Ashley Connor is an

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cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

who is best known for her work on films such as '' Madeline's Madeline'', ''

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'', '' The Death of Dick Long'', and ''

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''. She was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2019 for Best Cinematography.

Career

Growing up, Ashley played a lot of sports but at the age of fifteen she damaged her knees. Following surgery, she mainly watched movies till an interest in film as a profession arose. She gained major traction from one of her earlier films, ''

'', where she was first noticed as a great user of the handheld technique. Most of her films are primarily improvised, so she shoots conversations in a way opposite to the 'shot/reverse shot style'. Her career continued to progress to the point of being a major speaker at the 2020

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. She's also given masterclasses for Seventh Row, most recently during the first covid lockdown. In the midst of shooting major films, she is known to shoot music videos for the likes of Jemima Kirke, Alex Cameron, others.

Filmography

References

External links

Ashley Connor - IMDbAshley Connor - MUBINoFilmSchoolNY Lincoln Center Interview
Living people American cinematographers 1987 births {{US-cinematographer-stub