
Person
Lance Acord
Camera · Born 1964-09-09 · Fresno, California, USA
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

Jackass
Additional Camera

Lost in Translation
Director of Photography

Her
Additional Photography

Jackass: The Movie
Second Unit Director of Photography

Marie Antoinette
Director of Photography

Being John Malkovich
Director of Photography

Adaptation.
Director of Photography

Buffalo '66
Director of Photography

Cop Car
Executive Producer

Other People
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2026Soul PatrolExecutive Producer
- 2025Bird in HandExecutive Producer
- 2024DaughtersExecutive Producer
- 2024Late BloomersExecutive Producer
- 2024FlipsideExecutive Producer
- 2024As We Speak: Rap Music on TrialExecutive Producer
- 2023Earth MamaExecutive Producer
- 2023Rule of Two WallsExecutive Producer
- 2022Broadway RisingExecutive Producer
- 2022There ThereExecutive Producer
- 2022AishaExecutive Producer
- 2022The IndependentExecutive Producer
- 2021Long WeekendExecutive Producer
- 2021Another HayrideExecutive Producer
- 2020The Truffle HuntersExecutive Producer
- 2020The Last ShiftExecutive Producer
- 2020Born to PlayExecutive Producer
- 2020The Heart Still HumsExecutive Producer
- 2020Farewell AmorExecutive Producer
- 2019E.T.: A Holiday ReunionDirector
- 2019Lazy SusanExecutive Producer
- 2018The Wolf: True AlphaDirector
- 2018Hearts Beat LoudExecutive Producer
- 2018An Evening with Beverly Luff LinnExecutive Producer
- 2018The SentenceExecutive Producer
- 2017The HeroExecutive Producer
- 2017The WolfDirector
- 2016Other PeopleExecutive Producer
- 2016The RehearsalExecutive Producer
- 2015Once Upon a Time... Lost in TranslationSelf
- 2015Cop CarExecutive Producer
- 2014Her: The Untitled Rick Howard ProjectSelf
- 2014God's PocketDirector of Photography
- 2013HerAdditional Photography
- 2013Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'Camera Operator
- 2013Wild in the StreetsDirector of Photography
- 2012Robot & FrankProducer
- 2009The New TenantsExecutive Producer
- 2009Where the Wild Things AreDirector of Photography
- 2009CollaboratorsSelf
- 2007The Making of Marie AntoinetteSelf
- 2006Marie AntoinetteDirector of Photography
- 2004The Very Best of Sheryl Crow: The VideosDirector
- 2004Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'Self
- 2003The Work of Director Michel GondryDirector of Photography
- 2003Lost in TranslationDirector of Photography
- 2002Adaptation.Director of Photography
- 2002Jackass: The MovieSecond Unit Director of Photography
- 2002The Dangerous Lives of Altar BoysDirector of Photography
- 2001Southlander: Diary of a Desperate MusicianDirector of Photography
- 2001Chop SueyDirector of Photography
- 2000JackassAdditional Camera
- 2000Eventual WifeDirector of Photography
- 1999Being John MalkovichDirector of Photography
- 1998Lick the StarDirector of Photography
- 1998Free TibetCinematography
- 1998Buffalo '66Director of Photography
- 1998Amarillo By MorningDirector of Photography
- 1997How They Get ThereDirector of Photography
- 1996The Teddy Boys of the Edwardian Drape SocietyDirector of Photography
- 1995Gentle GiantsDirector of Photography
- 1992Billy NayerCamera Operator
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