My Favorite Film Was Shot By

My favorite film to date is Captain America: Civil War.  The Cinematographer/ DP for this film is Trent Opaloch.

Trent Opaloch is a Canadian cinematographer  and actor best known for his work with directors Neill Blomkamp and the Russo brothers. His major works include District 9 (2009), Elysium (2013), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Chappie (2015).  He was born on
December 31, 1969 (age 46).  He ha been nominated for
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography. Some of the videos he has shot include: 

Katy Perry "Part Of Me"	Cinematographer	Ben Mor/RSA     Director
Mythos "New Day"	Cinematographer	Neill Blomkamp  Director
Sunlike Star "Day Survive"	Cinematographer	Neill Blomkamp  Director
Sunlike Star "50/50"	Cinematographer	Robert Brooks      Director

 He has also filmed tons of commercials that are just too many to name.

Trent Opaloch

 His FILMOGRAPHY includes:

• Yellow (2006)
• Tempbot (2006)
• Terminus (2007)
• District 9 (2009)
• Elysium (2013)
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
• Chappie (2015)
• Captain America: Civil War (2016)
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
• Unnamed Avengers sequel (2019)     

 He grew up in a place called Thunder Bay in Ontario Canada.  He went to film school at Confederation College also in Thunder Bay.
In an interview with Matthew Toffolo, when asked if there was a specific genre of movies he preferred to film, Trent was quoted as saying this " I don’t have any specific genre goals as far as the types of films I’d like to work on really. I’m always just looking for scripts that I enjoy and that hopefully have something to add to what’s out there already. I shoot a lot of commercials in between film projects so I don’t mind turning down things & waiting until something interesting comes along. Feature films have such a long development period & then you’re away from home for most of the year prepping & shooting so you have to choose your projects carefully."

District 9

Captain America: Civil War

When asked about having a mentor his response was, "I don’t have one individual really but there are countless people that I learned from when I first started shooting. I started working at Clairmont Camera in Vancouver after film school so I was around professional camera crews full time & just tried to learn everything I could, just hoover up as much information as you can. Why that lens over this one, when to use a fluid head vs. wheels etc. Just tons of little details that you absorb over time. I think that was a great introduction to how things worked on set but at the same time I wasn’t that interested in working on tv shows or MOV’s at the time so I shot my own stuff or with friends on the weekends & was able to develop over time and make mistakes in a safe environment where there wasn’t a ton of money on the line."