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Sundance: DP Pierce Derks on In a Violent Nature

Randi Altman — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:41:59 +0000

Writer/director Chris Nash’s horror film In a Violent Nature, which screened at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, tracks a ravenous zombie creature as it moves through a secluded forest. Produced by Shudder Films, it’s a twist on typical slasher movies in that the audience walks with the killer, not the victims, and therefore gets an unexpected perspective.

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Lessons in Chemistry DP Jason Oldak Talks Light, Lenses and More

Randi Altman — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 22:48:24 +0000

By Randi Altman

Jason Oldak is a cinematographer with almost two decades of experience across large- and small-scale feature films, episodic television, documentaries and numerous commercial projects. He recently shot episodes of Apple TV+’s Lessons in Chemistry, starring Brie Larson and Lewis Pullman.

Oldak was nominated for the ASC award for Limited or Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for his work on Episode 7,

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Sundance: Shooting the Doc Skywalkers: A Love Story

Randi Altman — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:08:46 +0000

The Sundance documentary film Skywalkers: A Love Story focuses on a Russian daredevil couple — Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau — who, in an effort to save their career and relationship, takes a journey across the globe to Malaysia to climb the world’s tallest skyscraper at the time, called Merdeka, and perform a dangerous stunt on the spire.

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DP Nick Matthews Breaks Down the Look of Saw X

Randi Altman — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 19:46:40 +0000

Saw X is the latest installment in the Saw film series, one of the highest grossing horror franchises of all time, and it brings the franchise back to its original roots. Producer Oren Koules recently explained that Saw X actually takes place a few weeks after the first Saw ended,

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DP Chat: Shooting David Duchovny’s Bucky F*cking Dent

Randi Altman — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 14:57:11 +0000

LA-based cinematographer Jeff Powers’ work spans features, episodics, commercials and music videos. Recent credits include Heaven’s Gate for HBO Max, Muscles and Mayhem for Netflix and Slipnot’s video for Yen for Offsite Films.

Powers also shot the indie film Bucky F*cking Dent,

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DP Jeffrey Waldron on You Hurt My Feelings‘ Cinematic Look

Randi Altman — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 19:12:42 +0000

Cinematographer Jeffrey Waldron prides himself on having an eye for detail and understanding how to use lighting, framing and camera movement to tell a story. He put those tools to use recently on the Nicole Holofcener-directed Julia Louis-Dreyfus film, You Hurt My Feelings.

The A24 film tells the story of Beth (Louis-Dreyfus),

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DP Larkin Seiple Talks Shoot and Color Grade for Netflix’s Beef

Randi Altman — Thu, 11 May 2023 19:21:43 +0000

By Iain Blair

Cinematographer Larkin Seiple racked up a ton of award nominations for his mind-bending visual work on The Daniels’ Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once. His latest project is Beef, the new Netflix comedic thriller about two Los Angeles residents from opposite ends of the economic and social spectrum — Danny (Steven Yeun) is a struggling contractor and Amy (Ali Wong) is a successful lifestyle guru.

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Shooting Doc About Rare Disability in Observational Style

Randi Altman — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 21:36:21 +0000

Born with a disability so rare that no reliable statistics for it exist, filmmaker Ella Glendining wonders if there is anyone who can share the experience of living in a body like hers. This simple question leads to a journey not only to others who live like her, but to the realization that meeting them changes how she sees herself in the world.

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Sundance: DP Derek Howard on Shooting Plan C Doc

Randi Altman — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 22:48:57 +0000

The Sundance documentary Plan C, directed by Tracy Droz Tragos, follows Francine Coeytaux and the team who established Plan C — a grassroots organization dedicated to expanding access to medication abortion.

Droz Tragos follows the group as they look for ways to distribute abortion pills while following the letter of the law.

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Sundance: DP Diego Pérez Romero on Shirampari Amazon Doc

Randi Altman — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 22:30:09 +0000

DP Diego Pérez Romero is a documentary filmmaker and environmentalist from Peru. He has over 10 years of experience working with organizations dedicated to the conservation of the Amazon rainforest and its cultures. Thanks to his work as a videographer, photographer and filmmaker, he has helped to shine a light on the natural and cultural wealth of Peru.

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