Tal Lazar
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Tal Lazar (born 20 May, 1979) is an Israeli-American filmmaker and educator. He has served on the faculty of institutions such as The American Film Institute Conservatory.[1][2], Columbia University School of the Arts[3], Berklee College of Music[4] and Sundance Institute's online platform[5].
Lazar is an advisor to authors on the subject of filmmaking[6][7] and his expertise in cinematography technology and visual storytelling is highlighted in interviews online[8][9][10][11][12][13].
Filmmaking Career
Lazar is a graduate of the American Film Institute Conservatory’s cinematography program [14]. Following his graduation, Lazar worked with notable filmmakers such as Nicole Conn on romantic drama Elena Undone[15] and Isaac Florentine on his action thriller Close Range[16]. In Vietnam, Lazar collaborated with Vietnamese-American writer and director Charlie Nguyễn, filming local box office hit[17] De Mai tinh 2 and action thriller Bụi đời Chợ Lớn[18].
In 2016, Lazar founded[19] New York based production studio MiLa Media. MiLa Media's films include The Other Story[20], directed by Avi Nesher, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival[21], and The New Group Theater’s Waiting For Godot[22], starring Ethan Hawke and John Leguizamo. As a sales agent, Lazar sold Every Time I Die, a film in which he served also as a lead-producer and cinematographer[23], and The Unborn, a film which he directed[24].
Filmography
Year | Title | Credited | Director |
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2010 | Elena Undone | Cinematographer | Nicole Conn |
2011 | Three Blind Sanits | Cinematographer | John Eschenbaum |
2012 | A Perfect Ending | Cinematographer | Nicole Conn |
2012 | Matter of Family | Cinematographer | Tibor Takács |
2012 | A Wife Alone | Cinematographer | Justin Reichman |
2013 | America 101 | Cinematographer | Richard Speight Jr. |
2013 | Someone I Used to Know | Cinematographer | Nadine Truong |
2013 | Cho Lon | Cinematographer | Charlie Nguyen |
2013 | Tèo em | Cinematographer | Charlie Nguyen |
2013 | The Perfect House | Cinematographer | Kris Hulbert and Randy Kent |
2014 | De Mai Tinh II | Cinematographer | Charlie Nguyen |
2015 | Raven's Touch | Cinematographer | Marina Rice Bader and Dreya Weber |
2015 | Close Range | Cinematographer | Isaac Florentine |
2018 | The Other Story | Co-Producer | Avi Nesher |
2019 | Every Time I Die | Cinematographer, Producer | Robi Michael |
2020 | The Unborn | Producer, Director | Tal Lazar |
2022 | The Altman Method | Cinematographer | Nadav Aronowicz |
Teaching Career
After earning his MFA[14] at the American Film Institute Conservatory, Lazar was invited to join its faculty[25][26]. While teaching at AFI, Lazar developed Digital Cinematography Fundamentals[27] for Berklee College of Music, a course offered on its online platform.
In 2018, Lazar joined the faculties of Columbia University’s School of the Arts[3] and The City College of New York’s Media Communication Arts programs[28]. Lazar's courses are also offered online in English[29][30], French[31] and Chinese][32].
Lazar visits various other schools as a guest speaker, including Yanjing Institute of Technology Media College in Beijing[33], and speaks at conventions, such as the Western Association of Schools and Colleges|Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accreditation Resource Conference[34]
References
- ↑ "AFI Conservatory's Cinematography Discipline, a conversation with Stephen Lighthill, ASC and Tal Lazar". HDProGuide. Vol. 2, no. 5. 2014. pp. 21–22.
- ↑ "AFI Conservatory Faculty: Cinematography". afi.com. Retrieved 4 Oct 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Columbia University: Tal Lazar". columbia.edu. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
- ↑ "Berklee College of Music Faculty: Tal Lazar". berklee.edu. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
- ↑ "Tal Lazar". collab.sundance.org. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
- ↑ Brown, Blain (2016). Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers and Directors (3rd ed.). Focal Press. p. Acknowledgments. ISBN 9780240812090.
- ↑ Markham, Peter (2020). What’s the Story? The Director Meets Their Screenplay. Routledge. p. Acknowledgments. ISBN 9780367415877.
- ↑ Mascha Deikova (9 Aug 2024). "Understanding ISO and How to Approach It". CineD.com.
- ↑ Mascha Deikova (4 Apr 2024). "From Scene to Screen – Where the Journey to a Great Visual Story Begins". CineD.com.
- ↑ Mascha Deikova (7 Jun 2024). "Lighting in Color 101 – Things That You Should Know". CineD.com.
- ↑ Aimee Baldridge. "Interview: Tal Lazar on Creating Visual Styles and Sekonic's DTS". Sekonic.com on WayBackMachine.
- ↑ Sanibel Chai (6 Feb 2023). "Everything You Need to Build a DIY Home Theater". InsideHook.com.
- ↑ Alexa Pellegrini (29 Apr 2024). "Tal Lazar on Choosing the Right Film School and the Beauty of Not Knowing". FilmSchool.org. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Ratcliff, Brenda (1 Jul 2010). "Creativity of student filmmakers transcends tight budget". Kodak In Camera. p. 10.
- ↑ Harvey, Denis (30 Jun 2010). "Elena Undone". Variety.
- ↑ Lowe, Justin (11 Dec 2011). "'Close Range': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Kil, Sonia (6 Jan 2015). "Korean Co-Production 'Let Hoi Decide' Sets Vietnam Box Office Record". Variety.
- ↑ Hoá, Van (22 Feb 2013). "Khám phá trường quay "Bụi đời Chợ Lớn" của Charlie Nguyễn" [Discover Charlie Nguyen's "Bụi đời Chợ Lớn"]. Sports & Culture of Vietnam News Agency (TTXVN). Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (31 Jul 2019). "Film News Roundup, MiLa Media has unveiled an open submission". Variety.
- ↑ Hunter, Allan (7 Sep 2018). "The Other Story: Toronto Review". Screen Daily.
- ↑ "Contemporary World Cinema Program". Toronto International Film Festival 2018.
- ↑ Evans, Greg (12 April 2021). "Ethan Hawke and John Leguizamo Set For 'Waiting For Godot' Off Broadway Streaming Production". Deadline.
- ↑ Scheck, Frank (8 Aug 2019). "'Every Time I Die': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ "FREESTYLE DIGITAL MEDIA ACQUIRES "THE UNBORN" FOR MAY RELEASE". Horror Society. 6 Apr 2020.
- ↑ Rogers, Pauline (5 Feb 2015). "Film School Confidential". International Cinematographer's Guild Local 600 Magazine.
- ↑ Hemphill, Jim (Feb 2017). "Rising Stars of Cinematography 2017". American Cinematographer Magazine. p. 26.
- ↑ "Digital Cinematography Fundamentals". Berklee College of Music Online.
- ↑ "Meet Our Faculty". The City College of New York MFA in Film. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
- ↑ "Directing: Visual Storytelling". Sundance Collab. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
- ↑ "How to Effectively Collaborate with Your Cinematographer". Sundance Collab. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
- ↑ "Initiation à la cinématographie avec M. Tal Lazar" [Introduction to Cinematography with Mr. Tal Lazar]. Cinecours. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
- ↑ "好莱坞电影视觉语言大师课" [Visual Storytelling Masterclass]. Xinipianchang. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
- ↑ "用世界的方法,讲述中国的故事——美国电影大师课燕理传媒专场圆满结束" [Telling the story of China using international visual language: The American Film Master Class with Tal Lazar is concluded]. School of Media, Yanjing Institute of Technology Blog. 6 Jan 2023. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
- ↑ "WSCUC ARC 2023 Program Guide". WASC Senior College and University Commission. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
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