Inarritu and his twotime oscarwinning cinematographer emmanuel chivo lubezki opted to film the movie only using natural illumination. The revenant cinematographer emmanuel chivo lubezki variety artisans duration. Jordan presenting emmanuel lubezki the oscar for cinematography for the revenant at the 88th oscars in 2016. The revenants emmanuel lubezki 2016 oscar winner for. A novel of revenge, which punke based on fur trapper hugh glass crazy. The revenant is an ironic tragedy, set in the frontier in the 1800s and featuring a cast entirely of men. Hugh glass the revenant protagonist was even more badass in real life duration. Its an adaptation of author michael punkes 2003 book the revenant. The film stars leonardo dicaprio, tom hardy, domhnall gleeson, and will. Cinematography by emmanuel lubezki edited by stephen mirrione running time. The revenant is a 2015 american drama film directed by alejandro gonzalez inarritu. See more ideas about the revenant, cinematography and film stills. Won the 2015 academy award for best cinematography.
Shooting the impossible how alejandro inarritu made the revenant. The revenant shoot challenged cinematographer emmanuel chivo lubezki, who used nothing but natural light in freezing conditions. The revenant cinematographer emmanuel lubezki used. Smith and inarritu is based in part on michael punkes 2002 novel of the same name, describing frontiersman hugh glasss experiences in 1823. Their adaptation strips down the books profusion of incidents and. The revenant cinematographer emmanuel lubezki on violence, bear attacks and those brutal locations.
The ability to move the camera around gave alejandro a lot of freedom to do single choreographed moves to capture the scenes action. The revenant is a one camera perspective shot in three modes of operation handheld, steadicam, or crane which created its seamless rhythm and language. The revenant cinematographer emmanuel lubezki used natural. Wow inducing cinematography leonardo dicaprio stars in a film that is visually sumptuous but dramatically baggy leonardo dicaprio in the revenant. A novel of revenge by michael punke read the book, see. Speaking to american cinematographer for the january 16 issue, emmanuel lubezki, asc, amc, described the production of the revenant as a. The revenants emmanuel lubezki wins oscar for best cinematography at the 88th academy awards in 2016. How the revenants cinematography connects alejandro. Revenant means a person who comes back from death or a prolonged absence. That novel is in turn based on the 1915 poem the song of hugh glass.
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