'Mank': How the Cinematography of David Fincher's Film Took Inspiration From 'Citizen Kane'
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Gary Oldman, as Herman J. Mankiewicz, holds forth at a dinner party at William Randolph Hearst’s San Simeon home, created at Los Angeles Center Studios. "The room is dark and it’s made to look musty and cold," says cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt.
While legendary DP Gregg Toland and the indelible images he created for Orson Welles’ masterpiece inspired the new movie, the director and cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt aimed for a look that suggests an echo, not a copy.
Gregg Toland is one of the most influential cinematographers of all time, and his work on Orson Welles'