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Erik Messerschmidt, ASC (born October 23, 1980) [1] is an American cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with director David Fincher on the films Mank and The Killer (as director of photography) and Gone Girl (as gaffer), and on the Netflix series Mindhunter.
Erik Messerschmidt was born on 23 October 1980 in Portland, Maine, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Mank (2020), The Killer (2023) and Ferrari (2023).
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Apr 25, 2021 · At the 93rd Academy Awards, Mank‘s Erik Messerschmidt took home his first Oscar for Best Cinematography.
- Matt Grobar
Dec 8, 2020 · Mank cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt goes in-depth on making David Fincher's Netflix movie, shooting in black and white, and more.
- Adam Chitwood
Jan 11, 2021 · On David Fincher’s Mank, cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt channeled the aesthetics of Hollywood’s Golden Age, in order to tell the story of one of its legendary figures.
- Matt Grobar
Erik Messerschmidt, ASC and director David Fincher discuss their creative collaboration on Mank. American Cinematographer, February 2021. By Stephen Pizzello. Mank frames the origin story of Citizen Kane from the perspective of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he’s hit a low point in life.
Erik Messerschmidt, ASC (born October 23, 1980) is an American cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with director David Fincher on the films Mank and The Killer (as director of photography) and Gone Girl (as gaffer), and on the Netflix series Mindhunter.
