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The Academy's nominees for cinematography have always showed a far more worldwide flavor than most disciplines recognized on Oscar evening, but the 2011 crop is particularly notable because of its global diversity, with d.p.s who hail from Belgium, Mexico, France and also the U.S. (versus. last year's Yank-heavy nominee list)."Hugo's" Robert Richardson and "Warhorse's" Janusz Kaminski may tout the greatest Oscar cred (Richardson's award-winning focus on Oliver Stone's "JFK" elevated the bar for aggressive, mixed-media stylization, while Kaminski's partnership with Spielberg appears to interrupt ground with every outing), but Emmanuel Lubezki has won the lion's share of experts honours up to now for his very obvious, ethereal, largely naturally lit operate in Terrence Malick's ambitious "Tree of Existence."However the Acad has additionally showed a soft place for b&w ("The Artist," shot beginning with-time nominee Guillaume Schiffman), as observed by noms for such films as "Raging Bull" and "The Guy Who Wasn't There," and Kaminski's Oscar-winning lensing of "Schindler's List." Finally, Shaun Cronenweth's awesome, clinical -- sometimes chilling -- lensing on "The Lady Using the Dragon Tattoo," like this of "Hugo," signifies the most recent bar raising for digital capture, having a richness and tonality that's nearly impossible to distinguish from film using the eye. Shaun Cronenweth Janusz Kaminski Emmanuel Lubezki Robert Richardson Guillaume SchiffmanJeff Cronenweth"The Lady Using the Dragon Tattoo"Overview: "The Lady Using the Dragon Tattoo" is Shaun Cronenweth's third feature film with director David Fincher. The duo had formerly worked with on "The Social Networking," "Fight Club" and diverse advertisements and music-videos. "Girl" is really a remake of the 2009 Swedish version that took it's origin from the novel by Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson. Cronenweth changed Swedish d.p. Fredrik Backar a couple of days in to the shoot.Pedigree: Cronenweth gained his first Oscar nomination for 2010's "The Social Networking."Aesthetic: "It is a murder mystery, therefore we desired to avoid images which were too romantic, with gratuitously beautiful sunrises and florida sunsets. Actually, for that moments we did shoot at this time, we used the DI (digital intermediate) to get rid of a few of the color so that they did not become too magical. For outside, we produced a awesome, somewhat monochromatic palette, appropriate for northern Sweden where a large amount from the story happens. The setting is a vital part of the movie, and that we shot extensively in Sweden, and so i wanted to be certain the crowd felt that. A number of that's color temperature, but getting labored being an assistant with Sven Nykvist on seven movies, I saw where he was originating from when it comes to soft winter light. Inside are warmer and much more intimate and alluring, frequently lit with candle lights or firelight, and frequently shot with wider contacts. When it comes to composition, we lent the clean, shaped lines the thing is in Swedish cinema, musicvideos and advertisements."Most difficult scene: "You will find two major sexual assault moments which were very intense and tiring to shoot. Fincher made a decision to cover all of them with a really delicate approach, without having to be gratuitous whatsoever. It's completed in this type of sensitive, controlled and purposeful manner, and genuinely crafted in ways that boosts the tension, without having to be apparent when it comes to what's proven. Individuals moments are really effective psychologically, but very hard within the making."Kind of camera used: Red-colored One and Red-colored Epic 5K -- David HeuringJanusz Kaminski"War Equine"Overview: Janusz Kaminski and Steven Spielberg make greater than a dozen films together, starting with "Schindler's List" in 1993 and ongoing with "A.I.," "Catch Me if you're able to,Inch "The Terminal," "War from the Mobile phone industry's," and "Munich." "War Equine" is Spielberg's undertake a The First World War story that started existence like a children's novel and grew to become a success stage play. Pedigree: Kaminski won Oscars for "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan," and gained nominations for "Amistad" and "The Diving Bell and also the Butterfly."Aesthetic: "We wanted to create a movie that felt old-fashioned when it comes to the appearance, composition and colours,Inch states the Polish-born d.p. "It features a very idyllic feel, with lots of wide shots. Steven was greatly inspired by John Ford. We shot at greatly beautiful locations a couple of hours from London. We anxiously waited for the best natural background light, and staged and planned moments based on the standard and direction from the light. Meanwhile, I put light around the cast within the foreground to create them into balance. It's slightly out-of-this-world since you begin to see the landscape altering because the skylight moves, however the cast stays lit by movie lights. Nowadays, with digital intermediate, I possibly could bring heaven and also the clouds into balance so rapidly. There is however another quality of sunshine whenever you really place the light on people. I needed these to take part in that landscape."Most difficult scene: "For any scene in the finish from the film, I pressed the film towards the limit. We shot silhouette from the sun, and that i introduced over a couple of 18Ks, quite strong lights, and that i knocked everything lower with red-colored and yellow filters. My keylight would be a stop . 5 better compared to daylight. You are able to barely begin to see the people as well as their expressions, and clouds are moving fast in it. I understood i believe things i was opting for, however i had been brave using the filtration, and I am happy using the results."Kind of camera used: Arriflex 435, Arriflex 235, Arricam LT, Arricam ST-- David HeuringEmmanuel Lubezki"The Tree of Existence"Overview: "The Tree of Existence" is Emmanuel Lubezki's second feature collaboration with director Terrence Malick after "The " New World "" (2005). "The Tree of Existence" is definitely an impressionistic depiction from the journey from childhood innocence to disillusioned their adult years, and also the mission to restore meaning in existence. Pedigree: Lubezki has four previous Oscar nominations, for "Just A Little Princess," "Sleepy Hollow," "The " New World "" and "Kids of Males."Aesthetic: "An essential theme within the movie may be the constant passing of things, the alterations and flow that are members of existence," states the Mexican-born d.p. "By not imposing your self on character, you'll be able to catch these very fleeting, ephemeral moments. That theme were built with a parallel within our method of the filmmaking. We used real light, and also the sun, wind and rain along with other elements that came our way grew to become area of the story. We used very little movie lights. Should you really carefully examine sun light, you understand how complex it's, and just how it's constantly shifting. Handheld camera plays a significant part in Terry's movies. We shot some moments in 65 mm due to our prime resolution. Among the rules Terry and that i follow would be to achieve maximum resolution whenever you can. When these moments come in the film, they provide you with a jolt. It's a sense of enhancement and majesty. It's nearly as if a person washed from the window you had been searching through."Most difficult scene: "The whole shoot was incredibly difficult. Dealing with Terry differs completely, as well as in every way possible, from normal filmmaking. We joke that people are just like anglers. We are attempting to get little bits from the river that's constantly flowing. Sometimes you catch a couple of, and often you do not. It is extremely nerve-wracking. It sometimes appears like he's almost trying to produce a mistake, to accept stars and also the camera to some place where they will crash. And it is individuals little accidents which are within the film and provide it that naturalistic look and feeling. Individuals would be the truly aesthetically significant moments."Kind of camera used: Arricam LT, Arriflex 235 (35 mm moments) and Panavision System 65 (65 mm moments) -- David HeuringRobert Richardson"Hugo"Overview: "Hugo," a good orphan who forms a bond with pioneering filmmaker Georges Melies in nineteen thirties Paris, is Robert Richardson's seventh film with Martin Scorsese since working together on "Casino" in 1995. Including two rock paperwork: "Shine an easyInch featuring the Gemstones and "George Harrison: Residing in a fabric World." Approaching projects include Marc Forster's "World War Z" and Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained." Pedigree: Richardson offers two Academy awards for Oliver Stone's "JFK" and Scorsese's "The Aviator." He was nominated four in other cases for "Platoon," "Born around the 4th of This summer," "Snow Falling on Cedars" and "Inglourious Basterds."Aesthetic: "Our images attempted first to aid the remarkable miracle of John Selznick's highlighted book, 'The Invention of Hugo Cabret,'?" states Richardson. "Design for 'Hugo' developed from the heart of Brian's book both aesthetically and psychologically. Our images leaned towards an intense distortion of reality, deliberately artificial, using the need to immerse the crowd deeply within Hugo's atmosphere. Wealthy and lush colors spun with the prism of autochrome. Yesteryear atop present day technology pushing for the future. The approach was assisted greatly through three dimensional. The depth from the frame was enormously enhanced. That permitted for all of us to control the sets, the lighting, the framework towards either advancing the depth or lowering the depth. And knowning that choice came, for me personally a minimum of, a obvious feeling of place and character which was near magical. An enhancement every day existence for Hugo."Most difficult scene: "In this particular film, the entertainment from the works of Melies wonderful their illusion posed the finest challenge. To breed this filmmaker's use justice and, as importantly, having a fresh eye for individuals who haven't experienced his films before would be a near daunting thought. Reality, illusion and dreams mixed regarding become indistinguishable. 'Films possess the energy to capture dreams,' Melies stated. Which was our goal and our challenge -- not always the finest technical challenge like a director of photography, but the most crucial creative challenge."Kind of camera used: Arri Alexa-- Todd KushigemachiGuillaume Schiffman"The Artist"Overview: "The Artist," in regards to a quiet-film star going through culture shock of talkies, is Guillaume Schiffman's third feature film collaboration with director Michel Hazanavicius after a set of Mission Impossible spoofs starring Jean Dujardin: "OSS 117: Lost in Rio" (2009) and "OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies" (2006). Schiffman next teams track of Hazanavicius and six other company directors within the forthcoming film "The Gamers," a number of sketches about infidelity. Pedigree: "The Artist" is Schiffman's first Academy Award nomination.Aesthetic: "(Michel Hazanavicius) and that i saw lots of movies of this time around and that we attempted to obtain a sense of the actual way it looks and exactly how it's directed," states in france they d.p. "We read interviews and histories after which whenever we begin to shoot we forget everything and that we say, 'now we understand how it continues to be done this now let us do our very own movie.' The large challenge isn't to shoot in black and whitened. It's to shoot a quiet movie. You should know always that which you do within the frame and that which you use the sunshine informs a tale because (the stars) can't talk. Whenever you light the shot (you think about) 'Oh this scene is funny so allow me to place in more light or this moments is much more dramatic let put more shadows onto it.A?InchMost difficult scene: "Two moments were very challenging for me personally. The one which takes places within the screening room, because Michel and that i were built with a reference about Orson Welles at the outset of 'Citizen Kane,' as well as the last scene. My dad was deeply in love with Ginger root Rogers and so i saw all of the movies of Fred Astaire and Ginger root Rogers and that i saw all of the musicals of Busby Berkeley. For me personally I never imagined about even doing one shot such as this after i began like a d.p. I Quickly needed to attempt to do the identical. For me personally it had been very difficult to get everything shiny, the insights and exactly how it looked at the finish everything needed to become more vibrant and much more sharp since it is the '40s and it is not quiet any longer."Kind of camera used: Arriflex 535 with contacts in the '50s and '60s-- Serta Doperalski Contact Steve Chagollan at steve.chagollan@variety.com