El chivo Lubezki

The way "El chivo" changed the cinema

Ever since Emmanuel Lubezki was a child he was passionate about the way the camera captured the actors. In college he met people who would be a key part of his professional life. He started his career doing commercials, which did not please him at all, but he helped him to adapted to new technologies. After entering Hollywood with small but important films like Sleepy Hollow by Tim Burton that helped him to become famous in international cinema.

"El chivo" Lubezki, a Mexican who has made history in international cinema. His care in the details, audacity, ingenious use of resources, leadership and thought without limits have made his films become fantastic for everyone, in which you can appreciate a very innovative and special way of recording them, with fantastic shots in each one. Of them, he learned to make the camera have a more real effect and achieve effects never seen in the cinema. An example of his incredible work, dedication and audacity is the movie The Revenant in which, he got to the point of going to unbearable climates with temperatures below zero only for the camera to have good shots, take care of every detail from the aspect of the environment up to the aspect of those that will be recorded by the camera. In this same film there were people who left the set because of the perfectionism that Lubezki asked, he knew how to use the environment and natural light in his favor in an incredible way, this was what made him win his last Oscar. Birdman's film was recorded by him completely in a single sequence; a technique previously seen in the world of cinematography which also earned him another Oscar, his techniques and perseverance make Lubezki an example of triumph and greatness for all Mexicans.