Benjamin Paul Seresin, (born 3 November 1962) is a New Zealand cinematographer best known for his work on '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009), ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2013), and '' Godzilla vs. Kong'' (2021). For his work on ''

'', he was nominated for the

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in 2010. Seresin is a member of the

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(BSC) since 2010, and the

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(ASC) since 2011.

Life and career

Ben Seresin was born Benjamin Paul Seresin to a Russian father and a New Zealand mother. At the age of 18, he moved to Australia to enter the film industry. After serving as a camera assistant for four years, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he has lived since 1992. Seresin described his approach to his work as "detached". “As a DP, you have to learn to both trust your eye and to be brave enough to say to the director ‘This is the wrong decision’". He is the younger brother of

Michael Seresin Michael Stephen Seresin, ONZM BSC, (born 17 July 1942) is a New Zealand cinematographer and film director. In addition to his work in film, Seresin is a winemaker, having founded Seresin Estate in the Marlborough wine region in 1992. He is the ...

who is also a cinematographer.

Filmography

References

External links

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