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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

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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

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Year Title Credited Director
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

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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 Accreditation Resource Conference[34]

References

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  1. ^ "AFI Conservatory's Cinematography Discipline, a conversation with Stephen Lighthill, ASC and Tal Lazar". HDProGuide. Vol. 2, no. 5. 2014. pp. 21–22.
  2. ^ "AFI Conservatory Faculty: Cinematography". afi.com. Retrieved 4 Oct 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Columbia University: Tal Lazar". columbia.edu. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  4. ^ "Berklee College of Music Faculty: Tal Lazar". berklee.edu. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  5. ^ "Tal Lazar". collab.sundance.org. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  6. ^ Brown, Blain (2016). Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers and Directors (3rd ed.). Focal Press. p. Acknowledgments. ISBN 9780240812090.
  7. ^ Markham, Peter (2020). What’s the Story? The Director Meets Their Screenplay. Routledge. p. Acknowledgments. ISBN 9780367415877.
  8. ^ Mascha Deikova (9 Aug 2024). "Understanding ISO and How to Approach It". CineD.com.
  9. ^ Mascha Deikova (4 Apr 2024). "From Scene to Screen – Where the Journey to a Great Visual Story Begins". CineD.com.
  10. ^ Mascha Deikova (7 Jun 2024). "Lighting in Color 101 – Things That You Should Know". CineD.com.
  11. ^ Aimee Baldridge. "Interview: Tal Lazar on Creating Visual Styles and Sekonic's DTS". Sekonic.com on WayBackMachine.
  12. ^ Sanibel Chai (6 Feb 2023). "Everything You Need to Build a DIY Home Theater". InsideHook.com.
  13. ^ 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. ^ a b Ratcliff, Brenda (1 Jul 2010). "Creativity of student filmmakers transcends tight budget". Kodak In Camera. p. 10.
  15. ^ Harvey, Denis (30 Jun 2010). "Elena Undone". Variety.
  16. ^ Lowe, Justin (11 Dec 2011). "'Close Range': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter.
  17. ^ Kil, Sonia (6 Jan 2015). "Korean Co-Production 'Let Hoi Decide' Sets Vietnam Box Office Record". Variety.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ McNary, Dave (31 Jul 2019). "Film News Roundup, MiLa Media has unveiled an open submission". Variety.
  20. ^ Hunter, Allan (7 Sep 2018). "The Other Story: Toronto Review". Screen Daily.
  21. ^ "Contemporary World Cinema Program". Toronto International Film Festival 2018.
  22. ^ Evans, Greg (12 April 2021). "Ethan Hawke and John Leguizamo Set For 'Waiting For Godot' Off Broadway Streaming Production". Deadline.
  23. ^ Scheck, Frank (8 Aug 2019). "'Every Time I Die': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  24. ^ "FREESTYLE DIGITAL MEDIA ACQUIRES "THE UNBORN" FOR MAY RELEASE". Horror Society. 6 Apr 2020.
  25. ^ Rogers, Pauline (5 Feb 2015). "Film School Confidential". International Cinematographer's Guild Local 600 Magazine.
  26. ^ Hemphill, Jim (Feb 2017). "Rising Stars of Cinematography 2017". American Cinematographer Magazine. p. 26.
  27. ^ "Digital Cinematography Fundamentals". Berklee College of Music Online.
  28. ^ "Meet Our Faculty". The City College of New York MFA in Film. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
  29. ^ "Directing: Visual Storytelling". Sundance Collab. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
  30. ^ "How to Effectively Collaborate with Your Cinematographer". Sundance Collab. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
  31. ^ "Initiation à la cinématographie avec M. Tal Lazar" [Introduction to Cinematography with Mr. Tal Lazar]. Cinecours. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
  32. ^ "好莱坞电影视觉语言大师课" [Visual Storytelling Masterclass]. Xinipianchang. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
  33. ^ "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.
  34. ^ "WSCUC ARC 2023 Program Guide". WASC Senior College and University Commission. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.