Alex Phillips
Dir. de Fotografía
134
Películas
0
Series
Alex Phillips (January 11, 1901 Renfrew, Ontario – June 14, 1977) was a Canadian-born Mexican cinematographer and the father of Alex Phillips, Jr., also a cinematographer.
In his youth, his family moved to Russia, but he returned to Canada because of his dislike with the czarist government. He enlisted in the Canadian Army where he met Mary Pickford who introduced him to Hollywood since he expressed his interest in becoming an actor.
He auditioned with Fox and Paramount Pictures but was unable to obtain a role. He later approached Christie Comedies where he was advised to look for more stable positions in the movie industry and started his career in cinematography and film editing. He received an opportunity when an assistant fell sick and was able to travel to France with the Canadian Official Photography. After Christie Comedies went bankrupt, he was hired by Samuel Goldwyn while he attended evening classes. He received the opportunity of working with Barnes, Edison and Meyer, and learned techniques such as graduations, tridimensional vision and the sense of potential balance. Phillips then began experimenting with lights and camera movements.
He moved to Mexico in 1931 and worked with directors such as Arcady Boytler, Roberto Gavaldón, Julio Bracho and Luis Buñuel. He worked on some of the earliest Mexican movies such as the silent film Santa (1931) where his worked was considered expressionist. He worked in more than 250 movies in Mexico and 150 in the United States including La mujer del puerto (1934), Aventuras de Robinson Crusoe (1952 with Luis Buñuel), La Red (1953 with Emilio Fernández). His last film was El castillo de la pureza (1972 with Arturo Ripstein).
Detrás de Cámaras
Robinson Crusoe
Dir. de Fotografía
Geronimo
Dir. de Fotografía
Sube y Baja
Dir. de Fotografía
The Wonderful Country
Dir. de Fotografía
Caperucita Roja
Dir. de Fotografía
El castillo de la pureza
Dir. de Fotografía
Corazón salvaje
Dir. de Fotografía
Doña Bárbara
Dir. de Fotografía
The Last of the Fast Guns
Dir. de Fotografía
Tizoc
Dir. de Fotografía
Les Orgueilleux
Dir. de Fotografía
Gran Hotel
Dir. de Fotografía
Arde Baby, Arde
Dir. de Fotografía
Viento negro
Dir. de Fotografía
Amok
Dir. de Fotografía
Sensualidad
Dir. de Fotografía
La otra
Dir. de Fotografía
Nosotros dos
Dir. de Fotografía
La soldadera
Dir. de Fotografía
La Red
Dir. de Fotografía
For the Love of Mike
Dir. de Fotografía
Coqueta
Dir. de Fotografía
Aventurera
Dir. de Fotografía
Perdida
Dir. de Fotografía
Villa!!
Dir. de Fotografía
Sierra Baron
Dir. de Fotografía
El Monje Blanco
Dir. de Fotografía
Adán y Eva
Dir. de Fotografía
Subida al cielo
Dir. de Fotografía
La diosa arrodillada
Dir. de Fotografía