Overview
Join us on Tuesday, May 19 for our Creative Forces Online! This FREE event will feature cinematographers Alexander Hankoff and David Kruta discussing how they got started in the industry, recent full format projects they've shot on ALEXA LF and Sony VENICE, as well as how they are staying creative and inspired in today's uncertain production environment. The event will be moderated by Jeff Lee, AbelCine Director of Education, with time for Q&A throughout.
Alexander Hankoff began his career by combining video and stills to create multi-media fashion stories for a variety of international fashion magazines in the early days of web video magazines like Showstudio and NOWNESS. Exposure across this new platform lead to the young filmmaker collaborating as a DOP with photographers Steven Klein, Inez Vinoodh, and Willy Vanderperre among others, as they transitioned into video work for magazines like Vogue, Interview, and V as well as brands including Dior, Prada and Calvin Klein. This experience in high fashion, beauty, advertising and editorial worlds helped to cement Alexander's sensibilities as a dynamic storyteller with an instinct for refined visuals.
More recently, Alexander has made a name for himself with his ability to tell captivating, authentic stories that focus on intimacy and compelling narratives while maintaining an effortless, beautiful aesthetic. His advertising work, paired with short form narrative and documentary films have attracted brands such as Calvin Klein, Estée Lauder, Peloton, Uniqlo, ADT, and Remy Martin.
When he's not working as Director/DOP in the advertising industry, Alexander is focusing on personal work like his award winning film series NYChapters, a New York documentary anthology that focuses on and celebrates individuals from all walks of life in the city Alexander was born and raised in. Alexander is currently developing a new web series and his first feature film. He lives in Williamsburg Brooklyn with his playful Alaskan Malamute, Lobo. See more of his work at www.alexanderhankoff.com.
David Kruta is an award-winning Director of Photography. The son of Czech political refugees, David's lifetime has taken him through a variety of cultures, experiences and locations spanning the globe, naturally bringing him to New York City to fulfill his passion for cinematography and storytelling.
David has shot feature films, commercials, documentaries, fashion, and music videos. He lensed the Sundance Competing feature film, Concussion, starring Robin Weigert (Deadwood) and Maggie Siff (Billions), and most recently won the Haskell Wexler Award for Best Cinematography at the Woodstock Film Festival for The Sounding. See more of his work at www.davidkruta.com.
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