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CINEMATOGRAPHER · BORN 1964 · MEXICO

Emmanuel Lubezki

Long, roaming takes in natural light.

Born
1964
Country
Mexico
Field
Cinematographer

KNOWN FOR

  1. 2006Children of Men
  2. 2011The Tree of Life
  3. 2013Gravity
  4. 2014Birdman
  5. 2015The Revenant

WHY THEY MATTER

Won three consecutive Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, for Gravity, Birdman and The Revenant; member of the Mexican and American Societies of Cinematographers.

THE LIFE

Lubezki is a Mexican cinematographer who studied at the national film school in Mexico City. He has worked with Alfonso Cuaron, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and Terrence Malick. His long takes in Children of Men and Birdman and his natural-light work in The Revenant are widely studied. He is the first cinematographer to win three consecutive Academy Awards.

WHAT THEY SHOT WITH

Arri Alexa 65

Source: Wikipedia

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Helene Louvart

Intimate, textured film naturalism for European and international directors.

Happy as Lazzaro, 2018Source: Wikipedia