By utilizing a strong
background in cinematography, philosophy, and photography his aim is to create innovative and evocative visual stories.
An alumna of New York University's graduate film program and a 2008 Sundance Screenwriting & Directing Lab Fellow, Rees's first feature Pariah premiered at Sundance in 2011 and won
Excellence in Cinematography Award for the festival's U.S. Dramatic competition.
The short film Cold Turkey, written and directed by Gavin Keane, has won the Excellence
in Cinematography Award at the 2010 Amsterdam Film Festival.
Greta Gerwig was the only woman nominated in the Best Director category for Lady Bird, which also got nominations for Best Picture, Screenplay Best Actress and Best Actress in a Supporting Role, while Rachel Morrison became the first woman ever to receive a nomination
in Cinematography for Netflix's Mudbound.
Beasts of the Southern Wild won both the Grand Jury Prize and Excellence
in Cinematography at this year's Sundance Film Festival and the Camera d'Or for Best First Feature at Cannes.
At the very least, the film boasts a smoldering, bruised palette in keeping with its nautical Irish milieu, lensed by the estimable Christopher Doyle who, it's worth remembering, was once considered Wong Kar - Wai's primary pair of eyes, and who delivered a master class
in cinematography in typical rambling fashion at a past edition of SIFF.
The 3 - D retro - conversion of the material is actually quite striking, given the depth - of - field
used in the cinematography, and all of the action and movement the movie features.
Prize for outstanding
career in cinematography, Benalmadana, 6th Festival International de Cortometraje y Cine Alternativo de Benalmadena (ficcab).
Born in Berlin on August 5, 1935, the son of actors Lena Hutter and Oskar Ballhaus, it is said that he first became
interested in cinematography in 1955 when he visited the set of the classic film «Lola Montes» — his aunt was married to director Max Ophuls at the time — and observed cinematographer Christian Matras at work.
Outstanding Achievement
in Cinematography Tobias von dem Borne, «Brimstone & Glory» Yuri Ancarani, Luca Nervegna and Jonathan Ricquebourg, «The Challenge» Andrew Ackerman and Jeff Orlowski, «Chasing Coral» TBD, «Human Flow» Rodrigo Trejo Villanueva, «Machines»
Rachel Morrison began her journey as a cinematographer when she enrolled
in a cinematography class at NYU, where she was one out of only two females.
SNUB: Roger Deakins, Best Cinematography, «Sicario» It was an impressive
year in the cinematography field; all five nominees are icons.
The Shape of Water continues to rise, as it has in virtually every other category and Call Me By Your Name lands
in the Cinematography top 5 for the first time.
Another first
came in the cinematography category, where Rachel Morrison («Mudbound» and soon «Black Panther») became the first female director of photography to be nominated for Best Cinematography.
Yet the images, true visions of
light in the cinematography of Roger Deakins, complemented by the thrilling score of Philip Glass, add up to a transcendent story of faith.
Our Road the Oscars series continues with Scott Youngbauer assessing the five nominees vying for top
honors in cinematography.
Very theatrical in its sequences while still innovative with the shot
selections in the cinematography by Lyle Vincent (Cooties, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, A Bad Batch).
Not a frame of it feels inauthentic but there's very sophisticated
craft in the cinematography, editing, sound design, music, casting, and locations.
Last year, we saw our first African - American woman nominated for Film Editing (Joi McMillon from «Moonlight»), and we have yet to see the barrier
broken in Cinematography for a woman of any color.
Dunkirk remains the strong frontrunner for Film Editing (but Get Out is gaining fast) and increases its
lead in Cinematography over Blade Runner 2049 just a bit the first half of this month.
ome directors — most, really — define themselves in their visuals, and while the movies of Joel and Ethan Coen deliver plenty of eye candy, courtesy of their brilliant
choices in cinematography (Roger Deakins, holler), the Coens have, well, something else on their minds.
Achievement
in cinematography Carol — Ed Lachman The Hateful Eight — Robert Richardson Mad Max: Fury Road — John Seale The Revenant — Emmanuel Lubezki Sicario Roger Deakins
Outstanding Achievement
in Cinematography Matthew Heineman and Matt Porwoll, «Cartel Land» Lars Skree, «The Look of Silence» Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk, «Meru» Ewan McNicol, «Uncertain» Bill Ross and Turner Ross, «Western»
Michael Seresin, BSC, connects with American Cinematographer via Skype to revisit his work on Alan Parker's Angel Heart, a dark, atmospheric thriller that has gained iconic
status in cinematography circles since its theatrical release in 1987.
The initial word came out while Haynes was at Cannes to help honor his frequent collaborator Edward Lachman who had received the Pierre Angénieux
ExcelLens in Cinematography Award, a lifetime - achievement award.
He attended Brown University for his undergraduate education and received his
MFA in Cinematography at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.