Lee Cavender Daniel (born January 23, 1962) is an American

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 ...

. He was born in

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...

. His best known films are '' Boyhood'' and '' Dazed and Confused'', both directed by

Richard Linklater Richard Stuart Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for films that revolve mainly around suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the comedies '' ...

. Daniel has worked on many of Linklater's films and worked with Linklater as a co-founder of the

Austin Film Society The Austin Film Society (AFS) is a non-profit film society based in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1985 to exhibit independent, experimental, foreign and various other non-mainstream art films, the film society has grown from just film exhibition to fos ...

. He is a graduate of the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

. He helped his brother Bill Daniel on the underground hobo culture film ''Who is Bozo Texino?''. His trademark is "709" and the number can be seen in several of the films on which he has worked. Much like the trademark appearances by

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

, they are always quick and subtle.

Selected filmography

*'' Boyhood'' (2014) *''

The Dungeon Masters ''The Dungeon Masters'' is a 2008 documentary film about the role playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and its significance in the lives of three dungeon masters (self described as "gamemasters"): Scott Corum, Richard Meeks and Elizabeth Reesman. ...

'' (2008) *''Me, Myself, & I'' (2007) *''The Unforeseen'' (2007) *''

Fast Food Nation ''Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal'' is a 2001 book by Eric Schlosser. First serialized by ''Rolling Stone'' in 1999, the book has drawn comparisons to Upton Sinclair's 1906 muckraking novel ''The Jungle''. The book was ...

'' (2006) *''

You're Gonna Miss Me "You're Gonna Miss Me" is a song by the American psychedelic rock band the 13th Floor Elevators, written by Roky Erickson, and released as the group's debut single on Contact Records, on January 17, 1966. It was reissued nationally on Internati ...

'' (2005) *''Los Lonely Boys'' (2004) (V) (videos "Heaven", "More than Love panish, "More than Love" and "More than Love erformance) *''Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt'' (2004) *''

Before Sunset ''Before Sunset'' is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, from a story by Linklater and Kim Krizan. The sequel to ''Before Sunrise'' (1995) and the seco ...

'' (2004) *''Alamo Mania'' (2004) (TV) *''Lubbock Lights'' (2003) *''From an Objective Point of View'' (2002) *''The Monster'' (2001) *''I Remember Me'' (2000) *''Don't Dance with Death'' (1999) (director of photography) *''Secrets of the CIA'' (1998) (TV) *''

SubUrbia A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

'' (1996) (director of photography) *''

Before Sunrise ''Before Sunrise'' is a 1995 romantic drama film directed by Richard Linklater and co-written by Linklater and Kim Krizan. The first installment in the ''Before'' trilogy, it follows Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) as they meet ...

'' (1995) *''The Making of '...And God Spoke (1993) *'' Dazed and Confused'' (1993) *''

Slacker A slacker is someone who habitually avoids work or lacks work ethic. Origin According to different sources, the term ''slacker'' dates back to about 1790 or 1898. "Slacker" gained some recognition during the British Gezira Scheme in the early t ...

'' (1991) *'' Never Leave Nevada'' (1990)

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