Larry Fong – The Man Behind the Camera of ‘Sucker Punch’
Neonpunch talks with the cinematographer behind our favorite movies.

If you’ve seen Sucker Punch, Watchmen or 300 – then you’ve seen the incredible work of Larry Fong. As a cinematographer his job is to work with director’s like Zack Snyder and bring the vision to life.

We were fortunate enough to get a chance to speak with the man Variety named as one of the Top 10 Cinematographers to watch, to discuss his career, how he met Zack Snyder and his thoughts on cutting the giant squid out of the end of Watchmen.

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Julia Leigh unveils her debut feature “Sleeping Beauty” In Competition, while Ivan Sen will unspool his low budget digital film, Toomelah, in Un Certain Regard.
SYDNEY — It doesn’t phase Australian novelist-turned filmmaker Julia Leigh that she’s up against more seasoned directors like Terrence Malick, Pedro Almodovar, Nanni Moretti and Lars Von Trier at this years Cannes Film Festival, after her debut feature Sleeping Beauty, was named overnight as one of nineteen films In Competition for the 2011 edition of the fest.

“I’m deeply grateful to be participating in a festival which has long shaped my love of cinema,” said Leigh said Thursday.

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