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CLOSE-UP
Alik Sakharov, ASC

When you were a child,
what film made the
strongest impression on
you?
Aleksandr Dovzhenko's silent
film Earth, and Andrei
Tarkovsky's film The Mirror.

What has been your most
satisfying moment on a
project?
There is not one moment -
there are moments! Many
moments on many projects
can at times bring tremendous satisfaction. It all
depends.

Which cinematographers,
past or present, do you
most admire?
Danilo Demutsky, from
Ukraine; Sergey Urusevsky,
from Russia; and Gordon
Willis, ASC, from the USA.

Have you made any
memorable blunders?
Who does not? I'm sure I
have.

What sparked your interest in photography?
Black-and-white images in general. Taking pictures at an early age
- 11 or 12. Processing the film and printing pictures in the darkroom. The whole process was akin to magic. It hooked me immediately. Many years later, I am still under its powerful grip.
Where did you train and/or study?
I have no formal higher education in photography or cinema. As a
boy, from 11 to 13, I attended an afterschool photo program in
Moscow's House of Culture in the Krasnopresnenskaya district.
Who were your early teachers or mentors?
The instructors in the photo program at the House of Culture - I
don't remember their names.
What are some of your key artistic influences?
The films of Andrei Tarkovsky, Aleksandr Dovzhenko, Ingmar
Bergman, Michelangelo Antonioni and Stanley Kubrick.
How did you get your first break in the business?
In the Eighties I did a lot of industrials, eventually progressing to
shooting music videos, commercials, and then films - low-budget
films, that is. After that, things started really 'snowballing' into the
career of a real cinematographer. After five or six features, I ended
up shooting the pilot of The Sopranos, and on and on it went.

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What is the best professional advice you've ever received?
Want to be somebody? Don't think too much. Just get out there
and start doing it. If you have something worthy to bring to the
table, people will notice.
What recent books, films or artworks have inspired you?
This is a truly continuous process. It's not really books, films or
artworks - it is mostly people who inspire me. Chief among them
are Andrei Tarkovsky, Yuri Norstein, Eduard Nazarov, Ingmar
Bergman, Stanley Kubrick and Michelangelo Antonioni.
Do you have any favorite genres, or genres you would like
to try?
Poetic cinema.
If you weren't a cinematographer, what might you be doing
instead?
I am doing it already, and that is directing.
Which ASC cinematographers recommended you for
membership?
The late Harris Savides was my main sponsor, along with Sol
Negrin and Julio Macat.
How has ASC membership impacted your life and career?
It made/makes one matter. Still does.
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