born 1961 · United States · Cinematographer
Wally Pfister
Grounded, film-based realism in large-scale genre cinema.
Inception, 2010Source: Wikipedia
CINEMATOGRAPHER · BORN 1968 · UNITED STATES
Matthew Libatique
Subjective, kinetic camera close to the character.
- Born
- 1968
- Country
- United States
- Field
- Cinematographer
KNOWN FOR
- 2000Requiem for a Dream
- 2010Black Swan
- 2018A Star Is Born
- 2023Maestro
WHY THEY MATTER
Three Academy Award nominations, for Black Swan, A Star Is Born and Maestro; two Independent Spirit Awards; two BAFTA nominations.
THE LIFE
Libatique was born in Elmhurst, Queens, to Filipino immigrant parents. He studied sociology and communications at California State University, Fullerton, before an MFA in cinematography at the AFI. He is best known for his work with Darren Aronofsky, Joel Schumacher, Spike Lee and Bradley Cooper. He received Academy Award nominations for Black Swan, A Star Is Born and Maestro.
Also born 1960 on
born 1961 · China · Cinematographer
Zhao Fei
Formal, disciplined compositions of Fifth Generation cinema.
Raise the Red Lantern, 1991Source: Wikipedia
born 1962 · South Korea · Cinematographer
Hong Kyung-pyo
Precise framing and a unified, stylised visual tone.
Parasite, 2019Source: Wikipedia
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.
Children of Men, 2006Source: Wikipedia
born 1964 · France · Cinematographer
Helene Louvart
Intimate, textured film naturalism for European and international directors.
Happy as Lazzaro, 2018Source: Wikipedia