Bill Condon
Film director · 4 films (1995–2017)
Bill Condon is a director whose work here spans Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) to Beauty and the Beast (2017), across fantasy and romance. 2 of those films were photographed by Tobias A. Schliessler. The work runs close — 29% of frames across the 4 films indexed here, against 21% library-wide. All 174 frames from 4 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
William Condon is an American director and screenwriter. Condon is known for writing and/or directing numerous successful and acclaimed films, including Gods and Monsters, Chicago, Kinsey, Dreamgirls, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, and Beauty and the Beast.
Born 22 October 1955 · New York City, New York, USA
Directing style
Bill Condon constructs intimate, suspenseful atmospheres by favoring interior night scenes captured primarily at eye level with medium shots and closeups. He leans heavily into a shallow depth of field to isolate characters, rendering backgrounds into soft textures shaped by motivated light sources like windows, candles, practicals, and low-key sunlight. His visual palette contrasts cool, desaturated tones and deep shadow hues with warm, amber-tinged accents, establishing a tense, ominous, and lonely mood suited for dark romance and genre filmmaking.
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1999
- GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award · 2005
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Films directed by Bill Condon
About Bill Condon
When was Bill Condon born?
Bill Condon was born on 22 October 1955 in New York City, New York, USA.
What films has Bill Condon directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 4 of them: Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012) and Beauty and the Beast (2017).
What awards has Bill Condon won?
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (1999), GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award (2005) and National Board of Review Award for Best Film.
Search every frame of Bill Condon’s films
All 174 indexed frames from 4 films directed by Bill Condon — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.