https://albertodcenteno.com Thu, 06 Feb 2025 23:55:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://albertodcenteno.com/en/obra/black-diamonds/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:09:26 +0000 https://albertodcenteno.com/?post_type=obra&p=353 It was my first film. We decided to shoot on S16mm, both for stylistic reasons and for the nobility of analogue. The entire film was shot almost entirely with available light to emphasize realism and give the actors freedom of movement during the scenes. Visually, we also chose to evolve the cinematographic language as the story progressed. At the beginning, when everything was filled with hope, we favored wide-angle lenses and low angles, leaving space above to show the sky. As things started to go wrong, long focal lengths and high angles became dominant, creating a sense of claustrophobia.

]]> https://albertodcenteno.com/en/obra/the-island-of-the-wind/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:44:30 +0000 https://albertodcenteno.com/?post_type=obra&p=348 The entire team fell in love with the landscapes of Fuerteventura. Our rhythm seemed to synchronize with the tides. We traveled across the island, from end to end, to find the locations that the story needed. We wanted the island to be another character in the film—a feminine figure that transforms the protagonist.

]]> https://albertodcenteno.com/en/obra/the-magnetic-tree/ Sat, 09 Nov 2024 20:22:07 +0000 https://albertodcenteno.com/?post_type=obra&p=343 Several of the people I worked with on this film are now key pillars in my life. El árbol magnético was shot almost entirely in Chile, in a place known as Cajón del Maipo. The landscape and its peculiarities shape the experience when visiting this country. We sought to turn Marianela’s (Manuela Martelli) family home into a sort of pop-up book, ensuring that each shot had multiple layers of interpretation—events unfolding on different levels. Nature surrounds the house, and we also wanted it to be visible through the windows. Marianela experiences the place in a special way, which is why we decided she would bring nature inside the house through the floral details in her wardrobe.

]]> https://albertodcenteno.com/en/obra/animal-human/ Sat, 09 Nov 2024 17:42:49 +0000 https://albertodcenteno.com/?post_type=obra&p=347 This film came to me at a moment of personal and professional transition. It was a true journey of introspection, learning, and rethinking what I had taken for granted at the time. The cinematography seeks the plasticity of a fable, intentionally distanced from realism while remaining naturalistic. The 4:3 aspect ratio heightens the protagonists’ sense of claustrophobia and also allowed us to explore the concept of what remains outside the frame—as a reflection of what we reveal and what we hide.

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