In 2020, he shot and narrated a short film for Apple displaying the camera capabilities of the iPhone 12 Pro, the first device ever to capture, edit and playback in Dolby Vision.[5]
Lubezki is a frequent collaborator with fellow Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón. The two have been friends since they were teenagers and attended the same film school[10] at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.[2] Together they have worked on six motion pictures: Sólo Con Tu Pareja, A Little Princess, Great Expectations, Y Tu Mamá También, Children of Men, and Gravity. His work with Cuarón on Children of Men (2006) has received universal acclaim.[11] The film utilized a number of new technologies and distinctive techniques. The "roadside ambush" scene was shot in one extended take utilizing a special camera rig invented by Doggicam systems, developed from the company's Power Slide system.[12] For the scene, a vehicle was modified to enable seats to tilt and lower actors out of the way of the camera. The windshield of the car was designed to tilt out of the way to allow camera movement in and out through the front windscreen. A crew of four, including Lubezki, rode on the roof. Children of Men also features a seven-and-a-half-minute battle sequence composed of roughly five seamless edits.
Lubezki won his first Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Cuarón's Gravity, a thriller set in outer space.[13][14] The film was praised for the way it combined two shots through digital backgrounds of space to create the illusion of scenes done in a single shot.[15] Lubezki won his second Academy Award for Best Cinematography in the following year for his work on Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman. The film used a similar technique from Gravity, being very unusual in the way the entire movie was shot so as to appear to be photographed in one continuous take.[16] Lubezki won the award again in 2015 for Iñárritu's The Revenant, becoming a milestone for his third consecutive win and for being the first cinematographer to do so.[17] The film was shot entirely in the wilderness during a cold season, minimizing the amount of CGI and using only natural lighting. It was an extremely difficult process that required a limited amount of time to shoot each scene, which delayed the production, causing budget overruns and changes of locations for proper settings. However, The Revenant earned over $500 million at the box office and received critical acclaim, with much praise for the film's atmospheric tone and realism.
Lubezki won the Royal Photographic Society Lumière Award for major achievement in cinematography, video or animation in 2016.
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^"Cuaron, Lubezki Talk Mistakes, Long Takes and How Peter Gabriel Made 'Gravity' Possible". Variety. February 13, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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emmanuel, lubezki, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, lubezki, second, maternal, family, name, morgenstern, morgenstern, spanish, pronunciation, emaˈnwel, luˈβeski, born, november, 1964, mexican, cinematographer, sometimes, goes, nickname, chivo, w. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Lubezki and the second or maternal family name is Morgenstern Emmanuel Lubezki Morgenstern Spanish pronunciation emaˈnwel luˈbeski born November 30 1964 is a Mexican cinematographer 1 He sometimes goes by the nickname Chivo which means goat in Spanish 2 3 Lubezki has worked with many acclaimed directors including Mike Nichols Tim Burton Michael Mann Joel and Ethan Coen David O Russell and frequent collaborators Terrence Malick Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 4 Emmanuel LubezkiLubezki in 2016BornEmmanuel Lubezki MorgensternNovember 30 1964 1964 11 30 age 59 Mexico City MexicoOther namesChivoAlma materNational Autonomous University of MexicoOccupationCinematographerYears active1983 presentOrganization s Mexican Society of CinematographersAmerican Society of CinematographersAwardsFull listLubezki is known for groundbreaking uses of natural lighting and continuous uninterrupted shots in cinematography often utilizing a Steadicam a 3 axis gimbal or hand held camera to orchestrate fluid uninterrupted camera movements during particularly significant scenes Lubezki is a member of both the Mexican Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers His work has been praised by audiences and critics alike which earned him multiple awards including eight Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography He won in this category three times becoming the first person to do so in three consecutive years for Gravity 2013 Birdman 2014 and The Revenant 2015 In 2020 he shot and narrated a short film for Apple displaying the camera capabilities of the iPhone 12 Pro the first device ever to capture edit and playback in Dolby Vision 5 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3 1 Short film 3 2 Feature film 3 3 Television 4 Awards and nominations 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editLubezki was born to a Jewish family in Mexico City Mexico 4 6 7 His father was actor and producer Muni Lubezki 8 His paternal grandfather is Lithuanian Jewish while his grandmother is also Jewish from Russia 9 Lubezki studied film at Mexico s Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematograficos CUEC where he met Alfonso Cuaron 4 Career editLubezki began his career in Mexican film and television productions in the late 1980s His first international production was the 1993 independent film Twenty Bucks which followed the journey of a single twenty dollar bill Lubezki is a frequent collaborator with fellow Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron The two have been friends since they were teenagers and attended the same film school 10 at the National Autonomous University of Mexico 2 Together they have worked on six motion pictures Solo Con Tu Pareja A Little Princess Great Expectations Y Tu Mama Tambien Children of Men and Gravity His work with Cuaron on Children of Men 2006 has received universal acclaim 11 The film utilized a number of new technologies and distinctive techniques The roadside ambush scene was shot in one extended take utilizing a special camera rig invented by Doggicam systems developed from the company s Power Slide system 12 For the scene a vehicle was modified to enable seats to tilt and lower actors out of the way of the camera The windshield of the car was designed to tilt out of the way to allow camera movement in and out through the front windscreen A crew of four including Lubezki rode on the roof Children of Men also features a seven and a half minute battle sequence composed of roughly five seamless edits Lubezki won his first Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Cuaron s Gravity a thriller set in outer space 13 14 The film was praised for the way it combined two shots through digital backgrounds of space to create the illusion of scenes done in a single shot 15 Lubezki won his second Academy Award for Best Cinematography in the following year for his work on Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu s Birdman The film used a similar technique from Gravity being very unusual in the way the entire movie was shot so as to appear to be photographed in one continuous take 16 Lubezki won the award again in 2015 for Inarritu s The Revenant becoming a milestone for his third consecutive win and for being the first cinematographer to do so 17 The film was shot entirely in the wilderness during a cold season minimizing the amount of CGI and using only natural lighting It was an extremely difficult process that required a limited amount of time to shoot each scene which delayed the production causing budget overruns and changes of locations for proper settings However The Revenant earned over 500 million at the box office and received critical acclaim with much praise for the film s atmospheric tone and realism Lubezki won the Royal Photographic Society Lumiere Award for major achievement in cinematography video or animation in 2016 Filmography editShort film edit Year Title Director Note1983 Vengeance Is Mine Alfonso CuaronCarlos Marcovich1985 Sera por eso que la quiero tanto Carlos Marcovich1988 Los buzos diamantistas Marcela Couturier1990 La muchacha Dorotea Guerra2002 From Mesmer with Love or Tea for Two Alejandro LubezkiSalvador Aguirre2007 Anna Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Segment of To Each His Own Cinema2010 Write the Future2017 Flesh and Sand2021 Next to NormalFeature film edit Year Title Director Note1990 Bandidosex Luis Estrada1991 Solo con Tu Pareja Alfonso Cuaron 1st collaboration with Cuaron1992 Like Water for Chocolate Alfonso Arau Co cinematographer with Steven BernsteinThe Harvest David Marconi 1st American film1993 Miroslava Alejandro PelayoTwenty Bucks Keva Rosenfeld1994 Ambar Luis EstradaReality Bites Ben Stiller1995 A Little Princess Alfonso CuaronA Walk in the Clouds Alfonso Arau1996 The Birdcage Mike Nichols1998 Great Expectations Alfonso CuaronMeet Joe Black Martin Brest1999 Sleepy Hollow Tim Burton2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Rodrigo Garcia2001 Y Tu Mama Tambien Alfonso CuaronAli Michael Mann2003 The Cat in the Hat Bo Welch2004 The Assassination of Richard Nixon Niels Mueller Also associate producerLemony Snicket s A Series of Unfortunate Events Brad Silberling2005 The New World Terrence Malick 1st collaboration with Malick2006 Children of Men Alfonso Cuaron2008 Burn After Reading Joel and Ethan Coen2011 The Tree of Life Terrence Malick2012 To the Wonder2013 Gravity Alfonso Cuaron 1st Academy Award win2014 Birdman Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 2nd Academy Award win2015 Last Days in the Desert Rodrigo GarciaKnight of Cups Terrence MalickThe Revenant Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 3rd Academy Award win2017 Song to Song Terrence Malick2022 Amsterdam David O RussellTelevision edit Year Title Director Note1989 90 La hora marcada Alfonso CuaronLuis EstradaJuan Mora Catlett 8 episodes1990 El motel de la muerte Luis Estrada TV movie1993 Fallen Angels Steven SoderberghAlfonso Cuaron Episodes The Quiet Room and Murder Obliquely 2010 Dick Tracy Special Warren BeattyChris Merrill TV shortTBA Disclaimer Alfonso Cuaron Upcoming miniseriesAwards and nominations editFurther information List of Lubezki s awards and nominationsSee also editCinema of MexicoReferences edit Emmanuel Lubezki Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers Retrieved 2019 11 10 a b Emmanuel Lubezki Cinematographers Retrieved 2009 05 08 Bloom Nate 2007 02 22 Hollywood s big night Jewish Standard Archived from the original on 2008 04 11 Retrieved 2010 08 03 a b c Grabinsky Alan February 24 2016 Mexican Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki Hits His Stride Tablet Retrieved March 4 2016 Shot on iPhone 12 Pro by Emmanuel Lubezki Apple Apple Singapore YouTube Channel Retrieved 2023 06 25 Rogers Pauline B 2015 Contemporary Cinematographers on Their Art CRC Press ISBN 978 1136045783 Bloom Nate February 25 2016 The tribe at the Oscars 2016 Jewish Standard Erazo Vanessa 25 February 2014 6 Things You Probably Didn t Know About Mexican Oscar Nominee Emmanuel Lubezki Remezcla Retrieved March 4 2016 6 Things You Probably Didn t Know About Mexican Oscar Nominee Emmanuel Lubezki Remezcla 25 February 2014 Cuaron Lubezki Talk Mistakes Long Takes and How Peter Gabriel Made Gravity Possible Variety February 13 2014 Retrieved April 25 2014 Children of Men Metacritic Retrieved 2009 08 05 Two Axis Dolly Doggicam Systems Retrieved 2007 01 24 Corliss Richard 2013 08 28 Gravity at the Venice Film Festival Dread and Awe in Space Time Retrieved 20 November 2013 Scott A O 2013 10 03 Between Earth and Heaven The New York Times Retrieved 20 November 2013 Emmanuel Lubezki DP of Gravity Expounds on Cinematography in the Virtual Age nofilmschool com October 8 2013 Retrieved November 22 2015 Giardina Carolyn December 30 2014 Oscars Birdman Cinematographer Reveals Secrets Behind Movie s Ingenious Single Shot Look The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved November 22 2015 Alejandro Innaritu Wins Best Director Oscar For The Revenant Deadline February 28 2016 Retrieved March 4 2016 External 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