Lance Acord

Producer, Regisseur

9 september 1964 (61 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Buffalo 66
    Buffalo 661998
  • God's Pocket
    God's Pocket2014
  • Hearts Beat Loud
    Hearts Beat Loud2018
  • The Hero
    The Hero2017
  • Earth Mama
    Earth Mama2023
  • Southlander
    Southlander2001
  • Born to Play
    Born to Play2020

Known For

  • Lost in Translation
    Lost in Translation2003
  • Robot and Frank
    Robot and Frank2012
  • God's Pocket
    God's Pocket2014
  • The Truffle Hunters
    The Truffle Hunters2020
  • Long Weekend
    Long Weekend2021
  • Daughters
    Daughters2024
  • Flipside
    Flipside2024
  • The Rehearsal
    The Rehearsal2016
  • As We Speak
    As We Speak2024
  • The Very Best of Sheryl Crow: The Videos
    The Very Best of Sheryl Crow: The Videos2004
  • Another Hayride
    Another Hayride2021

Cinematografie

2003
A Film & Its Era · as Self
2002
Adaptation. · as Lance Acord
2001
1992
HBO First Look · as Self

2024
Daughters · as Executive Producer
2024
As We Speak · as Executive Producer
2023
Flipside · as Executive Producer
2023
Earth Mama · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
2023
Rule of Two Walls · as Executive Producer
2023
Late Bloomers · as Executive Producer
2022
Broadway Rising · as Executive Producer
2022
There There · as Executive Producer
2022
Aisha · as Executive Producer
2022
The Independent · as Executive Producer
2021
Long Weekend · as Executive Producer
2021
Another Hayride · as Executive Producer
2020
The Truffle Hunters · as Executive Producer
2020
Farewell Amor · as Executive Producer
2020
The Last Shift · as Executive Producer
2020
Born to Play · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
2018
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn · as Executive Producer
2018
The Sentence · as Executive Producer
2018
Hearts Beat Loud · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
2017
The Hero · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
2016
Other People · as Executive Producer
2016
The Rehearsal · as Executive Producer
2015
Cop Car · as Executive Producer
2014
2012
2009
The New Tenants · as Executive Producer

2019
E.T.: A Holiday Reunion · as Cinematographer
2018
2014
God's Pocket · as Director Of PhotographyOp Plex
2012
Wild in the Streets · as Director Of Photography
2009
Where the Wild Things Are · as Director Of Photography
2006
Marie Antoinette · as Director Of Photography
2005
2003
The Work of Director Michel Gondry · as Director Of Photography
2003
The Work of Director Spike Jonze · as Cinematographer
2003
Lost in Translation · as Director Of Photography
2002
Adaptation. · as Director Of Photography
2002
Jackass: The Movie · as Second Unit Director Of Photography
2002
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys · as Director Of Photography
2001
Southlander · as Director Of PhotographyOp Plex
2001
Chop Suey · as Director Of Photography
1999
Being John Malkovich · as Director Of Photography
1999
Björk: Volumen · as Cinematographer
1998
Lick the Star · as Director Of Photography
1998
Free Tibet · as Cinematographer
1998
Buffalo '66 · as Director Of PhotographyOp Plex
1997
How They Get There · as Director Of Photography
1996
RoadMovie · as Cinematographer
1995
Gentle Giants · as Director Of Photography