So when director David Fincher and cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt set out to make Mank, the Netflix drama that stars Gary Oldman as screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz in the throes of writing ...

A couple of years ago, David Fincher’s go-to director of photography, Erik Messerschmidt, described the muted palette of the TV series “Mindhunter” as a product, in part, of the pair’s ...

Though he’s been active in the industry for nearly two decades, cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt made his feature film debut last year with David Fincher’s silvery period drama “Mank ...

From digital photography in “Zodiac” to de-aging in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” David Fincher has always been quick to embrace new filmmaking technologies. But when it comes to ...

Shot by Top Gun: Maverick cinematographer Claudio Miranda, ... David Fincher’s English-language take on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo received a notably muted response when it was released.

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.

“Mank,” David Fincher’s new Hollywood film about old Hollywood, pays homage to its source material by shooting in black and white. But if you ask its cinematographer, Erik Messerschmidt, the ...

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David Fincher fans know a new project from the director is on the way thanks to his Netflix movie “Mank,” but a potential third season of “Mindhunter” continues to be of upmost interest ...

While legendary DP Gregg Toland and the indelible images he created for Orson Welles’ masterpiece inspired the new movie, the director and cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt aimed for a look ...

Did you and Fincher want the cinematography in “Mank” to be a big tool for telling the story? Absolutely. But David and I are very cautious of the use of the camera.