Elise Lockwood on Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger

Stills photographer Elise Lockwood interviewed by Sean O’Brien.

In this clip Elise talks about her role as a stills photographer on films such as Thank God He Met Lizzie (Cherie Nowlan, Australia, 1997) and recognising through her lens a special star quality in then up-and-coming actors such as Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger.

Elise has been one of the leading stills photographers in the Australian film industry for over 30 years, shooting iconic images on films such as Broken Highway (Laurie McInnes, 1993), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Stephan Elliott, 1994), Blackrock (Steven Vidler, 1997), Lantana (Ray Lawrence, 2001) and Somersault (Cate Shortland, 2004).