Emmanuel Lubezki
| Emmanuel Lubezki | |
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| Born | Emmanuel Lubezki Morgenstern 1964 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Emmanuel Lubezki Morgenstern, ASC, AMC (born 1964), better known as Emmanuel Lubezki, is a five time Academy Award nominated Mexican cinematographer, known for his groundbreaking techniques and characteristic style.[vague] His nickname is "Chivo".[1][2]
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[edit] Early life and career
Lubezki was born in Mexico City, Mexico to a Jewish family.[1][2] His father is actor Muni Lubezki.[3] He began his career in Mexican film and television productions in the late 1980s, such as the horror-oriented cult series La Hora Marcada (1986). His first American production was the 1993 independent film Twenty Bucks, which followed the journey of a single twenty-dollar bill.
Lubezki frequently collaborates with fellow Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón. The two have been friends since they were teenagers and attended the same film school[4] at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.[1]. Together they have worked on six motion pictures: Sólo con tu Pareja (1991), A Little Princess (1995), Great Expectations (1998), Y tu mamá también (2001), Children of Men (2006) and Gravity (2012). His work with Cuarón on Children of Men (2006), has received universal acclaim.[5] The film utilized a number of new technologies and distinctive techniques. The "roadside ambush" scene was shot in one extended take utilizing a special camera rig invented by Doggicam systems, developed from the company's Power Slide system.[6] For the scene, a vehicle was modified to enable seats to tilt and lower actors out of the way of the camera. The windshield of the car was designed to tilt out of the way to allow camera movement in and out through the front windscreen. A crew of four, including Lubezki, rode on the roof. Children of Men also features a seven and a half minute battle sequence composed of roughly five seamless edits.
Lubezki has also worked with a variety of major directors, including Mike Nichols (The Birdcage, 1996), Tim Burton (Sleepy Hollow, 1999), Michael Mann (Ali, 2001), Terrence Malick (The New World, 2005, The Tree of Life, 2011). Martin Scorsese (Shine a Light, 2007, as camera operator under supervision of cinematographer Robert Richardson) and The Coen Brothers (Burn After Reading, 2008). He has been nominated for Five Academy Awards.
Most recently, Lubezki collaborated with Terrence Malick on a currently untitled romantic drama shot in fall 2010 in Oklahoma, and with Alfonso Cuarón on Gravity, his first entirely digitally acquired film (for which he used the Arri Alexa).[7]
[edit] Filmography (partial)
[edit] As cinematographer
- Gravity (2012)
- Untitled Terrence Malick Project (TBA)
- The Tree of Life (2011) (Nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography)
- Nike Write The Future – commercial (2010)
- Nike "Fate" – commercial (2009)
- Burn After Reading (2008)
- Anna (To Each His Own Cinema segment) (2007)
- Children of Men (2006) (Nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography)
- The New World (2005) (Nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography)
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
- The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
- The Cat in the Hat (2003)
- De Mesmer, con amor o Te para dos, (International title: From Mesmer, With Love or Tea for Two (2002))
- Ali (2001)
- Y tu mamá también (2001)
- Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999) (Nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography)
- Meet Joe Black (1998)
- Great Expectations (1998)
- The Birdcage (1996)
- A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
- A Little Princess (1995) (Nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography)
- Ambar a.k.a. Amber (1994)
- Reality Bites (1994)
- The Harvest (1993)
- Fallen Angels (Two Episodes, 1993)
- Miroslava (1993)
- Twenty Bucks (1993)
- Como agua para chocolate a.k.a. Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
- Sólo con tu pareja (1991)
- Bandidos a.k.a Bandits (1991)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Emmanuel Lubezki". Cinematographers. http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/lubezki.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ a b Nate Bloom (2007-02-22). "Jewish Standard Hollywood’s big night". Jewish Standard. Archived from the original on 2008-04-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20080411160051/http://www.jstandard.com/articles/2322/1/Hollywood%92s-big-night. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ^ "Emmanuel Lubezki Biography (1964?–)". Filmreference. http://www.filmreference.com/film/65/Emmanuel-Lubezki.html. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ Kennedy, Gerard (2007-02-15). "Tech Support: Emmanuel Lubezki". In Contention. http://www.incontention.com/techsupport/2007/02/magic_tricks_emmanuel_lubezki.html. Retrieved 2007-02-15.[dead link]
- ^ "Children of Men". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/childrenofmen. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ "Two Axis Dolly". Doggicam Systems. http://www.doggicam.com/twoaxisdolly.php. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- ^ [www.arri.com/?eID=registration&file_uid=7922 "2011 Alexa Brochure"]. Arri. www.arri.com/?eID=registration&file_uid=7922. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Emmanuel Lubezki at the Internet Movie Database
- Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers
- International Cinematographers Guild interview
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