The Cinematography Podcast Episode 350: Lawrence Sher, ASC

DP Lawrence Sher felt creatively challenged on The Bride! The "everything burger" movie combines many film techniques and influences, 1930's and contemporary lighting, contemporary actors dropped into archival movie footage, and practical makeup effects.

Key Podcast Highlights:

-Creating a stylized movie with director Maggie Gyllenhaal using multiple techniques and film influences

-Honoring 1930’s filmmaking with longer lenses, and using real archival footage for the “movie within a movie” sequences.

-The challenge of lighting and filming practical makeup effects on actors Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley

-Finding creative inspiration in projects that excite and scare him

Find Lawrence Sher: https://www.lawrencesher.com/

Instagram @lawrencesherdp

See The Bride! in theaters

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Hear our previous episodes with Lawrence Sher: https://www.camnoir.com/ep293/

https://www.camnoir.com/ep56/

Show Rundown:

01:38 Close Focus

09:43-50:05 Lawrence Sher interview

50:21 Short ends

57:08 Wrap up/Credits

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