Tobias A. Schliessler (born 5 November 1958) is a German cinematographer.

Life and career

Schliessler was born in

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,Tobias Schliessler
cinematographers.nl, retrieved 26 January 2014 to documentary filmmaker and artist Martin Schliessler (1929–2008) and editor Anemone Schliessler (née Heim). His brother, Jochen, is a documentary filmmaker, and his sister, Tina, a film producer, photographer, and painter. Schiessler grew up in Baden-Baden.Interview with Tobias Schliessler
theasc.com, retrieved 26 January 2014 In 1979 he moved to

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and later studied film at the

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. After his graduation as a cinematographer, he started to work on documentary films and advertisement spots. In the late 1980s, he started to work for Canadian television productions. In 1997 he moved to

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, where he worked on the production of movies like ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Battleship''. He often works with the directors Bill Condon and

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.'Lone Survivor' cinematographer Tobias Schliessler aims for truth
latimes.com, retrieved 26 January 2014 He is a member of the

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Filmography

Short film Feature film TV movies

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schliessler, Tobias A 1958 births German cinematographers People from Baden-Baden Living people Simon Fraser University alumni Film people from Baden-Württemberg