born 1961 · United States · Cinematographer
Wally Pfister
Grounded, film-based realism in large-scale genre cinema.
Inception, 2010Source: Wikipedia
CINEMATOGRAPHER · BORN 1980 · UNITED STATES
Erik Messerschmidt
Precise, controlled digital monochrome and cool colour.
- Born
- 1980
- Country
- United States
- Field
- Cinematographer
KNOWN FOR
- 2020Mank
- 2017Mindhunter
- 2023The Killer
WHY THEY MATTER
Won the Academy Award for Mank, his feature film debut; ASC member.
THE LIFE
Messerschmidt was born in Portland, Maine, and studied film production at Emerson College, where he co-photographed Jeremiah Zagar's documentary In a Dream. In Los Angeles he worked as a gaffer on series including Mad Men, and David Fincher hired him as a gaffer on Gone Girl. He then became director of photography on most episodes of Fincher's Mindhunter. His feature debut, Fincher's Mank, won him the Academy Award.
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born 1961 · China · Cinematographer
Zhao Fei
Formal, disciplined compositions of Fifth Generation cinema.
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born 1962 · South Korea · Cinematographer
Hong Kyung-pyo
Precise framing and a unified, stylised visual tone.
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born 1963 · Australia · Cinematographer
Mandy Walker
Lush, energetic colour in large productions.
Elvis, 2022Source: Wikipedia
born 1964 · Mexico · Cinematographer
Emmanuel Lubezki
Long, roaming takes in natural light.
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born 1964 · France · Cinematographer
Helene Louvart
Intimate, textured film naturalism for European and international directors.
Happy as Lazzaro, 2018Source: Wikipedia