Álvaro Martín Blanco
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Alvaro Martin Blanco (Born in Bilbao in 1978) studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of the Basque Country. While attending the program, Blanco studied painting, sculpture and photography in addition to working on short film projects.
In 2002 he graduated from the University with honors - his final project was directing of the short film "Paisaje desde una ventana." For this film, he collaborated with the Bilbao Arte Foundation.
During the years to follow he lived in England, Ireland and Italy; where he worked in a variety of artistic fields, focusing on his photography.
In 2005 he ran a Cinematography Seminar at the "Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia" in Rome, whose course tutor was renown cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno.
In 2006 he was accepted at the ECAM, Film School of Madrid - Spain, with a focus on Cinematography; he also received a grant for Artistic Studies Widening.
During the next three years he alternated his studies in ECAM with several media productions. Meanwhile, he went on with his career as a photographer and presented both individual and collective photography exhibitions such as "Eskerraldea" or "On the Road".
In 2009 he obtained a diploma at the ECAM and was nominated as Best Cinematographer in the Kodak film School Competition in Clermont Ferrand for the project "Estolcomo" (35mm).
Additionally, in 2009 he designed the theater lighting for the play "Good Sex, Good day" as well as an adaptation of "La Casa de Bernarda Alba" by Federico García Lorca.
The following years he worked as the Director of Photography for multiple projects, all of which were critical acclaimed at a number international festivals. His projects have been screened at such prestigious festivals as Cannes, Seattle, Clermont Ferrand or San Sebastian.
In 2013 he moved to Los Angeles, where he continues his career as Director of Photography internationally, developing advertising, fiction, and television content.
He has produced commercials for brands such as Gillette, Honda, Ford, Crest 3D, Sabritas-Lays, Lakers, Real Madrid, Gerber, Red Cross, Disney, among others. He has developed content for TV as HBO, Amazon Prime, El ReyTv Network channel, founded and directed by Robert Rodriguez, and Time Warner Cable TV, among others.
In 2002 he graduated from the University with honors - his final project was directing of the short film "Paisaje desde una ventana." For this film, he collaborated with the Bilbao Arte Foundation.
During the years to follow he lived in England, Ireland and Italy; where he worked in a variety of artistic fields, focusing on his photography.
In 2005 he ran a Cinematography Seminar at the "Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia" in Rome, whose course tutor was renown cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno.
In 2006 he was accepted at the ECAM, Film School of Madrid - Spain, with a focus on Cinematography; he also received a grant for Artistic Studies Widening.
During the next three years he alternated his studies in ECAM with several media productions. Meanwhile, he went on with his career as a photographer and presented both individual and collective photography exhibitions such as "Eskerraldea" or "On the Road".
In 2009 he obtained a diploma at the ECAM and was nominated as Best Cinematographer in the Kodak film School Competition in Clermont Ferrand for the project "Estolcomo" (35mm).
Additionally, in 2009 he designed the theater lighting for the play "Good Sex, Good day" as well as an adaptation of "La Casa de Bernarda Alba" by Federico García Lorca.
The following years he worked as the Director of Photography for multiple projects, all of which were critical acclaimed at a number international festivals. His projects have been screened at such prestigious festivals as Cannes, Seattle, Clermont Ferrand or San Sebastian.
In 2013 he moved to Los Angeles, where he continues his career as Director of Photography internationally, developing advertising, fiction, and television content.
He has produced commercials for brands such as Gillette, Honda, Ford, Crest 3D, Sabritas-Lays, Lakers, Real Madrid, Gerber, Red Cross, Disney, among others. He has developed content for TV as HBO, Amazon Prime, El ReyTv Network channel, founded and directed by Robert Rodriguez, and Time Warner Cable TV, among others.
