FMP | Initial Ideas

For my Final Media Project I’m still unsure on what I want to create, however I am steering more into the direction of making a documentary. I have had a couple of vague ideas that I’d like to think about more and perhaps develop into something more substantial.

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Research | Emmanuel Lubezki (Cinematographer)

Emmanuel Lubezki is a cinematographer who’s work I really admire, especially his partnerships with Terrence Malik. His work has helped shaped Malik’s more poetic and abstract storytelling style. He is a Mexican cinematographer who is known for working with very high profile and renowned directors, such as Malik, the Coen Brothers, Tim Burton and Alfonso Cuarón. He first began working in Mexican television, first as a technician and then a director, before he began working as a cinematographer for the big-screen.

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Research | Adam Arkapaw (Cinematographer)

Adam Arkapaw is somebody I recently discovered through a German film called Lore. Arkapaw’s cinematography in the film really caught my eye, and once I did some research I found out that I had actually already seen some of his work before.

He is an Australian cinematographer from Sydney who began his career in 2004 and he has a very unique eye for storytelling. Along with Lore he has worked on Top of the Lake, Animal Kingdom, True Detective and MacBeth (2015).

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