Gabriel Brooks
Guillermo del Toro
FilmmakerKnown for:
Pan's Labyrinth (2006), The Shape of Water (2017)
Education:
University of Guadalajara, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Cinematográficos
Guillermo del Toro grew up in Guadalajara and developed a filmmaking practice that draws on horror, folklore, and the Spanish Civil War to examine how fantastical thinking sustains people through political violence. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - set in post-Civil War Spain, moving between a militarized reality and a child's fantasy world - is among the most visually inventive films of the decade. The Shape of Water (2017) won him the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture.
Guillermo del Toro's Gear List(1)
ARRI
Connection Source
ArriInterview
Connection note
Del Toro shot "The Shape of Water" (2017) on the ARRI ALEXA with cinematographer Dan Laustsen. The camera system is discussed in their published interviews about the production.
Product description
Introduced in 2010, the ARRI ALEXA is a digital cinema camera that rapidly became the industry standard for high-end film and television production. Its large-format sensor and proprietary ALEV color science produced an image quality that many cinematographers considered closer to film than any preceding digital system. It has been used to shoot Academy Award-winning films including Gravity, Birdman, and Parasite.
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Last updated March 20, 2026
