# David Connell (cinematographer)

David Ashley Connell (born 7 September 1955) is an Australian cinematographer with a career of over 25 years of cinematographic work in films and television to date.

## Career

Connell got his first Super 8 film camera at the age of 12, given to him by his father, sparking an interest in film. In 1972, at the age of 17, Connell became a camera assistant for an Australian news channel. Connell joined Crawford Productions the next year, where he became a camera loader and focus puller, and joined the Australian Cinematographers Society in 1988.
He currently resides in Brighton, Victoria, Australia with his wife Anne.

## Filmography
### Film

* King of the Islands (1973)
* Another Winter in Melbourne (1975)
* The Aviator (1985)
* Fortress (1985)
* Frog Dreaming (1986) (replaced Russell Hagg) (with John R. McLean)
* Slate, Wyn & Me (1987)
* Les Patterson Saves the World (1987)
* Boulevard of Broken Dreams (1988)
* The Loco-Motion (1988 music video) (with Brett Anderson)
* What the Moon Saw (1990)
* Heaven Tonight (1990)
* The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990) (credited as Dave Connell)
* Hunting (1991) (with Dan Burstall)
* Fifty/Fifty (1992)
* Over The Hill (1992)
* Secrets (1992)
* Female Misbehavior (1992) (with Ross Berryman, Elfi Mikesch, and Steven C. Brown)
* Gross Misconduct (1993)
* Hercules Returns (1993)
* The Ascent (1994)
* Robinson Crusoe (1997)
* Zeus and Roxanne (1997)
* The Night Flier (1997)
* The Snow Walker (2003)
* News for the Church (2004)
* Left Behind: World at War (2005)
* December Boys (2007)
* Jack and Jill vs. the World (2008)
* Ivanov Red, White, and Blue (2013)
* Bad Samaritan (2018)
* A Gift From Bob (2020)

### Television

* Australia's Hidden Wealth (1982)
* Carson's Law (1982)
* Der schwarze Bumerang (1982) (with Peter W. Tost)
* All the Rivers Run (1983)
* The Flying Doctors (1985) (with Greg Ryan)
* Alice to Nowhere (1986)
* Sword of Honour (1986)
* Nancy Wake (1987)
* Bushfire Moon (1987)
* Barracuda (1988)
* Trouble in Paradise (1989)
* Rose Against the Odds (1991)
* Halfway Across the Galaxy - And Turn Left (1992)
* Lies and Lullabies (1993)
* Rio Diablo (1993)
* Between Love and Hate (1993)
* My Name Is Kate (1994)
* A Day in the Life of Country Music (1993)
* The Only Way Out (1993)
* The Yearling (1994)
* Buffalo Girls (1995)
* Silver Strand (1995)
* Shadow-Ops (1995)
* An Unfinished Affair (1996)
* Twilight Man (1996)
* Bad Day on the Block (1997)
* Clover (1997)
* Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (1997)
* Moby Dick (1998)
* Two for Texas (1998)
* Stephen King's Storm of the Century (1999)
* Witch Hunt (1999)
* Cleopatra (1999)
* Chameleon II: Death Match (1999)
* Don Quixote (2000)
* Hell Swarm (2000)
* The Monkey King (2001)
* Rose Red (2002)
* Disappearance (2002)
* Mark Twain's Roughing It (2002)
* Sniper 2 (2002)
* La Femme Musketeer (2004)
* Kingdom Hospital (2004)
* Icon (2005)
* Left Behind: World at War (2005)
* The Triangle (2005)
* Jericho (2006)
* The Lost Room (2006)
* Cane (2007)
* Leverage (2008–2012)
* The Verdict (2008)
* The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008)
* The Quickening (2010)
* Brain Trust (2011)
* Hound Dogs (2011)
* Scent of the Missing (2011)
* Untitled Bounty Hunter Project (2013)
* Crisis (2014)
* The Librarians (2014–2018)
* Rush Hour (2016) (Episode: Pilot)
* Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (2019)

## Awards

* 1987: CableACE Award for Direction of Photography and/or Lighting Direction for a Dramatic or Theatrical Special/Movie or Miniseries — Fortress (1986) (won)
* 1988: AACTA Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography — Boulevard of Broken Dreams (1988) (nominated)
* 1989: CableACE Award for Direction of Photography and/or Lighting Direction for a Dramatic or Theatrical Special/Movie or Miniseries — Bushfire Moon (1986) (won)
* 1996: CableACE Award for Cinematography in a Movie or Miniseries — Twilight Man (1996) (nominated)
* 1999: ACS Award of Distinction for Telefeatures, TV Drama & Mini Series — Moby Dick (1998) (won)
* 2006: ACS Award of Distinction for Features — The Snow Walker (2003) (won)