Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems.
Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems.
I was very glad later when I was directing that I wasn't in the hands of a cinematographer and hoping that he would do it well. I would know what he was doing, and we could discuss how that scene would look.
But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.
And - but when you're making a film on somebody, you really have to check with them, and plan, and hire the cinematographer to come out.
So we got there at 6 a.m. We'd be shooting by 6:45. We wouldn't break for lunch, we'd just pass food around all day. And we would just rock and roll 'til 4, then Matty Libatique, our great cinematographer, would say, "Outta light, guys" - and that was it.
When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with the production designer about colours and this and that, and feeling like I was losing control.
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