death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
thailand 29 december 2001 -lrb- age 60 -rrb- new zealand christchurch , new zealand 18 july 1941 brian bansgrove
 brian bansgrove gaffer
brian bansgrove

brian bansgrove was a new zealand gaffer -lrb- chief lighting technician for motion pictures -rrb- best known for his work on `` the lord of the rings '' film trilogy .
he was born on 18 july 1941 and died on 29 december 2001 .
andrew lesnie , who won the 2002 academy award for cinematography for '' '' said that bansgrove and his crew were the `` key element '' in helping him craft images for the three `` lord of the rings '' films during the 15-month shoot between mid-1999 and late 2000 .
at the nomination of the film for the 16th annual asc awards -lrb- american society of cinematographers -rrb- , lesnie called him `` one of the true legends of the australian film industry '' saying further that `` he was an extremely close collaborator '' in the lighting design .
lesnie described bansgrove not only as a friend and colleague but as the `` main reason for winning '' the academy award .
lesnie dedicated his academy award to bansgrove in his acceptance speech at the 74th academy awards ceremony .
