Russell Boyd

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Russell Boyd

Born 1944-04-21 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Russell Boyd ACS ASC (born 21 April 1944) is an Australian cinematographer. He rose to prominence with his highly praised work on Picnic at Hanging Rock, the first of several collaborations with director Peter Weir. He is also a member of the Australian Cinematographers Society and the American Society of Cinematographers. Boyd won an Oscar for Master and Commander: Far Side of the World. As a staple of Australian film production, he worked with Weir, Gillian Armstrong, and the Crocodile Dundee films. In American cinema, Shelton is most known for his comedy films, such as White Men Can't Jump, Dr. Doolittle, and Liar Liar.

Acting credits

Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider poster
NR

This is a three-part documentary (i.e. Spirit of Vengeance, Spirit of Adventure and Spirit of Execution) which mixes behind the scenes materials and interviews.

Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider

2007

Not Quite Hollywood poster
6.7

As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock," a new underground of low-budget exploitation filmmakers were turning out considerably less highbrow fare. Documentary filmmaker Mark Hartley explores this unbridled era of sex and violence, complete with clips from some of the scene's most outrageous flicks and interviews with the renegade filmmakers themselves.

Not Quite Hollywood

2008

Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee poster
7.8

Nearly 40 years on, Crocodile Dundee remains Australia’s biggest film—what made it a cultural icon, and why does it still mean so much today?

Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee

2025

Everything Begins and Ends poster
8.0

In this archival documentary, coproducer Hal McElroy, director of photography Russell Boyd, actress Helen Morse (Mademoiselle de Poitiers), coproducer Jim McElroy, actress Anne Lambert (Miranda), and executive producer Patricia Lovell discuss the production history of ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ and the unique story it tells.

Everything Begins and Ends

2014

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NR

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Thrills and Nuclear Spills: The Making of 'The Chain Reaction'

2005

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NR

A documentary about the making of Gillian Armstrong's 1982 film STARSTRUCK.

Puttin’ on the Show: The Making of Starstruck

2004