Cinematography Style: Erik Messerschmidt

Let’s get into how Erik Messerschmidt does what he does, by unpacking his thoughts and philosophy on photography and looking at what gear he chooses in this episode of Cinematography Style.

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MUSIC:
Ottom - ‘Hold On’
Stephen Keech - ‘Grand Design’
Nuer Self - ‘Dawn’
Liquid Memoirs - ‘Distant Dream’
Joley - ‘Night Stroll’
I Am Alex - ‘Bonfire’
The Soundkeeper - ‘The View From The Attic Window’
Sero - ‘Mid August’
Chill Winston - ‘The Truth’

0:00 Introduction
1:04 Background
2:06 Visual Language & References
3:44 Perspective & Camera Movement
5:40 Post Production
7:15 Lenses
9:05 Cameras
10:51 Grips
11:33 Lighting
12:28 MUBI

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[ahmedkamal]

I LOVE your videos, they are a consistent dose of inspiration, and i cant stress enough how much i LOVE your narration and your video style too, Please keep going

[olilaval]

Little mistake, he wasn't the DP of the first episod from Mindhunter, it was Christopher Probst.

[BayAreaMotorcycleCommuting]

I would love to see a meta video where you apply this same analytical style to your own videos :) "I tend to use solid colors separated by a white line between the content and the background..."

[TheCuts]

Love your content. The VO intonation is a little different on this one?

[juanjosenamnuntavarez]

Mubi, increible, Anthony Dod Mantle, le toca una cinematography style

[manu.waterpolo]

Sich good content! Thank you very much

[mllzzzz]

do one about Lawrence Sher plz, it will def blow up!

[christophersouza]

Since Twisters is coming out, I'd like to see a video on Dan Mindel

[theroebuck]

The Killer's handheld shots were so obviously added in post. The movement was just too robotic

[TwangThang]

FYI, Festen is not currently available on Mubi.

[haithammhanna]

can you do a cinematography Style on Drew Daniels?

[roderichemnetrand]

Hello, I began to watch your video ablut the 80s movies and kodak. I was thinking about a similar thing. Why is Star Trek The original Series so much more graphically defined and clearer than the Star Trek The Next Generation? Could you make a video about that?

[TinLeadHammer]

Not textured and too dark. _Mank_ is ok, probably because it is black and white.

[aleksanderhaugdal]

On which project did he work with Ridley Scott?

is that a mistake?


I know he worked on raised by wolves but not on the Ridley Scott episodes, Dariusz shot those I think.

[zebius]

I feel the comments here are the pinnacle of the placebo effect that filmmakers put on themselves about how elements should be done due to their biases that normies don't give a fuck about

[mrotaveria]

That Mindhunter flares were 1. distracting and 2. fake AF. Also, I am not a big fan of digital diffusion.
That said, the framing in all his work is the best I've seen.

[tannermcchristian]

Man... I've never really taken part in the cinephile world and comment sections like these are why. Just pretentious weirdos who are unwilling to acknowledge objectively good work for no reason other than some vain nonsense.

[WOLFPRODUCTIONS]

Really don’t like his work everything just feels fake and plasticky. And lacks a lot of precision in storytelling. The man has managed to make visually bad and boring movies with two of the most visually gifted and iconic directors of all time Michael Mann and David Fincher 😢 He has ruined Fincher movies for me.

[violentinstincts]

.. you know this guy's photography is shit, right?