The only three Hollywood films he’s really ever now known for are Blood Diamond and the last two Harry Potter films In reality, he was nominated twice for an Oscar in cinematography: in 1998 for Wings of the Dove, and in 2000 for Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Now at the age of 70, Eduardo Serra has been working with film for almost 40 years, with most of his work done in French film. Rowling’s story and the end that it comes to, this was a film about death.īut it was also a film about life, and the love that makes it worth fighting for. His cinematography was the perfect blend of a dementor’s cold touch of hopelessnes, and a calming, bright tone that signified the light coming up at the end of the tunnel.īecause at the heart of J.K. While each movie before it gradually got darker, Eduardo’s cinematography for the Deathly Hallows was both bleak and heavenly, and he managed to balance it all together. The scenes capturing Severus Snape’s collection of memories look like they could have been taken directly from The Tree of Life itself. As both Voldemort and Harry grew weaker in the life they had, the camera got closer.Ĭome to think of it, this could almost have been a film by Terrence Mallick himself. When the story was kinetic and war was in play, the picture was sharp. When there was light, it made the world of the film glow as if we could have been dreaming it. Given that the Deathly Hallows films were the concluding chapters of a boy’s transition into an adult, it wasn’t an accident that they were filmed in such a serene tone. When Hogwarts did come into play, it was shot completely differently. The two films followed Harry on a journey that constantly changed in landscape and location. The challenge David and Eduardo faced with the Deathly Hallows films that separated them from the rest of the series was the fact that the setting wasn’t primarily just one place anymore. The first two films directed by Yates were helmed by different cinematographers one of them ended up getting nominated by the Academy for his work on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.Įduardo Serra, however, gave the last two films a look that complemented David Yates’ direction with a tone worthy of a story’s conclusion. The last four Harry Potter films were directed by David Yates, who took on the series when it took its biggest turn in terms of tone after the return of Voldemort. Warning: I’m probably about to start talking about the Harry Potter films like they were artistic masterpieces.
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