Rodrigo Prieto

Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto discusses his work with Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, and more. They explore achieving 'artificial authenticity,' his visual contributions to films like Babel and Brokeback Mountain, and his own directorial debut. The conversation delves into family secrets, missed opportunities, and the evolution of collaboration in filmmaking, including the challenges of lighting scenes and the complexities of adapting a Mexican classic novel for the screen.

Rodrigo Prieto, a talented cinematographer known for his work on films like THE IRISHMAN and AMORES PERROS, shares fascinating insights about his craft. He enjoys the trickery of filmmaking and reflects on his journey from Mexico to Hollywood. Prieto discusses the significance of simplicity and natural light in cinematography, his collaboration with directors like Martin Scorsese, and the evolution from film to digital technology. Anecdotes about childhood influences and the revival of Mexican cinema in the 90s highlight his passion for storytelling.

Explore reflections on childhood experiences and the impact of films, collaboration with actors, financial management tips, emotional highs and lows of the Oscars, challenges of dialects and character creation, struggles and uniqueness of dyslexia in memorizing scripts, Canadian comedy talent, visual aesthetics in film creation, themes of love and betrayal, music evolution, and home-based music creation.