If You Could APPRENTICE with ONE CINEMATOGRAPHER Now...?

[Jim Carlile]

William Daniels. Highlights like diamonds.

[Santiago Benet]

I would definitely say Dariuz Wolski, or Janus Kaminski , o Emanuel Lubeski these guys lighting and use of camera is very creative. Would love to have that input into my formation. And if Conrad Hall would be alive that would be an other kind of learning from a master.

[Gary Shunk]

Conrad Hall

[Mikel Guillen]

In my case it will be Sacha Vierny, Harris Savides, Benoit Debie...or any of the mexicans from Prieto, Berinstain or chivo lubezki...

[Aditya Vashisht]

Roger Deakins, Santosh Sivan.

I don't understand why Santosh Sivan(from India) isn't popular among world cinematographers? He recently directed a hollywood movie 'Before The Rains'. He is one of the best cinematographers in India.

[DJ Kast]

If he were still alive it would be easily be Conrad Hall, but since that's not the question I'd say Darius Khondji, or Andrew Lesnie, or Roger Deakins, or Dick Pope, possibly more. This is a tough one to narrow down to just one!

[Saba Mazloum]

If you dont mind me asking ..

 

If you had a chance to meet these people you are mentioning.. How would you go abouts on asking him if you could be his apprentice.. ?

 

 

 

sorry for asking a question in a question thread...

[Jorn van Oostende]

Barry Sonnefeld: from porn to Coen Brothers art-house movies (Blood Simple and Raising Arizona) to major block buster director, he must have an interesting story and was a great dp.

 

A working DP would be Emmanuel Lubezki; but any other great DP would do just fine, so much to learn.

[Cameron Glendinning]

John Seale ACS ASC

[Justin Hong]

Randall Einhorn. I've got to get in touch with that man.

[Rob Petersen]

Darius Khondji or Roger Deakins. Also Matthew Libatique.

[David Cronin]

Tom Stern,

I want to work for a man or woman that knows how to Gaff. Gaffers know what they are talking about when it comes to shooting. All the details are in lighting.

[Greg Gross]

Hello Tom,

I would have liked to have worked on the "North Fork" set with David Mullen ASC,James Woods and Nick Nolte. I

would have loved to be able to light those characters. I still consider "North Fork" to be my yardstick for beautiful

photography/cinematography. There is one scene with Nick Nolte(he's lit by a practical) that is my favorite,prob-

ably because to me it is a cinematography portrait. The master shots in this film are just so beautiful and I would

have liked to have been with David Mullen to see and hear what he was visualizing and thinking. To see how he

framed his shots and what lenses were used. I love glass,light,film and how they intertwine,interlace. We are so

lucky to have him as a cinematographer on the forum that we can often reach out to. My other choice would have

been that of Conrad Hall ASC and may god bless him. I think the scene with Nick Nolte(priest,practical light) is a

beautiful one of a kind,classic scene. Light,glass,filmstock,craft,art,painting with light.

 

Greg Gross

[Lars Beyer]

Hi everybody, I´m new to this forum, so cheers to You all !

 

I would definetely say Bruno Delbonnel.

 

He studied philosophy before cinematography, and seeks his inspiration in the fine arts, reading sheet music, since there is a strong sence of poetic structure in sheet music, which goes well with the art of cinematography, the sence of rhytm in the flow of the images.

He is also a magician in terms of the amount of freedom of thought he applies to his technical understanding.

He is truly an uncompromising artist and very experienced craftsman.

 

So if I were to start all over again, (which is something one needs to do again and again I believe) I would bow to Mr Delbonnel.

But there are so many other great and inspiring cinematographers in the history of cinematography worth a kneepad or two.

 

Lars Beyer

[Panji Laksmana]

Kaminski, Richardson and Khondji...

[Miguel Angel]

Hi there..

 

I love the work of Rodrigo Prieto and Steven Soderbergh.. they work in his films with a light which become a natural light.. and they have an incredible eye to frame in the correct way and show you the right action handholding the camera..

 

So, I've working with both and they are amazings!!.

 

Thanks!

[Oliver Gläser]

Robert Yeoman.

He is great. Talented, intelligent, soft spoken. he knows his craft. I had the chance to shadow him on Martian Child for a month or so and it was a great experience.

[Russell Richard Fowler]

Roy H. Wagner

Steven Soderbergh...among the living.

 

Ralf Bode

Nestor Almendros.....among the remembered.

[Thaddeus Pope]

As someone just starting out, I’d say that Roger Deakins and Janusz Kaminski would be the two guys that I’d most like to learn from. However, off the top of my head, it’d also be very nice to work with and learn from Robert Yeoman, Slawomir Idziak, Lance Acord, and Brian Tufano. ;)

[Sean Ryan Finnegan]

Deakins, Doyle, Kaminski, Storraro.

[Mac Allen]

You know who is a real interesting, somewhat underrated DP, Chris Menges. His work on THE MISSION was fantastic. He also took over for Deakins on THE READER.

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[Adam Beck]

Owen Roizman, he's pretty awesome. I've got to hear him speak a couple of times at Cinegear.

[Jay Oxley]

If I had to choose then I'd go with Wally Pfister, the relationship him and Christopher Nolan has is amazing. The two produce such great results, plus there was an awesome photo of him in American Cinematographer not too long ago.

[Cody Cuellar]

Robert Richardson, Darius Khondji, and John Matthieson would be my top three picks.

[Adam Johnson]

Cronenweth.