Edgar Brasil

Edgar Brasil born Edgar Hauschildt June 21 1902 April 1 1954 was a Germanborn Brazilian cinematographer He worked on more than 50 productions during his career Edgar Brasils career focused primarily on studio cinema Therefore at each company he worked for he encountered different resources and developed different types of cinema While at Cinédia he developed a style very similar to Hollywood with elements and features of Art Deco cinema moving toward classical cinematography At Atlântida due to technical limitations Edgar had to make more basic and restrained films It was at Vera Cruz and Kino Filmes that Brasil returned to studio work creatively once again influenced by North American cinema through expressionist lighting reminiscent of Hollywood film noir Wikipedia