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Robert Crone(1932-2023)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Visual Effects
  • Cinematographer
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Robert Crone was born on 7 August 1932 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a cinematographer, known for Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Sucker Punch (2011) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011). He was married to Vi. He died on 12 January 2023 in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
BornAugust 7, 1932
DiedJanuary 12, 2023(90)
BornAugust 7, 1932
DiedJanuary 12, 2023(90)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
7.6
  • Visual Effects(as Rob Crone)
  • 2011
Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, and Daniel Bristol in Sucker Punch (2011)
Sucker Punch
6.1
  • Visual Effects(as Rob Crone)
  • 2011
Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
5.0
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Rob Crone)
  • 2011
Jeremy Irons and Geneviève Bujold in Dead Ringers (1988)
Dead Ringers
7.2
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1988

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Used Mercs
    • camera operator
    • Pre-production
  • Grendel
    • 'a' camera operator & steadicam (as Rob Crone)
    • Completed
    • TV Series
  • Sadie Soverall and Matt Cornett in Every Year After (2026)
    Every Year After
    6.3
    TV Series
    • 'a' camera operator
    • camera operator (as Rob Crone)
    • 2026
  • Melissa Roxburgh in The Hunting Party (2025)
    The Hunting Party
    6.7
    TV Series
    • 'a' camera & steadicam (as Rob Crone)
    • 2025
  • Jude Law, Daniel Brühl, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, and Vanessa Kirby in Eden (2024)
    Eden
    6.5
    • camera operator: 'a' camera & Steadicam operator (as Rob Crone)
    • 2024
  • Cush Jumbo in Balestra (2024)
    Balestra
    5.1
    • 'b' camera operator & steadicam (as Rob Crone)
    • 2024
  • Tom Blyth in Billy the Kid (2022)
    Billy the Kid
    7.3
    TV Series
    • A Cam / Steadicam (as Rob Crone)
    • 2023
  • Invasion (2021)
    Invasion
    6.2
    TV Series
    • 'a' camera & steadicam (as Rob Crone)
    • 2023
  • Milo Manheim, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, and Blake Draper in Prom Pact (2023)
    Prom Pact
    6.4
    • camera operator: 'a' camera & Steadicam operator (as Rob Crone)
    • 2023
  • Morgan Taylor Campbell, Rhianna Jagpal, and Iñaki Godoy in The Imperfects (2022)
    The Imperfects
    6.5
    TV Series
    • 'a' camera operator (as Rob Crone)
    • 2022
  • Tony Hale, Seth Carr, Emmy DeOliveira, Marta Kessler, and Mystic Inscho in The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021)
    The Mysterious Benedict Society
    7.6
    TV Series
    • 'a' camera: Steadicam (as Rob Crone)
    • 2021
  • The Twilight Zone (2019)
    The Twilight Zone
    6.1
    TV Series
    • 'a' camera operator & steadicam
    • 'a' camera: Steadicam (as Rob Crone, as Rob Crone)
    • 2019–2020
  • Chesapeake Shores (2016)
    Chesapeake Shores
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 'a' camera: Steadicam
    • 'a' camera & steadicam (as Rob Crone, as Rob Crone)
    • 2018–2019
  • BH90210 (2019)
    BH90210
    6.9
    TV Series
    • 'a' camera: Steadicam
    • camera operator (as Rob Crone, as Rob Crone)
    • 2019
  • Paul Blackthorne, Anne-Marie Johnson, Harriet Dyer, and Justin Cornwell in The InBetween (2019)
    The InBetween
    7.0
    TV Series
    • camera operator: 'b' camera (as Rob Crone)
    • 2019
  • The Wake Up (2018)
    The Wake Up
    Short
    • camera operator (as Rob Crone)
    • 2018
  • Avan Jogia in Ghost Wars (2017)
    Ghost Wars
    6.2
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • steadicam operator (as Rob Crone, as Rob Crone)
    • 2017–2018

Visual Effects

  • Evil Feed (2013)
    Evil Feed
    4.0
    • visual effects (as Rob Crone)
    • 2013
  • Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, and Jack Black in The Big Year (2011)
    The Big Year
    6.2
    • visual effects assistant coordinator
    • 2011
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • data wrangler (as Rob Crone)
    • 2011
  • Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, and Daniel Bristol in Sucker Punch (2011)
    Sucker Punch
    6.1
    • witness camera operator (as Rob Crone)
    • 2011
  • Amanda Seyfried, Max Irons, and Shiloh Fernandez in Red Riding Hood (2011)
    Red Riding Hood
    5.4
    • data wrangler (as Rob Crone)
    • 2011
  • Christina Applegate, James Marsden, and Katt Williams in Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
    Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
    4.4
    • visual effects data wrangler
    • 2010
  • Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Robert Carlyle, Rachel Weisz, Sienna Guillory, and Ed Speleers in Eragon (2006)
    Eragon
    5.1
    • visual effects (as Rob Crone)
    • 2006
  • Carmen Electra, Craig Bierko, Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Shaquille O'Neal, Phil McGraw, and Garrett Masuda in Scary Movie 4 (2006)
    Scary Movie 4
    5.1
    • visual effects assistant (as Rob Crone)
    • 2006

Cinematographer

  • Boy Meets Boy (2015)
    Boy Meets Boy
    7.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as Rob Crone)
    • 2015
  • Katy Horsley in Ariel Erisian (2012)
    Ariel Erisian
    TV Mini Series
    • director of photography (as Rob Crone)
    • 2012
  • Quest (1961)
    Quest
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1962
  • Festival in Puerto Rico (1961)
    Q for Quest
    TV Series
    • photography
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Cinema Crone Website
  • Alternative names
    • Bob Crone
  • Born
    • August 7, 1932
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • January 12, 2023
    • West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada(Undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Vi? - 2023 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • David Crone

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was the first cameraman to use Steadicams - a camera mount technology that enabled more stable, mobile shots - in the Canadian TV industry.

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