birth_place awards birth_date titles article_title name occupation
victoria , australia acs best cinematography '' picnic at hanging rock '' 1975 academy cinematographer award for best cinematography '' master and commander : the of far side of the world '' 2003 the year 1976 bafta award for 21 april 1944 acs , asc russell boyd
 russell boyd acs asc cinematographer
russell boyd

russell boyd acs asc -lrb- born 21 april 1944 -rrb- is an australian cinematographer .
he rose to prominence with his highly praised work on `` picnic at hanging rock '' -lrb- 1975 -rrb- , the first of several collaborations with director peter weir .
he is also a member of the australian cinematographers society -lrb- acs -rrb- and the american society of cinematographers -lrb- asc -rrb- .
boyd served as cinematographer for `` tender mercies '' , a 1983 film about an alcoholic country singer played by robert duvall .
boyd largely utilized available light to give the film a natural feeling which director bruce beresford said was crucial to the movie .
actress tess harper said boyd was so quiet during filming that he mostly used only three words : `` yeah , right and sure . ''
