Lance Acord
Camera
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
Camera25
movieThe Wolf: True Alpha
2018
Director of Photography
movieGod's Pocket
2014
Director of Photography
movieHer
2013
Additional Photography
Wild in the Streets
2013
Director of Photography
movieRobot & Frank
2012
"B" Camera Operator
movieWhere the Wild Things Are
2009
Director of Photography
movieMarie Antoinette
2006
Director of Photography
movieThe Work of Director Michel Gondry
2003
Director of Photography
movieLost in Translation
2003
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieAdaptation.
2002
Director of Photography
movieJackass: The Movie
2002
Second Unit Director of Photography
movieThe Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
2002
Director of Photography
movieSouthlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician
2001
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieChop Suey
2001
Director of Photography
tvJackass
2000
Additional Camera
Eventual Wife
2000
Director of Photography
movieBeing John Malkovich
1999
Director of Photography
movieLick the Star
1998
Director of Photography
movieBuffalo '66
1998
Director of Photography
movieAmarillo By Morning
1998
Director of Photography
How They Get There
1997
Director of Photography
movieThe Teddy Boys of the Edwardian Drape Society
1996
Director of Photography
movieGentle Giants
1995
Director of Photography
movieBilly Nayer
1992
Camera Operator
Production30
movieSoul Patrol
2026
Executive Producer
movieBird in Hand
2025
Executive Producer
movieDaughters
2024
Executive Producer
movieLate Bloomers
2024
Executive Producer
movieFlipside
2024
Executive Producer
movieAs We Speak: Rap Music on Trial
2024
Executive Producer
movieEarth Mama
2023
Executive Producer
movieRule of Two Walls
2023
Executive Producer
movieBroadway Rising
2022
Executive Producer
movieThere There
2022
Executive Producer
movieAisha
2022
Executive Producer
movieThe Independent
2022
Executive Producer
movieLong Weekend
2021
Executive Producer
movieAnother Hayride
2021
Executive Producer
movieThe Truffle Hunters
2020
Executive Producer
movieThe Last Shift
2020
Executive Producer
movieBorn to Play
2020
Executive Producer
movieThe Heart Still Hums
2020
Executive Producer
movieFarewell Amor
2020
Executive Producer
movieLazy Susan
2019
Executive Producer
movieHearts Beat Loud
2018
Executive Producer
movieAn Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
2018
Executive Producer
movieThe Sentence
2018
Executive Producer
movieThe Hero
2017
Executive Producer
movieOther People
2016
Executive Producer
movieThe Rehearsal
2016
Executive Producer
movieCop Car
2015
Executive Producer
movieGod's Pocket
2014
Producer
movieRobot & Frank
2012
Producer
movieThe New Tenants
2009
Executive Producer
Acting5
Directing4
movieE.T.: A Holiday Reunion
2019
Director
movieThe Wolf: True Alpha
2018
Director
movieThe Wolf
2017
Director
Crew1
movieFree Tibet
1998
Cinematography