Dion Beebe
Dion Beebe A.C.S. A.S.C. (/ˈdiːɒn ˈbiːbi/ DEE-on BEE-bee; born 18 May 1968) is an Australian–South African cinematographer. Originally from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, his family moved to Cape Town, South Africa, in 1972. Dion studied cinematography at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School from 1987 to 1989.[citation needed] Beebe was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA for his work on Rob Marshall's Chicago, and won the 2006 Academy Award for his work on the director's later Memoirs of a Geisha. He is known for his use of stylized, highly saturated colour palettes and for his experimental use of high-speed digital video on Michael Mann's Collateral (for which he won a BAFTA for Best Cinematography) and Miami Vice. He is also a member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). Dion was inducted into the ACS' Hall of Fame at the National Awards on 16 May 2020.
Known for
Michael
The Little Mermaid
I Am Woman
Gemini Man
Mary Poppins Returns
The Legend of Red Hand
The Snowman
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Into the Woods
Edge of Tomorrow
Gangster Squad
The Zen of Bennett
Side by Side
Green Lantern
Nine
Land of the Lost
Rendition
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Miami Vice
Cinematographer Style
Memoirs of a Geisha
Collateral
In the Cut
Chicago
Equilibrium
Charlotte Gray
The Goddess of 1967
Forever Lulu
Holy Smoke
Praise
My Own Country
Memory & Desire
40,000 Years of Dreaming
Down Rusty Down
Floating Life
Vacant Possession
Crush