Don E. FauntLeRoy was accepted into the American Society Of Cinematographers with only 7 years experience as a Director Of Photography. His rise has been swift, and his reputation as one of the most young talented young cinematographers, rapid. Don's major break came in 1994 when he was given the opportunity of shooting David Wolpers epic mini series "North And South III" which culminated with the ...  show all 

Don E. FauntLeRoy was accepted into the American Society Of Cinematographers with only 7 years experience as a Director Of Photography. His rise has been swift, and his reputation as one of the most young talented young cinematographers, rapid. Don's major break came in 1994 when he was given the opportunity of shooting David Wolpers epic mini series "North And South III" which culminated with the ASC honoring him with a nomination. His most recent films have been "Today You Die", "Mercenary", Stan Lee's "Light Speed", and "Once Upon A time In the Hood" for Sony Pictures", all of them directed and photographed by Don. Don's technical knowledge is formidable and his experience virtually unsurpassed. Starting as an assistant Cameraman in 1972, he has worked with some of the finest Directors and Cinematographers in the business. Harry Stradling, Peter Hyams, Michael Chapman, Martian Scorcece, Robert Surtees, Herbert Ross, Haskell Wexler, James Cameron, Adam Greenberg, Richard Donner, Sam Peckinpah, Billy Wilder, Steven Speilberg, and Blake Edwards, to name a few, his style, speed, and exuberance reflect this intense professional background. He has since gone on to direct and photograph some of the screens most interesting talents, Sam Shepard, Dean Stockwell, Diane Keaton, Stockard Channing, Diane Lane, Mimi Rodgers, Elizabeth Pena, Rutger Hauer, Jacqueline, Bisset, Linda Hamilton, and of course his gorgeous wife Lesley-Anne Down. Don's grandfather was a still cameraman and his father an optical cameraman, from them came Don's interest, then passion for this wonderful industry, his grandfathers collection of antique cameras and photographic equiptment was handed down to Don, and he has continued to build upon that collection, now possessing a large rare, and virtually irreplaceable array of film cameras and paraphernalia, which will be inherited by his eldest daughter Season, who already is an accomplished young assistant cameraperson herself. When Don works he insists on two things. Panavision equiptment, both film and digital, along with Eastman Kodak stock, "they are the best' he says, and coming from one of the best you know he is right.
He has a son, George, with Lesley-Anne Down and two daughters from his first marriage.
Fauntleroy, Don E.
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