Legendary cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth (Fight Club, Social Network, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) gives us an inside look at the making of his latest film A Million Little Pieces

Jeff and Go Creative Show host, Ben Consoli, discuss the constraints of turning a book into a screenplay, how they only had 21 days and $4 million dollars to produce it, how Jeff utilized 3 cameras, the use of practical special effects, and more!

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What you will learn in this episode

• What Jeff is currently working on for Las Vegas (03:47)
• Behind the scenes of A Million Little Pieces (09:42)
• The constraints of turning the book into a screenplay (14:59)
• How they managed to film for only 21 days and $4 million
• Creating the look for A Million Little Pieces
• Jeff’s camera package
• How Jeff used 3 cameras for A Million Little Pieces (36:10)
• Jeff’s lens package (42:02)
• How color and lighting was motivated for specific scenes (49:18)
• Properly lighting smoke (54:41)
• Using physical special effects for the sewer hallway scene (57:46)
• How the whiskey glass reflection shot was done in-camera (01:01:14)
• Why Jeff embraces fear when working (01:03:35)
• How Jeff uses LED lighting technology (01:04:53)
• Advice for new cinematographers (01:06:30)
• And more!

Show Links

• GCS047 Cinematography of Gone Girl (with Jeff Cronenweth)

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