Larry Fong

{{short description|American cinematographer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Larry Fong | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Los Angeles, United States | years_active= 1991–present }}

'''Larry Fong''' is an American cinematographer, known mostly for his collaboration with Zack Snyder.

==Early life and education== 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.

In addition of his merits as a cinematographer, Fong is also an accomplished magician and is a member of the Academy of Magical Arts.<ref>[http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=84596 Asiaarts.ucla.edu] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723234054/http://asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=84596 |date=2010-07-23 }}</ref><ref>[http://media.theory11.com/2159-The-FONG-Deck Media.theory11.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715010852/http://media.theory11.com/2159-The-FONG-Deck |date=2011-07-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gallagher|first=Brian|title=EXCLUSIVE: Super 8 Blu-ray Featurette|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/exclusive-super-8-blu-ray-featurette|publisher=MovieWeb}}</ref>

==Career== He began his professional career filming music videos before working on independent films, TV pilots, commercials, and short films.

In 2004, he was hired to film the ''Lost'' pilot, for which he was nominated for an ASC Award.<ref>[http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/fong.htm Larry Fong – Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers]</ref><ref>[http://www.theasc.com/news/awards/awards_history.php#2004 ASC awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229223539/http://www.theasc.com/news/awards/awards_history.php |date=2010-12-29 }}</ref>

In 2006, Fong worked on his first studio film, ''300'' (2006), directed by Zack Snyder, who he would later work on ''Watchmen'' (2009), ''Sucker Punch'' (2011) and ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' (2016).

In 2011, he was accepted into the American Society of Cinematographers,<ref>[http://www.theasc.com/ Theasc.com]</ref> and in 2012 he was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2012/20120629a.html |title=Oscars.org |access-date=2014-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414083312/https://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2012/20120629a.html |archive-date=2014-04-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |- | 2000 | ''Cost of Living'' | Stan Schofield | |- | 2004 | ''Cape of Good Hope'' | Mark Bamford | |- | 2006 | ''300'' |rowspan=3|Zack Snyder | 1st of 4 collaboration with Snyder |- | 2009 | ''Watchmen'' | |- |rowspan=2|2011 | ''Sucker Punch'' | |- | ''Super 8'' | J. J. Abrams | |- | 2013 | ''Now You See Me'' | Louis Leterrier | With Mitchell Amundsen |- | 2016 | ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' | Zack Snyder | |- | 2017 | ''Kong: Skull Island'' | Jordan Vogt-Roberts | |- | 2018 | ''The Predator'' | Shane Black | |- | 2021 | ''The Tomorrow War'' | Chris McKay | |- |rowspan=2|2022 | ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' | Akiva Schaffer | |- | ''Secret Headquarters'' | Henry Joost<br>Ariel Schulman | |- | 2024 | ''Damsel'' | Juan Carlos Fresnadillo | |- | 2025 | ''Death of a Unicorn'' | Alex Scharfman | |- | 2026 | ''Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice'' | BenDavid Grabinski | |}

'''Short film''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director |- | 2000 | ''Hero'' | Mark Bamford |- | 2019 | ''Battle at Big Rock'' | Colin Trevorrow |- | 2023 | ''An Electric State'' | Anthony Leonardi III |- |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Episode(s) ! Notes |- |rowspan=2|1992 |rowspan=2|''Red Shoe Diaries'' |rowspan=2|Ted Kotcheff | "Accidents Happen" | |- | "Just Like That" | |- | 1997 | ''Sleepwalkers'' | David Nutter | "Pilot" | |- |rowspan=8|2004 |rowspan=8|''Lost'' | J. J. Abrams | "Pilot" | Nominated- ASC for Outstanding Cinematography in a Pilot Made for TV |- |rowspan=2|Jack Bender | "Tabula Rasa" | |- | "Walkabout" | |- | Michael Zinberg | "House of the Rising Sun" | |- | Tucker Gates | "Confidence Man" | |- | Greg Yaitanes | "Solitary" | |- | Jack Bender | "Whatever the Case May Be" | |- | Greg Yaitanes | "Special" | |}  ==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|284583}} *Variety – [https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/larry-fong-1117975162/ 10 Cinematographers to Watch: Larry Fong]

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