Thierry Arbogast born in 1955, is a Director of the photography French. He contributed in particular to film of Luc Besson, Nikita, with his key of genius, at the point to create a style Nikita or style Arbogast , into dominant of black and red, exploiting the darknesses and the back-lights, such as for example the final scene of Nikita , the discussion between Marco and Bob.

Impassioned of photography and handyman of cameras, it stops its studies after the second and accepts an odd job in the cinema world as of 17 years. It passes by all the stages of the trades of the photograph and lighting: dialogist, cameraman, 1st assistant realizer, and finally director of the photography. He is member of AFC

As for its style, he recognizes disciple of Bruno Nuytten, Pierre Lhomme or Ghislain Cloquet, but was especially inspired by Vittorio Storaro ( Apocalypse Now ) and Gordon Willis ( the Godfather ).

He teaches with the Fémis with Paris.

Catalog of films

Director of the photography

• Astérix with the Olympic Games (film) (2006)
• Bandidas (2006)
• Angel-A (2005)
• Catwoman (2004)
• Incautos (2004)
• It dissolves the ice (2004)
• Bon voyage (2003)
• Femme fatale (2002)
• The Glow (2001)
• The mortal Kiss of the dragon ( KIS off the Dragon ) (2001)
• the Rivers crimsons (2000)
• Woman one signal - Love, peppers and worked nova ( Woman one Signal ) (2000)
• The Dancer (2000)
• Toreros (2000)
• Jeanne d' Arc of Luc Besson (1999)
• Wing Commander (1999)
• black Chat, white cat ( Crna macka, beli macor ) (1998)
• Chapacan (1998) short-measuring
• She' S So Lovely (1997)
• the Fifth element (1997)
• the Apartment (1996)
• Ridiculous (1996)
• Hussard on the roof (1995)
• Ah the women (1995)
• Leon (1994)
• 3000 scenarios against a virus (1994) (segment the Siren )
• Toilettes (1994)
• Tombés from the sky (1993)
• My season preferred (1993)
• the Girl of the air (1992)
• low tension (1992)
• Wink (1992)
• I do not embrace (1991)
• Oostende (1991)
• the Blazing inferno (1991)
• Génial, my parents divorce! (1991)
• Last deaths (1991)
• Mathilde (1991)
• Nikita (1990)
• a history of wind (1989) documentary
• Eden miseria (1988)
• Beauf (1987)
• the Vampire and the rabbit (1987)
• the Night watchman (1986)
• the black Forest (1986) short-measuring
• Preferred the ( Rock'n'roll 'N Torah ) (1983)
• the Monas Lisa (1982)
• Flames (1978)

As assistant or cameraman

• Monique (1976)
• Lamento (1977)
• We were only one man (1979)
• the Small schoolgirls (1980)
• AC/DC: Let There Be Rock'n'roll (1980)
• My priest at the nudists (1982)

Distinctions

Rewards

• 1996 - César of best photography for Hussard on the roof
• 1997 - technical Grand Prix with the Cannes festival for She' S So Lovely and the Fifth Element
• 1998 - César of best photography for the Fifth Element
• 2004 - César of best photography for Good voyage

Nominations

• 1991 - César of best photography for Nikita
• 1995 - César of best photography for Leon
• 1997 - César of best Ridiculous photography for
• 1997 - Frog of Gold Camerimage for She' S So Lovely
• 1998 - Price of the European cinema of best photography for black Cat, white cat
• 2000 - César of best photography for Jeanne d' Arc
• 2001 - César of best photography for the Rivers crimsons

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