Premium Member Adam Frisch FSF Posted May 13, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 13, 2015 A very rare interview with Amir Mokri. In fact, I think it's the first one I've ever seen - and I've been a fan of his all the way back to Pacific Heights and Blue Steel. Never seen an AC article about him ever, despite all he's done. Slick, but a masterful cinematographer. http://variety.com/2015/artisans/news/d-p-amir-mokri-fills-in-the-blanks-with-imagination-1201477816/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Miguel Angel Posted May 13, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 13, 2015 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH Martin Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 That's amazing! I remember not being able to do a MAN OF STEEL article because of his non-participation, and even though PIXELS was discussed for coverage, it was shot down because of his known reticence. It isn't like he's talking f stops and balloon lights here, but it is a start, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Miguel Angel Posted May 14, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 14, 2015 Next time they need to make Masanobu Takayanagi talk about something, even if it is just the weather! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Martin Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Reading this interview was like seeing Bigfoot. I was gonna post about it but you beat me to it. About Takayanagi, he's given a few interviews (definitely more than Mokri, haha). I think some were with Kodak and Panavision. I've emailed him a few questions over the years. He was always very nice and I appreciated him taking the time to reply. Hopefully someone does a story on Black Mass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adam Frisch FSF Posted May 30, 2015 Author Premium Member Share Posted May 30, 2015 There's a scene in Lord Of War where Cage and Leto talk in this open air ruin. Mokri choses to negative fill/black the camera side and have them play as a silhouette, even though that could probably not happen for real in that location. But it looks great and creates contrast. Mokri has always been full of little slightly-pushing-the-reality tricks like that, which makes him very interesting. Here's a terrible clip of that scene in pan and scan, but it was the only one I could find: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMX9RVx2idM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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