Born August 16th 1968 , Bucharest Romania
24 Petre Lintes Str 050871 district 5, Bucharest Romania
0040723353911, alexsterian@gmail.com
1990 –1994 Cinematography department, Bucharest Film School (U.N.A.T.C.)
2008 –present Teaching Cinematography and Digital Cinematography at Bucharest Film School for Bachelor and Master degree clases (U.N.A.T.C.) www.unatc.ro
2009-present President of the Romanian Society of Cinematographers www.rscine.ro
2009-2012 PhD in Feature Film Aesthetics-Bucharest Film School (U.N.A.T.C.)
2012-2015 Head of Film Production Department, Bucharest Film School (U.N.A.T.C.)
2013-2016 PhD Lecturer at UNATC I L Caragiale Bucharest
2016-present PhD Senior Lecturer at UNATC I L Caragiale Bucharest
2017-present Sony Independent Camera Expert
PUBLISHED BOOKS:
“New media aesthetics in nowadays feature film expression” ISBN 978-973-1790-98-5, UNATC Press 2016
“Motion picture composition and camera moves” ISBN 978-606-8757-13-1, UNATC Press 2017
“Digital cinematography” ISBN 978-606-8757-14-8, UNATC Press 2017
2017-DoP “Unripe Fruits” Hai-Hui Entartainment Film Production
Director: Valentin Hotea
Cast: Diana Dumbravă, Cristian Anghel
2016-Director/DoP “Elisabeta Polihroniade” Boom Film Production, Documentary
2015- Director/DoP “Chirescu Collection” Hi Film Production, documentary
2015- DoP “White” Boom Film Production
Director: Paul Cioran
Cast: Gabriel Spahiu, Liviu Cheloiu, Dana Voicu, Ada Navrot, Mircea Andreescu
Selected at Clermont Ferrand 2016, Florida 2017
2013-DoP „Enchanted Well” MME Production
Director: Andrei Enoiu
Cast: Cristian Dumitru, Liviu Cheloiu, Virginia Rogin, Armina Hoinaru, Marius Nanau
Selected al Cannes Short Corner 2014
2012-DoP „Roxanne” Hi Film Production
Selected at Locarno Film Festival 2013 and Cotbus Film Festival 2013
Director: Valentin Hotea
Cast: Șerban Pavlu, Diana Dumbravă, Mihai Călin, Valeria Seciu, Adrian Văncică, Anghel Damian, Corina Moise
2011- DoP „Aragaz cu patru ochi” Mitra Film Production
Director: Andrei Enoiu
Cast: Vlad Oprescu, Andra Gafia, Stefan Gheorghiu, Dana Voicu, Ioana Flora
2010- DoP „Family Pictures” Mandragora Production
Selected at Sarajevo Film Festival 2013
Director: Andrei Cohn
Cast: Rodica Lazar, Ioana , George Ifrim, Lucian Ifrim,
2010- DoP “Noica; Ce știe? Ce vrea? Ce-i trebuie?” Tandem Film Prod
Director: Serban Marinescu
Cast:Cătălin Frăsineanu, Ovidiu Ghiniță, Rareș Spera
2009- DoP “ Mother of god from the ground floor” Tandem Film Prod
Director: Andrei Cohn
Cast: Luminita Gheorghiu, Doru Ana, Dana Dogaru. Monica Barladeanu
Selected at Sarajevo Film Festival 2010
2008- DoP “Tanti” Tandem Film Prod& CNC
Director: Serban Marinescu
Cast: Cecilia Barbora, Mircea Silaghy, Crina Semciuc, Cosmina Pasarin,
2007- D.o.P “Alfabetizarea” Mobra Film Prod & CNC
Director: Razvan Marculescu
Selected at Un Certain Regard Cannes 2009
2005 – D.o.P “Love Sick” LIBRA FILM “ Prod. & CNC
Director: Tudor Giurgiu
Selected at Berlin Film Festival 2006
2005 –Second Unit D.o.P “Black Down”
Director: Alexander Gruszynski
2004 – D.o.P “French Revolution” PARTISAN FILM Prod.for History Channel
Director :Doug Schultz
2002 – D.o.P. “Mimic Sentinel” DIMENSION FILM Prod
Director: J.T. Petty
Cast : Lance Henriksen, Amanda Plummer, John Capellos,
2002 – Battlefield unit camera operator “Cold Mountain” MIRAMAX Prod.
Director: Darrin Seal, D.o.P. Tim Woster
2001 – First unit camera operator “Dracula Resurrection” DIMENSION FILM Prod
Director: Patrick Lussier D.o.P. Doug Milsome B.S.C.-A.S.C
Cast : Ron Scheider, Rutger Hauer, Jason London, Jason Scott Lee, Craig
Shaffer
2001 – D.o.P. “Popcorn story” LIBRA FILM Prod & C.N.C.
Director : Tudor Giurgiu
Cast : Lia Bugnar, Dragos Bucur , Cerasela Stan,
Selected Berlin Film Festival 2002
2000 – Second unit D.o.P. “Princess of the thief’s” GRANADA FILM Prod.
Director : Peter Hewitt, D.o.P. Andy Collins
Cast : Malcom McDowell ,
1999 – First Unit Camera Operator „Highlander IV – End Game” MIRAMAX Prod.
Director : Doug Aarniokovski , D.o.P. Doug Milsome B.S.C.-A.S.C.
Cast : Christopher Lambert, Adrian Paul, Bruce Paine, Lisa Barbuscia
1998 – First Unit Camera Operator „Enemy of my enemy” , TRIMARK –HBO Prod.
Director : Gustavo Graef Marino , D.o.P. Steven Wacks
Cast : Peter Weller, Daryl Hannah, Tom Berenger
1998 – D.o.P. „Keep your eyes on happiness” ROXI FILM GMBH Prod.
Director : Alexandru Maftei
Cast : Marcel Iures, Dragos Pislaru, Mircea Diaconu , Maria Ploaie
1996 – D.o.P. “Incredible Genie” KUSNER LOCKE Prod
Director : Alexander Cassini
1996 – Camera Operator „Small Time”, THREE MAN Prod.
Director : Jeff Reiner , D.o.P. Feliks Parnell
1995 – Camera Operator „Hidden World” FILM FINANCE Prod.
Director: Ted Nicolaou , D.o.P. Adolfo Bartoli A.I.C
1995 – Camera Operator „Serpent’s Layer” KUSNER LOCKE Prod
Director : Jeff Reiner , D.o.P. Feliks Parnell
1994 –D.oP. „Everything its gone be all right
Director: Titus Muntean
– Best Photography Award at Student Film Festival „Cinema Iubit” 1996
– Best Movie Award at Student Film Festival „Cinema Iubit” 1996
– Best Movie Award at Dakino International Film Festival Romania 1996
1993 – „ProPatria” co-photography B&W- Director: Titus Muntean
– Visual Art Foundation Award „Youth Film Festival Costinesti” Romania
– Romanian Filmmakers Guild Award Dakino International Film Festival
– „Catavencu Academy” Award at Dakino International Film Festival
1991 –D.o.P. „The Penitenciary B&W- Director Marius Barna
– Best Documentary Award „Youth Film Festival Costinesti” Romania 1991
1991 –D.o.P. „Enemy of the people” B&W- Director Radu Leon
– Best Documentary Award „Youth Film Festival Costinesti” Romania 1992
– Best Documentary Award Dakino International Film Festival Romania 1992
Events and Workshops attended or organized
June 2017 Workshop “Film Composition” at TIFF film festival Cluj-Napoca
July 2017 Workshop “Light and Shadow, the balance and ratio” Babes Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca
October 2016 Masterclass Sharing Vision “Texture and Color, A creative Choice” tutor Roger Simonsz BSC
October 2015 Masterclass Sharing Vision “Mix and Match” tutor Bruno de Keyzer BSC, Jean Ives Le Poulain Angenieux, Jacques Delacoux AATON/Transvideo
September 2014 Invited to the SONY-Pinewood digital studio launch
October 2014 Masterclass Sharing Vision “Cinemascope an Aesthetic Choice” tutor Robert Fraisse AFC, Marc Galerne K5600
November 2014 Invited at the Bruxelles-Louvain le Neuve event “Teaching Cinematography” organized by Belgian Society of Cinematographers
April 2013 Invited at Berlin DFFB Potsdam “A Clear View” workshop related to the choices for shooting formats and post-production ways to finish the movie. Coordinator for a student team from UNATC I L Caragiale
September 2013 Invited at Berlin DFFB Potsdam “A Clear View” workshop for applying and implement the knowledge on post-production formats and codecs. Finishing the projects started on the first session
October 2013 RSC Masterclass Sharing Vision “Squeeze or Crop” tutor Frederic Goodich ASC, Jacques Delacoux Transvideo
October 2012 RSC Masterclass “From Paintings to feature Films” tutor Geoff Boyle FBKS, Nicolae Mărgineanu RSC
October 2011 RSC Masterclass “From Color to Charcoal Grey” tutor Philipe Ros AFC, Vivi Drăgan Vasile RSC
October 2010 RSC Masterclass “Let’s Go Analog and Digital”” tutor James Chressantis ASC, Florin Mihăilescu RSC
June 2009 RSC Masterclass “Digital vs Film Stock” tutor Jean Louis Viallard AFC, Nigel Walters BSC, Iosif Demian RSC, Marius Panduru RSC, Tudor Lucaciu RSC
For romanian and foreign artists:”La Familia” “B.U.G. Mafia” “Parazitii” “Sensor” “O.C.S.” Vank” “Gaz pe foc” etc
“Best Music Video – Sensor” 2005 MTV Music Awards
“Best 2000 Music Video – B.U.G. Mafia “2000” – “Romanian music industries awards”
Works with various advertising agencies & clients productions: Leo Burnett, Grafitti/BBDO, McCann-Ericsonn, Gray, Saatchi&Saatchi, Young &Rubicam, J Walter Thomson, LOWE, in more than five hundred commercials.