Marko Alonso is
a real camera guy. That is, he takes his work seriously and he is a
cinematographer for a living because of his passion for his work. Ever since he
was a young boy he has been studying images and looking to see where the light
source was coming from. When he got older he realized that light could be
controlled and manipulated to provide different moods and appearances in things
and in people, whichever he was photographing at the time.
After studying
cinematography and filmmaking in university he started working professionally.
His resumé is a very long list of projects in which he was the cinematographer.
He’s done music videos, films and TV shows. He has worked with Maroon 5 as the
cinematographer on their video Animals
and with Marcos Zeeba for several years and was cinematographer on several of
his videos, including Colors, which
jumped to the top of the Brazilian music charts. Marcos Zeeba, by the way, is
one of Brazil’s most listened to musical artists.
Marko always
places the camera in just the right place and the lighting is beautifully
natural in every setting whether it’s in a church, a restaurant, nighttime in a
car or outside on a desert road. The word for Marko is consistency – and that
doesn’t mean he always does things the same thing. Quite the contrary! He is
always doing things differently but the consistent part comes from the fact
that Marko’s work is always consistently in the upper echelons of photographic
excellence. He is also consistent in his ability to humanize characters to the
audience. He consistently chooses the appropriate camera lenses and
instinctively knows exactly how far the actor should be from the camera. He then
lights them precisely so it looks like there is no other lighting in the area
except that which the audience can see, that is, a lamp in the bedroom or
street lights, etc.
Marko loves
traveling, (he is originally from Spain) and his work on season 9 and 10 of the
hit PBS series Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope has allowed him
to do just that. It has also enabled Marko to do some great work cinematically.
He travelled to Angor Wat Temple in Cambodia and captured striking moving
pictures of Vietnam fisherman in the Mekong River. Marko also achieved
breathtaking imagery at the seemingly endless vineyards in Porto, Portugal,
among many other places. Marko’s love of storytelling through imagery has
contributed to the success of every project he has been a part of. It has also
benefited everyone who has been lucky enough to see his work.
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