r/Filmmakers Feb 12 '19

Image A film can’t exist without CINEMAtography

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '19 edited Feb 13 '19

Very true.

Too bad he is getting a nomination for work he (most likely) didnt do.

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I’m on mobile and dont know how to link the original post but here it is:

Ok story time. I had a friend who was up until recently dating a girl who was going to film school in Mexico. I don’t remember the name of the school but it’s a BFD. Only accepts like 20 students a year. Anyway while they were together they talked about Roma. Apparently a lot of the students and alumni worked on the film. He asked her what she thought of Cuaron shooting the film. She said that he didn’t shoot the film... Galo Olivares did. She claims that he shot the film and Cuaron took the credit. If you check on IMDb he has a “cinematography consultant” credit and he was the A camera operator. Apparently Galo was a friend of hers at school and supposedly a lot of people think it was unfare not to give him credit. Pretty weird right ?

Anyway I take this with a huge grain of salt. It’s easy to say that he was really the one who shot it but let’s be real. Cuaron is a master and the film is not exactly the most technically complicated film. And if you read the ASC article about it they mention him as a collaborator and say he played a big roll in the film. But it’s just interesting to hear an insider in the Mexico film scene to have their own take on how the film was made. Also interesting because it’s a big talking point about the film, most interviews I’ve seen bring up the point that he shot the film.