With A Quiet Place breaking out with a monster $50 million opening weekend at the box office, I thought I’d re-share this interview I did with the movie’s screenwriters Bryan Woods and Scott Beck for Filmmaker Magazine.
Here’s a few snippets from the piece:
Check out my interview with Lady Bird director of photography Sam Levy for Filmmaker Magazine.
Tech Info
Camera: Arri Alexa Mini
Lenses: Panavision Ultra Speeds and Super Speeds
Misc: Shot at 2K ProRes, with the camera rated at 1280 for day exteriors and 1600 for interior work
Here’s Levy on the film’s preproduction prep:
Check out my Filmmaker Magazine interview with Rachel Morrison regarding her work on Netflix’s Mudbound. Set in post-World War II rural Mississippi, Mudbound was shot on Alexa Minis using Panavision PVintage spherical lenses and Panavision B, C, and D series anamorphic glass.
Continue onward for a few set pics and a snippet from the interview in which Morrison breaks down the pros and cons of working with film vs. digital. Continue Reading ›
Check out my interview with The Shape of Water cinematographer Dan Laustsen (Nightwatch, Crimson Peak, John Wick: Chapter 2, The Brotherhood of the Wolf) for Filmmaker Magazine.
Laustsen’s third collaboration with director Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water tells the story of a mute cleaning woman (Sally Hawkins) who falls in love with the amphibious creature (Doug Jones) housed at the government research lab where she works.
Shot on Arri Alexa XTs with Master Prime lenses on a surprisingly skimpy budget of $19.5 million.
Here’s a snippet from the interview:
Check out my talk with 47 Meters Down director Johannes Roberts from Filmmaker Magazine. The film sneakily made over $40 million at the box office after initially being set for a straight-to DVD release. In fact, the DVDs were made, shipped, and even ended up on a few store shelves before they were pulled in favor of a theatrical release.
Here’s a few quotes from the story:
Check out my interview with Room 104 cinematographer Doug Emmett for Filmmaker Magazine. Here’s a snippet of Emmett talking about the new HBO anthology series’s hotel room set:
Check out my talk with Wonder Woman cinematographer Matthew Jensen for Filmmaker Magazine. Here are a few quotes from the piece:
The nominations for the 89th Academy Awards were announced today and I’ve been lucky enough to interview a few of those honored this year. Here are the links:
Arrival screenwriter Eric Heisserer (for Creative Screenwriting)
La La Land cinematographer Linus Sandgren (for Filmmaker Magazine)
Lion cinematographer Greig Fraser (for Filmmaker Magazine)
Moonlight cinematographer James Laxton (for Filmmaker Magazine)
