | "Special"; "Whatever the Case May Be"; "Solitary"; "Confidence Man"; "House of the Rising Sun"; "Walkabout"; "Tabula Rasa" |
| 1997 | Sleepwalkers | "Pilot" | Director: David Nutter |
| 1992 | Red Shoe Diaries | "Accidents Happen"; "Just Like That" | Director: Ted Kotcheff |
Awards
In 2005, he was nominated for an ASC Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series/Pilot for Broadcast TV" for the pilot episode of Lost (2004).