Filmmaking, Cinematography, Mentorship with Tobias Schliessler feat. Aisha Schliessler | AD 101
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Tobias Schliessler most recently lensed Ava Duvernay\\u2019s adaptation of A WRINKLE IN TIME for Disney, starring Chris Pine, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Reese Witherspoon.
Schliessler also recently shot Bill Condon\\u2019s visually stunning film BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, starring Emma Watson and Luke Evans. Condon and Schliessler first teamed up on the Academy Award winning film DREAMGIRLS, followed by THE FIFTH ESTATE, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, and more recently, the beautifully shot MR. HOLMES, starring Ian McKellen.
Last year Schliessler lensed Peter Berg\\u2019s Boston Marathon drama PATRIOT\\u2019S DAY, starring Mark Wahlberg. Berg and Schliessler previously collaborated on a number of films including: the action/drama LONE SURVIVOR, also starring Mark Wahlberg; the sci-fi thriller BATTLESHIP; HANCOCK, starring Will Smith; the high school football drama FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS; and THE RUNDOWN, starring The Rock.
Other notable credits include Tony Scott\\u2019s crime thriller THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123; as well as Antoine Fuqua\\u2019s BAIT, starring Jamie Foxx.
A native of Germany, Schliessler studied cinematography at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. He began his career shooting documentaries, and then segued into independent features, television movies, music videos and commercials. Schliessler was honored by the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) for his cinematography on Audi\\u2019s commercial WAKE UP in 2000, and Lincoln\\u2019s Financial spot DOCTOR in 2001. Both are now part of the permanent archives of The Museum of Modern Art\\u2019s Department of Film and Video in New York City. His commercial work also includes ads for such high end brands as Mercedes Benz, BMW, Bank of America, Citibank , AT&T and Verizon.
Aisha Schliessler is a writer and director living in Los Angeles, California.
A third-generation filmmaker, life behind the camera is in her blood. She has worked across a wide range of projects including shorts, music videos and commercials.
Her short documentary,\\xa0DOBLE 9, about four Cuban exiles connected through Miami\\u2019s Calle Ocho domino park, screened at multiple film festivals in 2016 including The Miami International Film Festival and the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Montana.
In 2017 she wrote and directed\\xa0THE END, about a lonesome beauty and her unusual dinner date, which won the Audience Choice Award at the New York City Short Film Festival (NYC Shorts).
Most recently, Aisha wrote and directed the short film\\xa0PASSING\\xa0in collaboration with Zeiss lenses, which will premiere in 2018.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
- How he got into cinematography
- Tobias\\u2019s father\\u2019s path into mountain climbing and documentarian filmmaking
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder (filmmaker)
- Robby M\\xfcller (Dutch cinematographer)
- Directors he\\u2019s worked with, Bill Condon and Peter Berg
- Pushing each other creatively in collaborative partnerships
- A film Tobias worked on called, \\u201cFriday Night Lights\\u201d
- His experiences on set
- Mentoring younger people entering the film industry
- Working on \\u201cLone Survivor\\u201d
- The film, \\u201cThe American Friend\\u201d
- The film, \\u201cThe Square\\u201d
- Working with directors Peter Berg and Bill Condon