Lee Daniel
About
Biography
Biography
This director of photography is best known for his work with "Gen-X" director Richard Linklater. Daniel got his start as a camera assistant on the thriller remake "DOA" (1988) and met up with Linklater the following year. The two teamed up on "Slacker" (1989), a dark-horse hit about Texas college kids, and the tribute to 1970s pot-heads "Dazed and Confused" (1993), with Daniel acting as cinematographer and director of photography, respectively. He subsequently worked with Linklater on the Ethan Hawke-Julie Delpy romance "Before Sunrise" (1995), shot in 38 days in Vienna. The latter was a change for Daniel, who used richer and warmer hues to highlight the growing relationship between the two leads.
Filmography
Cinematography (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Cinematography (Special)
Life Events
1986
With Linklater, founded Austin Film Society
1988
First credit as 1st assistant camera on "DOA"
1989
Served as production designer on "Starry is the Night"
1989
First cinematography credit, the Gen-X hit "Slacker", directed by Linklater
1993
Was director of photography on Linklater's "Dazed and Confused"
1995
Third collaboration with Linklater, "Before Sunrise"
1997
Again collaborated with Linklater on "subUrbia"
