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Have you heard of Hélène Louvart? It's probably

Have you heard of Hélène Louvart? It's probably the third most intelligent way to open a conversation about film in 2022.

She's done 60 features and 50+ shorts as a cinematographer. Surely you know the name?

The Beaches of Agnès (2008) was a stunning work by then living legend Agnès Varda that you probably heard about being adored by critics.

Then you heard of Beach Rats by @hittman a lot as it swept up the festival circuit. And you absolutely heard of Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always. Arguably the best film of 2020.

And now you might be getting a recommendation to watch @mgyllenhaal s beautiful feature, The Lost Daughter which just released on @netflix three weeks ago.

Happy as Lazzarro? Stunning.

And if you've seen any (or all) of those films and wondered how the frame and lense is always so enigmatic and captivating. Or if you've wondered how the movement was always so perfectly in tune with the rhythm and flow of the characters. Or why there was always such a restraint from taking the obvious shot over the right shot..

Now you know the name of the Cinematographer behind all of those films. DOPs are quite bloody underrated. And Hélène Louvart deserves to be known for what she certainly is; one of the 4 or 5 best working cinematographers in the world.

#cinematographer #dop #cinema #womeninfilm #beachrats #neverrarely #sundance #tiff #filmfestivals #femaledp #thelostdaughter

Jean-Marc Vallée, 58, died from a heart attack la

Jean-Marc Vallée, 58, died from a heart attack last night, while at his cabin on the river outside of Quebec City.

Many will cite Big Little Lies and Dallas Buyers Club as the career-defining films in Vallée's vast body of work. But almost everything he did was executed to perfection. C.R.A.Z.Y (2005), Demolition (2015) and Wild (2014) were deeply poetic and meaningful films.

Throughout his life, he was clearly one of the best working filmmakers in Hollywood. We suspect the resonance and universal staying power of his films will continue to find audiences for generations to come.

The world just lost one of its very best storytellers. We wish Émile, Alex and his family and friends a lot of love and strength. Losing loved ones is never easy, but losing them on Christmas packs a little more pain to it.

Rest in Peace Jean-Marc Vallée

#jeanmarcvallee #Montreal #canadianfilm #rip #cinema #director #dallasbuyersclub #demolition #biglittlelies #goat #cinemafrancais

Taking a moment to remember cinematographer Halyna

Taking a moment to remember cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot earlier today on the set of 'Rust' starring Alec Baldwin in Santa Fe.

Reportedly, Baldwin shot a prop gun which injured director Joel Souza and killed the 42-year-old Hutchins. We're sure the incident will spark a new debate about set safety, but we wanted to take this moment to remember the artist.

Hutchins was an LA based cinematographer that American Cinematographer listed as one of the industry’s “Rising Stars of Cinematography" in 2019 and the more we saw from her over the years, the more it became apparent that she was truly a gifted storyteller.

As per ICFC, Hutchins enjoyed experimenting with lighting and impressionistic storytelling. She grew up on a Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle and previously worked as a journalist with British documentary productions in Europe.

After moving to Los Angeles, she graduated from the AFI Conservatory with MFA in Cinematography and has recently finished shooting her sixth feature film, an art house action Archenemy, directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer and produced by SpectreVision.

“Darlin’”, a horror feature lensed by Halyna and directed by Pollyanna McIntosh (The Walking Dead), has premiered at the SXSW film festival 2019 and had limited theatrical release in the US while playing internationally at the Edinburgh Film Festival, Fantasia, London FrightFest, BiFan and Sitges among many others.

Halyna was one of the 8 Female Cinematographers for the 21 Century Fox DP Lab.

Halyna had recently finished production on Blindfire, a crime drama written and directed by Mike Nell starring Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker, TNT’s The Alienist) and Sharon Leal (Supergirl, Instinct).

#storyovereverything #halynahutchins #netflix #alecbaldwin #femaledp #womeninfilm #setsafety #rust

👀 Today is Alfred Hitchcock's birthday. And it'

👀 Today is Alfred Hitchcock's birthday. And it's also Friday the 13th. Stay safe friends.

What's your favorite Hitchcock film? Let us know below!

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#hitchcock #fridaythe13th #scaryfilm #horror #classics #cinema #moviemaker #filmmaking #filmfestival #vertigo #psycho #thebirds #rearwindow #northbynorthwest

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