Matthew Libatique

...entirely on the performers, except for a few times you see the packed and rousing house in the background. Advertisement Matthew Libatique, the cinematographer behind several of Lee's recent films including "Inside Man," lets you see...

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Matthew Libatique is an American cinematographer best known for his work with director Darren Aronofsky on such films as pi '', ''Requiem for a Dream, and The Fountain. Libatique, a Filipino-American, studied sociology and communications...

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...audience standing, singing and rocking before the curtain call every night. After Lee first saw the musical, he and cinematographer Matthew Libatique ("Iron Man," "Inside Man") decided to film the final two performances. Then another...

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...doing a full cinematic adaptation, but the money didn't materialize. Instead, Lee, along with his longtime cinematographer Matthew Libatique, shot the last two Broadway performances, as well as a performance without an audience so they...

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...over the self-conscious sociability of theatergoing, but Mr. Lee's contribution, as well as that of the cinematographer, Matthew Libatique, should not be discounted. Their camera movements and compositions immerse the viewer at once in the...

In this article: Stew, Passing Strange, Spike Lee, and Colman Domingo

...Lee made sure to do the right thing: not fuck up what worked like gangbusters onstage. Lee and the masterful cinematographer Matthew Libatique (Iron Man, Inside Man) brought their HD cameras to Broadway's Belasco Theatre to film two live...

In this article: Passing Strange, Spike Lee, Peter Travers, Inside Man, and Iron Man

...a few drawbacks to it at this point - there's more cost involved, and it also forces you to shoot digitally. My cinematographer [Matthew Libatique] really likes film, and 'Iron Man' had a certain look because it was film." As of right now,...

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...everyone is extremely pleased with what they're getting thus far. This was apparent from the way Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Matthew Libatique and others tweaked and tweaked this one really cool, fairly lengthy take - in which Tony Stark...

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...where was the director's chair? I bought Denzel Washington's two seats on the floor directly opposite the Lakers' bench. Matthew Libatique, the great cinematographer, was sitting next to me. He had a camera. I had a very small camera.

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...discovery. Capitalizing on a dynamic multicamera setup incorporating frequent dolly and crane shots, Lee and cinematographer Matthew Libatique capture a variety of angles, enabling editor Barry Brown to skillfully cut among them.

In this article: Spike Lee, Stew, Broadway, Amsterdam, Passing Strange, and Colman Domingo