And for the next generation
of female cinematographers and filmmakers, she offered this advice:
Not exact matches
Out
of all
of the movies, only 13 percent were directed by women, and 9 percent featured
female cinematographers.
And Rachel Morrison, one
of the few
female cinematographers in Hollywood, has captured the beauty
of the African land, as well as the stunning artwork
of the aforementioned ladies, to perfection.
Presidents Award recipient Stephen Lighthill, head
of the American Film Institute Conservatory's cinematography program since 2004, said the school will graduate its 99th
female cinematographer under his tenure in June.
Jordan Peele, the mastermind
of «Get Out,» a social thriller about American racism, became the first African American to earn producer, director and writer nominations for a single film; the academy nominated a
female cinematographer, «Mudbound's» Rachel Morrison, for the first time in its 90 - year history; and Greta Gerwig became just the fifth woman recognized as a director, feted for her wry, observational coming -
of - age story «Lady Bird.»
Morrison who is the first
female cinematographer to be nominated in the history
of the Academy talked about capturing the palette for Dee Rees in Mudbound.
Hopefully Morrison and her fellow
female cinematographers are not at the beginning
of another one.
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.
Rachel Morrison (Mudbound) broke through one
of many glass ceilings in Hollywood by becoming the first
female nominee from the American Society
of Cinematographers (ASC) in the group's 32 - year history.
Rachel Morrison (Mudbound) makes history as American Society
of Cinematographers first
female nominee
Although women continue to fare better in documentary work, Martha Lauzen's 2015 study shows that only 37 %
of documentary producers, 34 %
of executive producers, 29 %
of directors, 29 %
of writers, 23 %
of editors, and 13 %
of cinematographers are women.101 When it comes to the industry recognizing and awarding
female documentarians for their directorial works, women are at a complete disadvantage.
One
of our few
female Cinematographers Reed Morano steps behind the camera in a different way to make her directorial debut on «Meadowland,» written...
«This film had involvement from brilliant women from all over start to finish,» said Coogler, who made a point to name several
of his
female collaborators, including Oscar - nominated
cinematographer Rachel Morrison, Oscar - nominated costume designer Ruth E. Carter, production designer Hannah Beachler, first assistant director Lisa Satriano, editor Debbie Berman and Marvel Studios exec Victoria Alonso, who executive produced.
Deakins beat out Darkest Hour's Bruno Delbonnel, Dunkirk's Hoyte van Hoytema, The Shape
of Water's Dan Laustsen, and Mudbound's Rachel Morrison — the last
of whom was the first
female cinematographer to earn a nomination in the category.
When interviewer Elvis Mitchell praised him for working with
female cinematographers and
female editors for all three
of his films, which also include «Fruitvale Station» and «Creed,» Coogler said, «It's not something to brag about.
Beyond this I'm picking the rest
of the nominees who got in at the American Society
of Cinematographers, including Mudbound «s Rachel Morrison making history as the first
female DP to ever be nominated at the Oscars.
Rees commands a team
of top craftspeople including a remarkable roster
of female department heads — including
cinematographer Rachel Morrison, editor Mako Kamitsuna, composer Tamar - kali, Oscar ® nominee sound engineer Pud Cusack and makeup department head Angie Wells — to bring the past into the present and shine a light on a chapter
of American history rarely seen on screen before.
He is helped here enormously by a terrific production crew, with many key jobs filled by women including «Mudbound»
cinematographer Rachel Morrison, the first
female to be nominated for a best cinematography Oscar; the colorful costumes
of Ruth Carter; great production design from Hannah Beachler; and generally fine work right on down the line including an awesome visual effects team.
Does the inclusion
of a
female director and a
female cinematographer — and the exclusion
of some #MeToo offenders — mean the glass ceiling just cracked a little bit more?
James Le Gros plays his egotistical, impulsively improvising star with blow - dried smarminess, Catherine Keener has a crisis in confidence as his
female lead, and Dermot Mulroney swaggers in an eye - patch and leather vest as the artiste
of a
cinematographer.
In addition to having three
female leads, the team behind the screens consists largely
of women, from
cinematographer Paula Huidobro, to the assistant director, gaffer, production designer, costume designer, and DP.