Emmanuel Lubezki is one of this era’s great cinematographers. His achievements include being the only director of photography to win three Oscars in a row. So when Lubezki talks about the potential of mobile moviemaking, it makes sense to listen. And when he demonstrates the capabilities of a mobile, it makes sense to watch. Spoiler alert: “Behind the Scenes with Emmanuel Lubezki” is an Apple commercial. But it is one of those rare advertisements that go beyond persuasion, and that truly inform. For example, he discusses the iPhone’s Dolby Vision HDR capability.

More About Emmanuel Lubezki

Emmanuel Lubezki was born in Mexico in 1964. He has worked with many directors, including Mike Nichols, Tim Burton, Michael Mann, and Joel and Ethan Coen, He won the cinematography award three years running for Gravity (2013), Birdman (2014), and The Revenant (2015).  

About mobile moviemaking, Lubezki says, “I think the next great cinematographer is already making movies with one of these devices. Kids are able to learn and to do all the training almost by themselves, and that’s incredible. You’re starting to see amazing things coming up. And I think it’s about to define a lot of how movies are going to be made in the future.”

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The editors of MobileMovieMaking have chosen “Shot on iPhone 12 Pro” as the Mobile Movie of the Week.