How Emmanuel 'Chivo' Lubezki Shot Children of Men

Emmanuel 'Chivo' Lubezki is one of the most talented and sought after cinematographers working today, shooting everything from a low budget drama to a space epic.
In today's video I'll be going over his cinematography in Alfonso Cuarón's Children of Men, talking about the Pre-Production process, the techniques Chivo used, as well as what equipment they used to achieve the striking look.
Timeline
00:00 Introduction
00:51 Pre-Production
02:35 Techniques Emmanuel ‘Chivo’ Lubezki Used
04:57 Equipment
06:16 Conclusion
Sources
cinephiliabeyond.org/children...
ascmag.com/articles/ac-galler...
variety.com/2007/film/awards/...
www.cinemablography.org/childr...
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Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/Angus_D/
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Films Mentioned
Children of Men (2006)
Gravity (2013)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
The Revenant (2015)
Y tu mamá también (2001)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Jonah Who Will Be 25 In The Year 2000 (1976)
Music
Jesse Gallagher - Lord Of The Dawn
Asher Fulero - Spring Thaw
Jesse Gallagher - Spirit of Fire
Jesse Gallagher - The Golden Present
Asher Fulero - Pouring Out

[@pignna]

I know it’s a bit late but still, Mexicans don’t call Lubezki ‘Chivo’ in the same sense you’d call someone the GOAT in English because the acronym for greatest of all time doesn’t have any relation to the word chivo. It’s just a nickname that people called him way before his accolades.

[@Oceansta]

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[@AllThingsFilm1]

So glad I subscribed to your channel. You've done amazing work covering the cinematography of major films. As a filmmaker myself, I highly value lighting breakdowns and how directors and DP's approach the capturing of their stories. There is so much to learn from these breakdowns. Thanks for putting these together. Oh, and Children of Men is another one of my favorite films.

[@AngusDaviesDP]

Glad you are finding them helpful!
I originally started this to learn more myself, but being able to help other people is such a good feeling.

[@oDstinger84]

For me growing up playing video games, it feels like it's shot like a game, you have the cut scene intro and at first it's subtle but it has the exact same transitions like when a game puts you into control. The shot goes into first person view which gives the audience the feeling they are there and immersed like a game. Especially the action scenes, I love the Julian ambush scene and after they leave the Bexhill communist bank fort, the chills when the soundtrack gives that eerie music.

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[@FuturisticNostalgiaFilms]

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[@AngusDaviesDP]

Thanks!
I don’t plan on stopping anytime soon!

[@thelostone6981]

Ha! I just listed this on a different video of yours. You got a good taste in movies my friend!

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[@AngusDaviesDP]

Thanks! So glad you like the content. I don't plan to stop anytime soon!

[@Sam-gc3gm]

Thanks, from France

[@untitled8005]

I love your videos. Thanks

[@AngusDaviesDP]

Glad you like them!

[@danielkovacs2797]

awesome content, keep it up!

[@AngusDaviesDP]

Thanks, will do!

[@mclennon_music]

Great Work, could you do a video on the cinematography of Waves (A24) ?

[@AngusDaviesDP]

Thanks! That was my plan for Friday's video! Loved their use of aspect ratios and colour.

[@2424rocket]

Actually I liked it a lot and was just disappointed that you kind of ended it Just when I was getting my teeth into it. Oh well… You can only do what you can do. Or what you want to do.

[@AngusDaviesDP]

Well I'm glad you could enjoy that much of it, if I have a bit more time in the future, I'll look into making longer videos.

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[@2424rocket]

It’s a great start but why you felt you had to rush through this, I don’t know. You had to speed through scenes because you thought what? That we would be bored? It’s a great start but there’s not nearly enough depth to make this a video you want to go back to again and again.

[@AngusDaviesDP]

Glad you somewhat liked it, You're actually the first person to say these are too short, and I'm not really sure why. I've chosen the route of shorter, easier to watch videos surrounding the cinematography of the film, not the meaning.
It is also because many people do get bored after 6-8 minutes, but I agree that it is nice to go back and rewatch longer videos, however, I'm not striving for that.