Lee Towndrow is a visual artist based in New York City. He creates

visual effects Visual effects (sometimes abbreviated VFX) is the process by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production. The integration of live-action footage and other live-action foota ...

, and has been a photographer, credited with portraits of Lena Dunham,

Martin Amis Martin Louis Amis (born 25 August 1949) is a British novelist, essayist, memoirist, and screenwriter. He is best known for his novels ''Money'' (1984) and ''London Fields'' (1989). He received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his memoir '' ...

Dan Brown Daniel Gerhard Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author best known for his Thriller (genre), thriller novels, including the Robert Langdon novels ''Angels & Demons'' (2000), ''The Da Vinci Code'' (2003), ''The Lost Symbol'' (2009), ''In ...

, Michael Chabon, and

Sheila Heti Sheila Heti (; born 25 December 1976) is a Canadian writer. Early life Sheila Heti was born on 25 December 1976 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her parents are Hungarian Jewish immigrants. Her brother is the comedian David Heti. Her father wanted ...

. He was the cinematographer for the title sequence and reenactments in the film Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief His work has appeared in

Time Magazine ''Time'' (stylized in all caps) is an American news magazine based in New York City. For nearly a century, it was published weekly, but starting in March 2020 it transitioned to every other week. It was first published in New York City on Mar ...

The Paris Review ''The Paris Review'' is a quarterly English-language literary magazine established in Paris in 1953 by Harold L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen, and George Plimpton. In its first five years, ''The Paris Review'' published works by Jack Kerouac, Philip ...

, Das Magazin. He has worked as a visual effects artist on the feature film Carol (film), commercial campaigns for BMW, HONOR NYC,

Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley is an American multinational investment management and financial services company headquartered at 1585 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. With offices in more than 41 countries and more than 75,000 employees, the fir ...

, TD Bank.

Biography

Towndrow began his career as a designer and photographer at a design firm he founded. The firm was best known for creating the album cover artwork for prominent Canadian bands such as Sloan, The Flashing Lights,

The Inbreds The Inbreds were a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 1992. Originally from Kingston, Ontario,"Kingston's Inbreds don't need guitars". ''Toronto Star'', July 8, 1993. the band relocated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1996 and remained based ther ...

and

Michelle McAdorey Michelle McAdorey is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. She was a member of the 1990s band Crash Vegas, and also performed and recorded as a solo artist. Early life McAdorey was born in Toronto. She is the niece of Canadian ...

. Lee Towndrow became a

Flame A flame (from Latin ''flamma'') is the visible, gaseous part of a fire. It is caused by a highly exothermic chemical reaction taking place in a thin zone. When flames are hot enough to have ionized gaseous components of sufficient density they ...

artist at TOPIX Computer Graphics, where he created visual effects and design for television commercials, music videos, and feature films. From 2004-2005 he lived in Buenos Aires, where he worked with

Roberto Jacoby Roberto Jacoby (born 1944) is an Argentine artist and sociologist. Known for his conceptual art and social activism in Argentine politics, most of his work is collaborative such as his displays in Experiencias and participation in Tucumán Arde. ...

, the m7red center, :fr:Raumlabor Berlin Kiwi and Cecilia Sainz and Eugenia Herrera on conceptual art installations, such as Proyecto Venus, Darkroom and ArteBA.

Cinematography

Lee Towndrow worked as a cinematographer on three feature films, including Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,

Margaux Williamson Margaux Williamson (born in 1976) is a Canadian painter, filmmaker, and writer based out of Toronto. Williamson’s paintings are meant to be understood in part as "a philosophical investigation of the landscape around her, as well as dedicated rig ...

's ''Teenager Hamlet'', starring Sheila Heti and Sholem Krishtalka. In 2010 he collaborated with

Gonzales Gonzales may refer to: Places * Gonzales, California, U.S. * Gonzales, Louisiana, U.S. * Gonzales, Texas, U.S. * Gonzales County, Texas Other uses * Battle of Gonzales, 1835 * Gonzales (horse) (1977 – after 1996), an American-bred Thoroughbred ...

, Peaches, Tiga and Adam Traynor on the 2010 film ''

Ivory Tower An ivory tower is a metaphorical place—or an atmosphere—where people are happily cut off from the rest of the world in favor of their own pursuits, usually mental and esoteric ones. From the 19th century, it has been used to designate an e ...

'', which received special mention at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland. He has also photographed music videos for ''The National'', ''Born Ruffians'', ''Junior Boys'' and ''The Great Lakes''.

Visual Effects

Lee Towndrow has worked as a

and Smoke artist creating visual effects for the feature film Carol (film), advertising campaigns for BMW, HONOR NYC, Morgan Stanley, TD Bank.http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/dcp/news/hot-spots/44368

External links

Lee Towndrow's websiteBRANSCH US AgentSomeplace Nice Canadian agentLee Towndrow Facebook Artist PageApplied Arts Photography Annual 2010
;Projects
Darkroom with Roberto Jacoby

I Am Europe Ivory Tower Trailer

Ivory Tower Information Page

Teenager Hamlet

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Towndrow, Lee American photographers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)