A persistent man (Oscar nominee Lakeith Stanfield) finally convinces a woman (Clark Backo) to go out on a date in the trailer for Apple TV+’s The Changeling. But what starts off as a love story quickly transforms into an increasingly dangerous descent into madness in the eight-part series based on Victor Lavalle’s bestselling novel.
The cast also includes Adina Porter, Samuel T. Herring, Alexis Louder, and Jared Abrahamson. Malcolm Barrett appears as a special guest star.
Kelly Marcel created the series and serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Melina Matsoukas, Jonathan van Tulleken, Dana Gonzales, and Slick Naim directed the drama.
Executive producers include author Victor Lavalle, Lakeith Stanfield, David Knoller, Jonathan van Tulleken, and Melina Matsoukas (through her De La Revolution Films). Annapurna’s Megan Ellison, Patrick Chu, and Ali Krug also serve as executive producers along with Sue Naegle and David Wolkis.
The Changeling premieres...
The cast also includes Adina Porter, Samuel T. Herring, Alexis Louder, and Jared Abrahamson. Malcolm Barrett appears as a special guest star.
Kelly Marcel created the series and serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Melina Matsoukas, Jonathan van Tulleken, Dana Gonzales, and Slick Naim directed the drama.
Executive producers include author Victor Lavalle, Lakeith Stanfield, David Knoller, Jonathan van Tulleken, and Melina Matsoukas (through her De La Revolution Films). Annapurna’s Megan Ellison, Patrick Chu, and Ali Krug also serve as executive producers along with Sue Naegle and David Wolkis.
The Changeling premieres...
- 8/8/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Although Canada's Actra supports the SAG-AFTRA actors strike, the Brit actors union is not, with British Equity actor Alex Lawther shooting scenes in Thailand, as the star of FX new "Alien" TV series, executive produced by Hawley, Ridley Scott and Dana Gonzales:
"..the untitled 'Alien' series is written and directed by Noah Hawley, developed as a prequel story set before the Sigourney Weaver-led movies. It will be the first-ever 'Alien' story set on Earth..."
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"..the untitled 'Alien' series is written and directed by Noah Hawley, developed as a prequel story set before the Sigourney Weaver-led movies. It will be the first-ever 'Alien' story set on Earth..."
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- 7/22/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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More than eight months after the Rust tragedy put a spotlight on gun safety on set — especially at the lower-budget level — there’s increased awareness, but real change has been limited and halting. What modest shifts are detectable appear to be propelled by the newfound liability concerns of business affairs departments at the studio level. And as outrage subsides, reform legislation is stalled or abandoned.
The Hollywood Reporter reached out to many of the industry’s leading armorers about how their day-to-day work on productions has been affected since Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the movie he starred in and produced. Perhaps wary of the stigma surrounding Rust, most were reluctant to speak on the topic at all. But one trend emerged in multiple interviews: an increased adoption of Airsoft guns — which are replicas that don’t use gunpowder and...
More than eight months after the Rust tragedy put a spotlight on gun safety on set — especially at the lower-budget level — there’s increased awareness, but real change has been limited and halting. What modest shifts are detectable appear to be propelled by the newfound liability concerns of business affairs departments at the studio level. And as outrage subsides, reform legislation is stalled or abandoned.
The Hollywood Reporter reached out to many of the industry’s leading armorers about how their day-to-day work on productions has been affected since Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the movie he starred in and produced. Perhaps wary of the stigma surrounding Rust, most were reluctant to speak on the topic at all. But one trend emerged in multiple interviews: an increased adoption of Airsoft guns — which are replicas that don’t use gunpowder and...
- 6/30/2022
- by Gary Baum and Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The board of governors at the American Society of Cinematographers on Monday reelected Stephen Lighthill as president for a third one-year term.
The news comes as the ASC board held its 2022-23 officer elections. Lighthill will serve alongside Vice Presidents Amy Vincent, John Simmons and Shelly Johnson; Treasurer Steven Poster; Secretary Gregg Heschong; and Sergeant-at-Arms Chris Chomyn.
“As an organization, we are focused on education, continued improvements of safety practices, and further expanding our diversity and outreach efforts,” Lighthill said. “The last year has presented many adversities for our community, and we are proud of how our members met these challenges while continuing to take storytelling to new places.”
The members of the ASC board, elected by the organization’s active membership, also include Curtis Clark, Richard Crudo, Steven Fierberg, Michael Goi, Ed Lachman, Patti Lee, Charlie Lieberman, Lowell Peterson, Lawrence Sher, John Toll and Robert Yeoman. John Bailey, Eric Steelberg,...
The news comes as the ASC board held its 2022-23 officer elections. Lighthill will serve alongside Vice Presidents Amy Vincent, John Simmons and Shelly Johnson; Treasurer Steven Poster; Secretary Gregg Heschong; and Sergeant-at-Arms Chris Chomyn.
“As an organization, we are focused on education, continued improvements of safety practices, and further expanding our diversity and outreach efforts,” Lighthill said. “The last year has presented many adversities for our community, and we are proud of how our members met these challenges while continuing to take storytelling to new places.”
The members of the ASC board, elected by the organization’s active membership, also include Curtis Clark, Richard Crudo, Steven Fierberg, Michael Goi, Ed Lachman, Patti Lee, Charlie Lieberman, Lowell Peterson, Lawrence Sher, John Toll and Robert Yeoman. John Bailey, Eric Steelberg,...
- 5/23/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Dozens of Hollywood’s most prominent cinematographers banded together today to put a thoughtful argument behind a simple plea: “ban all functional firearms on set.”
Among the 200 signatories to the group statement of purpose were DPs Greig Fraser (Dune), Rachel Morrison (Black Panther), Ed Lachman (Carol), Mandy Walker (Mulan) and Alice Brooks (In the Heights). While the collective effort was not taken under the aegis of the American Society of Cinematographers, its Governor Stephen Lighthill also signed.
The campaign, which spread across social media, was a reaction to the tragic shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of the film Rust on October 21.
Since Hutchins’ death, much speculation has focused on how a potentially live round found its way into the Colt .45 Baldwin was handed — and told was safe — on set. But the message today from Hutchins’ comrades in art was that, even before considerations of live ammunition,...
Among the 200 signatories to the group statement of purpose were DPs Greig Fraser (Dune), Rachel Morrison (Black Panther), Ed Lachman (Carol), Mandy Walker (Mulan) and Alice Brooks (In the Heights). While the collective effort was not taken under the aegis of the American Society of Cinematographers, its Governor Stephen Lighthill also signed.
The campaign, which spread across social media, was a reaction to the tragic shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of the film Rust on October 21.
Since Hutchins’ death, much speculation has focused on how a potentially live round found its way into the Colt .45 Baldwin was handed — and told was safe — on set. But the message today from Hutchins’ comrades in art was that, even before considerations of live ammunition,...
- 11/3/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
In the wake of Halyna Hutchins’ tragic Oct. 21 death after a shooting on the set of Rust, a group of prominent cinematographers is calling for the entertainment industry to ban “functional firearms” on productions.
In a letter disseminated on Tuesday, directors of photography including Rachel Morrison (Black Panther), Bradford Young (Arrival) and Dana Gonzales (Fargo) wrote, “We are Halyna Hutchins’ fellow directors of photography and we vow to not let her death be in vain. We are calling for immediate action from our union leadership, our producers and our lawmakers to affect unified change on our behalf: Ban all ...
In a letter disseminated on Tuesday, directors of photography including Rachel Morrison (Black Panther), Bradford Young (Arrival) and Dana Gonzales (Fargo) wrote, “We are Halyna Hutchins’ fellow directors of photography and we vow to not let her death be in vain. We are calling for immediate action from our union leadership, our producers and our lawmakers to affect unified change on our behalf: Ban all ...
- 11/2/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the wake of Halyna Hutchins’ tragic Oct. 21 death after a shooting on the set of Rust, a group of prominent cinematographers is calling for the entertainment industry to ban “functional firearms” on productions.
In a letter disseminated on Tuesday, directors of photography including Rachel Morrison (Black Panther), Bradford Young (Arrival) and Dana Gonzales (Fargo) wrote, “We are Halyna Hutchins’ fellow directors of photography and we vow to not let her death be in vain. We are calling for immediate action from our union leadership, our producers and our lawmakers to affect unified change on our behalf: Ban all ...
In a letter disseminated on Tuesday, directors of photography including Rachel Morrison (Black Panther), Bradford Young (Arrival) and Dana Gonzales (Fargo) wrote, “We are Halyna Hutchins’ fellow directors of photography and we vow to not let her death be in vain. We are calling for immediate action from our union leadership, our producers and our lawmakers to affect unified change on our behalf: Ban all ...
- 11/2/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Traveling back in time allows cinematographers to celebrate the old while making something new.
“Fargo” (FX)
Nominated For Limited/Anthology Series Or Movie Cinematography For Season 4, Episode 9, “East/West”
“Fargo” showrunner Noah Hawley always meant for the ninth episode of Season 4, “East/West,” to be photographed in black and white.
Movie buffs will note the homage to “The Wizard of Oz” as the palette shifts from the established ‘50s Kodachrome color look after which the season had been fashioned, to black and white five minutes into the episode, and then shifts back at the end.
Another big influence, according to Dp Dana Gonzales, was Robert Frank’s photography book “The Americans.” “Not only was I interested in the look of the photographs, but also what Robert Frank captured in his images: the not-so-perfect, often-flawed America of the 1940s,” he says.
His biggest challenge was “creating a realistic period black and white look...
“Fargo” (FX)
Nominated For Limited/Anthology Series Or Movie Cinematography For Season 4, Episode 9, “East/West”
“Fargo” showrunner Noah Hawley always meant for the ninth episode of Season 4, “East/West,” to be photographed in black and white.
Movie buffs will note the homage to “The Wizard of Oz” as the palette shifts from the established ‘50s Kodachrome color look after which the season had been fashioned, to black and white five minutes into the episode, and then shifts back at the end.
Another big influence, according to Dp Dana Gonzales, was Robert Frank’s photography book “The Americans.” “Not only was I interested in the look of the photographs, but also what Robert Frank captured in his images: the not-so-perfect, often-flawed America of the 1940s,” he says.
His biggest challenge was “creating a realistic period black and white look...
- 8/4/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
The FX limited series Fargo is well-known for surprising viewers with poignant, striking diversions within the main narrative of a season — think Season 2’s UFO invasion or Season 3’s sojourn in L.A. for Carrie Coon’s Gloria Burgle. But the ninth episode of Season 4 — the primarily black-and-white visual feast titled “East/West” — took this model to an entirely new level.
“In the first two episodes, you see what we did that the mugshots in black-and-white”, says Gonzales, “and that was an inspiration in a weird way. Just showing how important mugshots were as a kind of a badge of honor for getting your photo taken, even if you were a criminal, back in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. And then bringing in the whole Wizard of Oz-like storyline, where the transformations from color to black-and-white were very important to the story, was really exciting.”
Unlike most of the ensemble-packed...
“In the first two episodes, you see what we did that the mugshots in black-and-white”, says Gonzales, “and that was an inspiration in a weird way. Just showing how important mugshots were as a kind of a badge of honor for getting your photo taken, even if you were a criminal, back in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. And then bringing in the whole Wizard of Oz-like storyline, where the transformations from color to black-and-white were very important to the story, was really exciting.”
Unlike most of the ensemble-packed...
- 6/10/2021
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
When it comes to cinematography, there’s a lot about the craft that regular viewers of film and television might not see or even understand.
“I think that there’s a lot that goes into making documentaries as a cinematographer and half of it has to do with personability and patience,” D.P. Jenna Rosher, Dana Gonzales (“Fargo”), Peter Deming (“The Good Lord Bird”), Antonio Calvache (“Queen Sugar”), and Hollis Meminger (“Younger”). Watch the group panel above. Click on each name above to watch that person’s individual panel chat.
“It feels more simple from the outside but I also enjoy that people think it’s easy,” Rev says when asked about cinematography misconceptions. “Maybe that makes it a little easier. We’re not in the foreground and I enjoy that part of this profession.”
“My parents don’t even really know what a cinematographer is and that may be the first problem,...
“I think that there’s a lot that goes into making documentaries as a cinematographer and half of it has to do with personability and patience,” D.P. Jenna Rosher, Dana Gonzales (“Fargo”), Peter Deming (“The Good Lord Bird”), Antonio Calvache (“Queen Sugar”), and Hollis Meminger (“Younger”). Watch the group panel above. Click on each name above to watch that person’s individual panel chat.
“It feels more simple from the outside but I also enjoy that people think it’s easy,” Rev says when asked about cinematography misconceptions. “Maybe that makes it a little easier. We’re not in the foreground and I enjoy that part of this profession.”
“My parents don’t even really know what a cinematographer is and that may be the first problem,...
- 6/4/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Longtime “Fargo” cinematographer Dana Gonzales first heard about creator Noah Hawley’s ideas for Season 4 of the anthology series when the duo was working on the FX show “Legion.” Set primarily in 1950s Chicago, the fourth season of the show needed to not just feel like an American mid-century epic but look like something ripped out of the period as well.
To accomplish that visual style, a number of decisions were made. Season 4 of “Fargo” shot in Illinois, for starters, a shift from the show’s usual Canadian confines. Then there was the visual palette, which Gonzales and Hawley based on old mugshots from the era.
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“Any cinematographer who tries to create Kodachrome digitally … it’s pretty challenging,” Gonzales says of the decision to replicate the Kodachrome look of the period during the Gold Derby Meet the Btl Experts: Cinematographers panel. “I had to approach it a different way,...
To accomplish that visual style, a number of decisions were made. Season 4 of “Fargo” shot in Illinois, for starters, a shift from the show’s usual Canadian confines. Then there was the visual palette, which Gonzales and Hawley based on old mugshots from the era.
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“Any cinematographer who tries to create Kodachrome digitally … it’s pretty challenging,” Gonzales says of the decision to replicate the Kodachrome look of the period during the Gold Derby Meet the Btl Experts: Cinematographers panel. “I had to approach it a different way,...
- 6/4/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
For “Fargo” Season 4, showrunner Noah Hawley (who directed the first two episodes) came up with his most ambitious idea yet for the FX anthology series: a prequel about the origins of the gangster families that ran Kansas City in the 1950s, pitting Italians against Blacks, which explains the formation of the Midwest crime syndicate in the current timeline. And, for the crucial visual look, Emmy-winning cinematographer Dana Gonzales (who directed four episodes) created a colorful Kodachrome look for the period aesthetic.
“I talked about the look for a year with Noah,” Gonzales said. “We briefly discussed shooting it black-and-white. To me, there was something interesting about mug shots and photography at that time because criminals used to ham it up. That’s how the mugshots derived [from a monochrome look in Season 4] — there’s a pride there. But it seemed right to do Kodachrome as the main narrative look since this was the ’50s. It informed...
“I talked about the look for a year with Noah,” Gonzales said. “We briefly discussed shooting it black-and-white. To me, there was something interesting about mug shots and photography at that time because criminals used to ham it up. That’s how the mugshots derived [from a monochrome look in Season 4] — there’s a pride there. But it seemed right to do Kodachrome as the main narrative look since this was the ’50s. It informed...
- 5/24/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Six top TV cinematographers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Btl Experts” Q&a event with key 2021 guild and Emmy contenders this month. Each person will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Thursday, May 27, at 5:00 p.m. Pt; 8:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our contributing editor Christopher Rosen and a group chat with Christopher and all of the group together.
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This “Meet the Btl Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Emmy contenders:
“Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry”: Jenna Rosher
Synopsis: An intimate look at the singer-songwriter’s journey, navigating life on the road,...
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This “Meet the Btl Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Emmy contenders:
“Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry”: Jenna Rosher
Synopsis: An intimate look at the singer-songwriter’s journey, navigating life on the road,...
- 5/19/2021
- by Chris Beachum and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
[Editor’s Note: The following interview contains spoilers for “Fargo” Season 4, Episode 11, “Storia Americana,” including the ending.]
When Loy Cannon dies, he’s the only one who doesn’t see it coming.
Standing on his porch, having just negotiated a peaceful (if far from advantageous) agreement with the Fadda crime family, Loy (Chris Rock) stops to silently admire his happy children playing inside.
“He has this moment where he thinks, ‘Oh, I thought I needed more power to keep my family safe, but now that I’ve lost my power, I think we can be a happy, healthy family,'” showrunner Noah Hawley said. “In that moment of victory, when he thinks this might be the best thing for them, is when the knife goes in.”
Zelmare Roulette (played by Karen Aldridge) is the one doing the stabbing, but to the audience, Loy’s fate was sealed the second he picked up those oranges. Ever since Vito Corleone’s iconic shooting in “The Godfather,...
When Loy Cannon dies, he’s the only one who doesn’t see it coming.
Standing on his porch, having just negotiated a peaceful (if far from advantageous) agreement with the Fadda crime family, Loy (Chris Rock) stops to silently admire his happy children playing inside.
“He has this moment where he thinks, ‘Oh, I thought I needed more power to keep my family safe, but now that I’ve lost my power, I think we can be a happy, healthy family,'” showrunner Noah Hawley said. “In that moment of victory, when he thinks this might be the best thing for them, is when the knife goes in.”
Zelmare Roulette (played by Karen Aldridge) is the one doing the stabbing, but to the audience, Loy’s fate was sealed the second he picked up those oranges. Ever since Vito Corleone’s iconic shooting in “The Godfather,...
- 11/30/2020
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Despite the success of “Fargo’s” first season, the anthology series could have still grown stale. Creator Noah Hawley had successfully threaded the needle once, creating a fresh crime story all his own while working within a pastiche of the Coen Brothers’ 1995 classic film. But staying tied to the snowy color palette of cinematographer Roger Deakins and the Coens themselves — two of the most distinct visual storytellers of their generation — could also be a trap. “I had the feeling that Joel and Ethan Coen never make the same movie twice,” Hawley said. “So neither should we.” It was around this time that Hawley started to work closely with cinematographer Dana Gonzales, who had come onto the show after the Season 1 pilot and would soon become the showrunner’s key collaborator. Building off Hawley’s ideas of how to advance the series, they would create a new look for each season...
- 7/8/2020
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Yesterday saw a deluge of precursor results hit the Oscar race, including one of the biggest Guilds chiming in. Obviously, we know already that last night the Directors Guild of America gave their top prize to Sam Mendes for 1917, but Saturday evening also saw the American Society of Cinematographers Awards, the Annie Awards, the Cinema Audio Society Awards, and the USC Scripter Awards, in addition to the Directors Guild of America Awards. Below, we’ll run down the results of the various shows, though obviously we already covered DGA in a previous post. Together, you can begin to piece together more of the awards season, as the races head into the home stretch… First up, the Asc results: Theatrical Release Roger Deakins, Asc, Bsc for “1917” – Winner Phedon Papamichael, Asc, Gsc for “Ford v Ferrari” Rodrigo Prieto, Asc, AMC for “The Irishman” Robert Richardson, Asc for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Lawrence Sher,...
- 1/26/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Four of the five nominees at Saturday’s 34th American Society of Cinematographers ceremony matched up with the Oscar list for Best Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto for “The Irishman,” Lawrence Sher for “Joker,” Roger Deakins for “1917” and Robert Richardson for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” The guild’s fifth nominee was Phedon Papamichael for “Ford v Ferrari,” while the Oscar’s fifth choice is Jarin Blaschke for “The Lighthouse.” Scroll down to see who won all of the film and TV categories at the 2020 Asc Awards, which took place January 25 at the Hollywood & Highland Center in a ceremony hosted by Ben Mankiewicz.
SEEJanuary 25 is busiest day on 2020 Oscars calendar: DGA Awards plus cinematographers, sound mixers and Annies
Blaschke did pop up in the Spotlight Award category, which honors movies that screen at festivals, internationally, or in limited release. He was joined there by Natasha Braier for “Honey Boy” and Jasper Wolf for “Monos.
SEEJanuary 25 is busiest day on 2020 Oscars calendar: DGA Awards plus cinematographers, sound mixers and Annies
Blaschke did pop up in the Spotlight Award category, which honors movies that screen at festivals, internationally, or in limited release. He was joined there by Natasha Braier for “Honey Boy” and Jasper Wolf for “Monos.
- 1/26/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The features “Honeyland,” “Antopocene: The Human Epoch” and “Obscuro Barroco” were each recognized Monday with nominations for the brand-new documentary award from the American Society of Cinematographers’ Outstanding Achievement Awards.
The Asc also announced nominees in various TV categories for the 34th annual ceremony, which will be held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles on Jan. 25, 2020.
The Asc, which celebrated its 100th year in 2019, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the art of cinematography.
Also Read: Eddie Murphy to Receive Career Achievement Award from Critics Choice Association
New to this year’s ceremony is the Asc Documentary Award, which was added to recognize exceptional cinematography in non-fiction filmmaking.
First-time nominees this year are Fejmi Daut, Nicholas de Pencier, Evangelia Kranioti, Samir Ljuma, C. Kim Miles, Polly Morgan, Peter Robertson, Chris Seeger and Craig Wrobleski. This year’s honorees include Frederick Elmes, Donald A. Morgan,...
The Asc also announced nominees in various TV categories for the 34th annual ceremony, which will be held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles on Jan. 25, 2020.
The Asc, which celebrated its 100th year in 2019, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the art of cinematography.
Also Read: Eddie Murphy to Receive Career Achievement Award from Critics Choice Association
New to this year’s ceremony is the Asc Documentary Award, which was added to recognize exceptional cinematography in non-fiction filmmaking.
First-time nominees this year are Fejmi Daut, Nicholas de Pencier, Evangelia Kranioti, Samir Ljuma, C. Kim Miles, Polly Morgan, Peter Robertson, Chris Seeger and Craig Wrobleski. This year’s honorees include Frederick Elmes, Donald A. Morgan,...
- 11/25/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Asc Awards Nominees: ‘Honeyland’, ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Make The Cut In Docu And TV Categories
American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) revealed the nominees in documentary and television categories for the 34th Annual Asc Outstanding Achievement Awards which will take place January 25, 2020, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles.
Nominees in the newly created documentary category include Honeyland, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch and Obscuro Barroco. On the TV side, nominees include awards season favorites The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and The Handmaid’s Tale in the Non-Commercial Television category while FX’s Legion received two noms in the Commercial Television category. Meanwhile, the AMC series The Terror: Infamy and CBS All Access’ new take on The Twilight Zone were among those in the Motion Picture, Miniseries, or Pilot Made for Television category.
Earlier this year, the Asc announced the new documentary category to recognize exceptional cinematography in nonfiction filmmaking. The category was open to all features and episodes 30 minutes or longer that are released in theaters, at film festivals,...
Nominees in the newly created documentary category include Honeyland, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch and Obscuro Barroco. On the TV side, nominees include awards season favorites The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and The Handmaid’s Tale in the Non-Commercial Television category while FX’s Legion received two noms in the Commercial Television category. Meanwhile, the AMC series The Terror: Infamy and CBS All Access’ new take on The Twilight Zone were among those in the Motion Picture, Miniseries, or Pilot Made for Television category.
Earlier this year, the Asc announced the new documentary category to recognize exceptional cinematography in nonfiction filmmaking. The category was open to all features and episodes 30 minutes or longer that are released in theaters, at film festivals,...
- 11/25/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
FX’s science-fiction series “Legion” scored a leading two nominations for the American Society of Cinematographers Awards.
“Legion” received nods in the commercial television category, along with “Project Blue Book,” “Vikings” and “Gotham.”
Non-commercial TV series recognition went to “Das Boot,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Carnival Row,” “Titans” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
Winners will be announced at the organization’s gala on Jan. 25 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland.
See the full list of nominees below:
Documentary
Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma – Honeyland
Nicholas de Pencier – Anthropocene: The Human Epoch
Evangelia Kranioti – Obscuro Barroco
Episode of a Series for Non-Commercial Television
David Luther – Das Boot, “Gegen die Zeit” (episode 6) (Sky)
M. David Mullen, Asc – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “Simone” (Amazon)
Chris Seager, Bsc – Carnival Row, “Grieve No More” (Amazon)
Brendan Steacy, Csc – Titans, “Dick Grayson” (DC Universe)
Colin Watkinson, Asc, Bsc – The Handmaid’s Tale, “Night” (Hulu)
Episode...
“Legion” received nods in the commercial television category, along with “Project Blue Book,” “Vikings” and “Gotham.”
Non-commercial TV series recognition went to “Das Boot,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Carnival Row,” “Titans” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
Winners will be announced at the organization’s gala on Jan. 25 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland.
See the full list of nominees below:
Documentary
Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma – Honeyland
Nicholas de Pencier – Anthropocene: The Human Epoch
Evangelia Kranioti – Obscuro Barroco
Episode of a Series for Non-Commercial Television
David Luther – Das Boot, “Gegen die Zeit” (episode 6) (Sky)
M. David Mullen, Asc – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “Simone” (Amazon)
Chris Seager, Bsc – Carnival Row, “Grieve No More” (Amazon)
Brendan Steacy, Csc – Titans, “Dick Grayson” (DC Universe)
Colin Watkinson, Asc, Bsc – The Handmaid’s Tale, “Night” (Hulu)
Episode...
- 11/25/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
HBO’s “Game of Thrones” made a major splash with a record 32 Emmy nominations in July for its eighth and final season, bringing the show’s ultimate total to 161. One of those 32 bids is for Best One-Hour Single-Camera Cinematography, a category the show has never won. Can it finally do it this year with director of photography Jonathan Freeman, who is nominated for shooting the series finale “The Iron Throne”?
“Thrones” wasn’t able to break into this race until 2013 for its third season, but has since nabbed eight additional noms to become the most nominated show in this category. If anyone can now finally get it across the finish line, it’s Freeman, a three-time Emmy winner for another HBO show, “Boardwalk Empire”, and previous nominee for “Thrones” (in 2014 for the episode “Two Swords”). He’s also won five out of eight times at the American Society of Cinematographer Awards,...
“Thrones” wasn’t able to break into this race until 2013 for its third season, but has since nabbed eight additional noms to become the most nominated show in this category. If anyone can now finally get it across the finish line, it’s Freeman, a three-time Emmy winner for another HBO show, “Boardwalk Empire”, and previous nominee for “Thrones” (in 2014 for the episode “Two Swords”). He’s also won five out of eight times at the American Society of Cinematographer Awards,...
- 9/13/2019
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
IndieWire reached out to this year’s nominees for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour), Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour), and Limited Series or Movie, and asked them which cameras and lenses they used — but even more important: Why were these these the right tools to create the look of their series?
Single Camera Series (One Hour)
The 2019 Emmy nominees for outstanding cinematography in this category are Jonathan Freeman (“Game of Thrones”), Zoë White (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Colin Watkinson (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Dana Gonzales (“Hanna”), Gonzalo Amat (“The Man In The High Castle”), M. David Mullen (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), and Robert McLachlan (“Ray Donovan”).
2018 Emmy Winner: Adriano Goldman for “The Crown”
2017 Emmy Winner: Colin Watkinson for “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
“Game Of Thrones”
Nominated Episode: “The Iron Throne”
Format: 3.2K Pro-Res and Arriraw 1:78
Camera: Alexa Sxt Plus, Mini; Red Epic-m Dragon (for some VFX work)
Lens: Cooke S-4, Angenieux Optimo Zooms,...
Single Camera Series (One Hour)
The 2019 Emmy nominees for outstanding cinematography in this category are Jonathan Freeman (“Game of Thrones”), Zoë White (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Colin Watkinson (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Dana Gonzales (“Hanna”), Gonzalo Amat (“The Man In The High Castle”), M. David Mullen (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), and Robert McLachlan (“Ray Donovan”).
2018 Emmy Winner: Adriano Goldman for “The Crown”
2017 Emmy Winner: Colin Watkinson for “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
“Game Of Thrones”
Nominated Episode: “The Iron Throne”
Format: 3.2K Pro-Res and Arriraw 1:78
Camera: Alexa Sxt Plus, Mini; Red Epic-m Dragon (for some VFX work)
Lens: Cooke S-4, Angenieux Optimo Zooms,...
- 8/20/2019
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Brent Sexton has been added to the cast of the Jon Stewart-helmed political feature Irresistible, joining Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper and Mackenzie Davis. The plot centers on a Democratic political consultant (Carell) who helps a retired ex-Marine (Cooper) run for mayor in a small Wisconsin town. Sexton, who can next be seen in Season 2 of Netflix’s Mindhunter, will play down to earth incumbent Mayor Braun, whose campaign faces a challenge when the former colonel joins the race. Will Sasso, Cj Wilson and Topher Grace also co-star. Stewart and Plan B are producing. Focus Features and Universal Pictures International will distribute the film worldwide. Sexton is repped by Greene & Associates Talent Agency.
Patricia De Leon has signed on for the indie drama Centurion the Dancing Stallion, which has Amber Midthunder from FX’s Legion attached to star. Dana Gonzales is directing the...
Patricia De Leon has signed on for the indie drama Centurion the Dancing Stallion, which has Amber Midthunder from FX’s Legion attached to star. Dana Gonzales is directing the...
- 6/3/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday.
This week’s question: Which series should win for best cinematography at the Emmys? This includes nominated series or anything you think had been snubbed. All genres apply.
Allison Keene (@KeeneTV), Collider
There are many wonderful nominees in all of the cinematography categories this year, including the work done on “Atlanta’s” exceptional “Teddy Perkins”, “Mozart in the Jungle’s” meditative “Ichi Go Ichi E,” and of course the rapturous “Blue Planet II.” But for me, “Twin Peaks'” “Part 8” towers above them all. Even if you didn’t know what to do with the rest of “Twin Peaks,” or even actively disliked it, “Part 8” stood on its own as an exercise in gorgeous, strange, scary, haunting imagery. The visuals were the thing here — it mattered less what they meant than how you felt when experiencing them.
This week’s question: Which series should win for best cinematography at the Emmys? This includes nominated series or anything you think had been snubbed. All genres apply.
Allison Keene (@KeeneTV), Collider
There are many wonderful nominees in all of the cinematography categories this year, including the work done on “Atlanta’s” exceptional “Teddy Perkins”, “Mozart in the Jungle’s” meditative “Ichi Go Ichi E,” and of course the rapturous “Blue Planet II.” But for me, “Twin Peaks'” “Part 8” towers above them all. Even if you didn’t know what to do with the rest of “Twin Peaks,” or even actively disliked it, “Part 8” stood on its own as an exercise in gorgeous, strange, scary, haunting imagery. The visuals were the thing here — it mattered less what they meant than how you felt when experiencing them.
- 8/22/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Roger Deakins, Asc, Bsc claimed the coveted Theatrical Award for best cinematography in a motion picture for his work on “Blade Runner 2049” at the 32nd Annual American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) Awards for Outstanding Achievement. Mart Taniel, Esc was given the Spotlight Award for “November.” In the TV categories, winners included Adriano Goldman, Asc, ABC for “The Crown;” Boris Mojsovski, Csc for “12 Monkeys;” and Mathias Herndl, Aac for “Genius.” The awards ceremony took place tonight in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. The complete list of winners and nominees follows: Theatrical Release Category (presented by Emmanuel Lubezki, Asc, AMC and Matthew Libatique, Asc) Roger Deakins, Asc, Bsc for “Blade Runner 2049” – Winner Bruno Delbonnel, Asc, Afc for “Darkest Hour” Hoyte van Hoytema, Asc, Fsf, Nsc for “Dunkirk” Dan Laustsen, Asc, Dff for “The Shape of Water” Rachel Morrison, Asc for “Mudbound” Spotlight Award Category (presented by John Bailey,...
- 2/18/2018
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
The 32nd annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards took place on Feb. 17 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland and were emceed by Turner Classic Movies’ Ben Mankiewicz. Over the years, the Asc has predicted 128 of the 160 Oscar nominees (80%), including all five of this year’s contenders: Roger Deakins (“Blade Runner 2049”), Bruno Delbonnel (“Darkest Hour”), Dan Laustsen (“The Shape of Water”), Rachel Morrison (“Mudbound”) and Hoyte van Hoytema (“Dunkirk”). But it has only previewed 13 of the last 31 winners of the Oscar for Best Cinematography; that is a a success rate of just 41%.
Deakins, who is the Oscar frontrunner for Best Cinematography, won for the fourth time from 15 bids with the Asc. His previous wins were for “The Shawkshank Redemption” (1994), “The Man Who Wasn’t There” (2001) and “Skyfall” (2012). He has yet to translate any of those victories into an Oscar, where he is 0 for 13.
Morrison made history as the...
Deakins, who is the Oscar frontrunner for Best Cinematography, won for the fourth time from 15 bids with the Asc. His previous wins were for “The Shawkshank Redemption” (1994), “The Man Who Wasn’t There” (2001) and “Skyfall” (2012). He has yet to translate any of those victories into an Oscar, where he is 0 for 13.
Morrison made history as the...
- 2/18/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
— The American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) has announced the nominees in all categories of the 32nd Annual Asc Awards for Outstanding Achievement. Winners will be revealed at the organization’s February 17 ceremony, which will be emceed this year by Ben Mankiewicz, a longtime host on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). The event will be held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. This year’s nominees are: Theatrical Release • Roger Deakins, Asc, Bsc for Blade Runner 2049 • Bruno Delbonnel, Asc, Afc for Darkest Hour • Hoyte van Hoytema, Asc, Fsf, Nsc for Dunkirk • Dan Laustsen, Asc, Dff for The Shape of Water • Rachel Morrison, Asc for Mudbound Spotlight Award • Máté Herbai, Hsc for On Body and Soul • Mikhail Krichman, Rgc for Loveless • Mart Taniel, Esc for November Episode of a Series for Non-Commercial Television • Gonzalo Amat for The Man in the High Castle (“Land O’ Smiles”) on Amazon • Adriano Goldman, Asc,...
- 1/14/2018
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
The 2018 Asc Awards will be held on February 17.
‘Mudbound’
The American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) has unveiled nominations for its 32nd annual Asc Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography.
Nominations were announced in five categories, and include familiar names like Roger Deakins who received his 15th nomination for Blade Runner 2049.
Deakins is joined in the theatrical release category by Mudbound cinematographer Rachel Morrison, Bruno Delbonnel for Darkest Hour, Hoyte Van Hoytema for Dunkirk, and Dan Laustsen for The Shape Of Water.
In the TV categories, Game Of Thrones and 12 Monkeys have multiple nominations. Streamers Amazon and Netflix are represented on the nominations list with Man In The High Castle, and The Crown and Mindhunter, respectively.
Winners will be announced at a ceremony held on February 17 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland.
The 2018 Asc Award nominees are:
Theatrical Release
Blade Runner 2049, Roger Deakins, Asc, Bsc
Darkest Hour, Bruno Delbonnel, Asc, Afc...
‘Mudbound’
The American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) has unveiled nominations for its 32nd annual Asc Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography.
Nominations were announced in five categories, and include familiar names like Roger Deakins who received his 15th nomination for Blade Runner 2049.
Deakins is joined in the theatrical release category by Mudbound cinematographer Rachel Morrison, Bruno Delbonnel for Darkest Hour, Hoyte Van Hoytema for Dunkirk, and Dan Laustsen for The Shape Of Water.
In the TV categories, Game Of Thrones and 12 Monkeys have multiple nominations. Streamers Amazon and Netflix are represented on the nominations list with Man In The High Castle, and The Crown and Mindhunter, respectively.
Winners will be announced at a ceremony held on February 17 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland.
The 2018 Asc Award nominees are:
Theatrical Release
Blade Runner 2049, Roger Deakins, Asc, Bsc
Darkest Hour, Bruno Delbonnel, Asc, Afc...
- 1/9/2018
- by Elbert Wyche
- ScreenDaily
The 2018 Asc Awards will be held on February 17.
‘Mudbound’
The American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) has unveiled nominations for its 32nd annual Asc Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography.
Nominations were announced in five categories, and include familiar names like Roger Deakins who received his 15th nomination for Blade Runner 2049.
Deakins is joined in the theatrical release category by Mudbound cinematographer Rachel Morrison, Bruno Delbonnel for Darkest Hour, Hoyte Van Hoytema for Dunkirk, and Dan Laustsen for The Shape Of Water.
In the TV categories, Game Of Thrones and 12 Monkeys have multiple nominations. Streamers Amazon and Netflix are represented on the nominations list with Man In The High Castle, and The Crown and Mindhunter, respectively.
Winners will be announced at a ceremony held on February 17 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland.
The 2018 Asc Award nominees are:
Theatrical Release
Blade Runner 2049, Roger Deakins, Asc, Bsc
Darkest Hour, Bruno Delbonnel, Asc, Afc...
‘Mudbound’
The American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) has unveiled nominations for its 32nd annual Asc Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography.
Nominations were announced in five categories, and include familiar names like Roger Deakins who received his 15th nomination for Blade Runner 2049.
Deakins is joined in the theatrical release category by Mudbound cinematographer Rachel Morrison, Bruno Delbonnel for Darkest Hour, Hoyte Van Hoytema for Dunkirk, and Dan Laustsen for The Shape Of Water.
In the TV categories, Game Of Thrones and 12 Monkeys have multiple nominations. Streamers Amazon and Netflix are represented on the nominations list with Man In The High Castle, and The Crown and Mindhunter, respectively.
Winners will be announced at a ceremony held on February 17 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland.
The 2018 Asc Award nominees are:
Theatrical Release
Blade Runner 2049, Roger Deakins, Asc, Bsc
Darkest Hour, Bruno Delbonnel, Asc, Afc...
- 1/9/2018
- by Elbert Wyche
- ScreenDaily
The American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) feature film nominees tends to lean toward big-scale movies, and this year is no exception. Their top five include frontrunner Roger Deakins for his stunning visuals in “Blade Runner 2049” as well as Rachel Morrison, who photographed “Mudbound.” Left out were viable but smaller-scale contenders “Call Me By Your Name” and “The Post.”
So far, neither the Asc nor the cinematography branch of the Academy has ever nominated a woman for a feature film. So Morrison’s nomination is a big deal. (Next up for Morrison: Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Black Panther.”) According to a study by the Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film, women made up 5 percent of cinematographers on the top 250 domestic-grossing films in 2016.
Read More:‘Mudbound’: Why Rachel Morrison Deserves to Be the First Female Cinematographer Nominated for an Oscar
The Asc awarded Nancy Schreiber its 2017 Presidents award,...
So far, neither the Asc nor the cinematography branch of the Academy has ever nominated a woman for a feature film. So Morrison’s nomination is a big deal. (Next up for Morrison: Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Black Panther.”) According to a study by the Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film, women made up 5 percent of cinematographers on the top 250 domestic-grossing films in 2016.
Read More:‘Mudbound’: Why Rachel Morrison Deserves to Be the First Female Cinematographer Nominated for an Oscar
The Asc awarded Nancy Schreiber its 2017 Presidents award,...
- 1/9/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) feature film nominees tends to lean toward big-scale movies, and this year is no exception. Their top five include frontrunner Roger Deakins for his stunning visuals in “Blade Runner 2049” as well as Rachel Morrison, who photographed “Mudbound.” Left out were viable but smaller-scale contenders “Call Me By Your Name” and “The Post.”
So far, neither the Asc nor the cinematography branch of the Academy has ever nominated a woman for a feature film. So Morrison’s nomination is a big deal. (Next up for Morrison: Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Black Panther.”) According to a study by the Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film, women made up 5 percent of cinematographers on the top 250 domestic-grossing films in 2016.
Read More:‘Mudbound’: Why Rachel Morrison Deserves to Be the First Female Cinematographer Nominated for an Oscar
The Asc awarded Nancy Schreiber its 2017 Presidents award,...
So far, neither the Asc nor the cinematography branch of the Academy has ever nominated a woman for a feature film. So Morrison’s nomination is a big deal. (Next up for Morrison: Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Black Panther.”) According to a study by the Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film, women made up 5 percent of cinematographers on the top 250 domestic-grossing films in 2016.
Read More:‘Mudbound’: Why Rachel Morrison Deserves to Be the First Female Cinematographer Nominated for an Oscar
The Asc awarded Nancy Schreiber its 2017 Presidents award,...
- 1/9/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
In Season 3 of the acclaimed “Fargo” FX anthology series, showrunner Noah Hawley continued to play by the Coen brothers’ rules, but got more ambitious and flexible with a present-day crime drama. It’s still about good and evil, only now in cordial Minnesota, with plenty of parables, strong women and weak men. Yet the result was more satisfying in its craftiness and empathy in trying to bring order out of chaos.
And for its efforts, “Fargo” grabbed another 10 craft nominations (cinematography, which it won last year, three for editing, hairstyling, makeup, music score, sound editing, which it also won last year, and mixing). The work seemed more confident and daring, as it focused on various character pairings. It was about mistaken identities, being at the wrong place at the wrong time, and lots of suffering.
As the murders mounted, however, so did the confusion. Sleazy businessman Varga (nominated David Thewlis) prayed on feuding brothers,...
And for its efforts, “Fargo” grabbed another 10 craft nominations (cinematography, which it won last year, three for editing, hairstyling, makeup, music score, sound editing, which it also won last year, and mixing). The work seemed more confident and daring, as it focused on various character pairings. It was about mistaken identities, being at the wrong place at the wrong time, and lots of suffering.
As the murders mounted, however, so did the confusion. Sleazy businessman Varga (nominated David Thewlis) prayed on feuding brothers,...
- 8/3/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Apparently the TV Academy will only go so far in honoring sci-fi when it comes to the below-the-line craft nominations. While HBO’s “Westworld” and Netflix’s “Stranger Things” deservedly snagged 12 and 11 noms, respectively, FX’s “Legion” was totally shut out. That’s right: Noah Hawley’s mind-blowing Marvel superhero deconstruction didn’t get recognition for either Michael Wylie’s eye-popping production design or Dana Gonzales’s experimental cinematography. Perhaps it was too subversive for its own good.
“Westworld” Rules
With HBO’s “Game of Thrones” out of the running this season, the void was filled by the brilliant re-imagining of Michael Crichton’s adult theme park. Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy wisely took a more graphic and philosophical approach to A.I. The brutal sex and violence definitely tapped a cultural nerve.
It’s about beauty and ugliness in this collision of sci-fi and the western. Paul Cameron’s...
“Westworld” Rules
With HBO’s “Game of Thrones” out of the running this season, the void was filled by the brilliant re-imagining of Michael Crichton’s adult theme park. Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy wisely took a more graphic and philosophical approach to A.I. The brutal sex and violence definitely tapped a cultural nerve.
It’s about beauty and ugliness in this collision of sci-fi and the western. Paul Cameron’s...
- 7/13/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
A two-time Emmy nominee, winning last year for his work on Fargo, cinematographer Dana Gonzales shouldn’t be lacking for work anytime soon, if his last few years are any indicator. A close collaborator of Noah Hawley’s, Gonzales jumped from Season 2 of the Emmy-winning Fargo to the set of Legion, and then back to Fargo, producing some of the most fascinating and ambitious visual work seen on television. That visual command is on full display in Legion—complementing the…...
- 6/16/2017
- Deadline TV
Although the Coen Brothers jump to a new genre with each new film, their approach to filmmaking and story is so distinct it’s nearly become a genre in itself. And what’s most remarkable about Noah Hawley’s limited series ‘Fargo’ on FX isn’t that it’s a clever homage to the filmmaking duo (which it is), or that the show has become its own story universe (it’s that, too).
However, its biggest achievement may be that the show’s visual presentation and cinematic style remains at such a high level of quality and consistency, despite having different directors. Even showrunner Hawley – the show’s principal writer and a creator of FX’s “Legion” – isn’t a consistent presence on set.
Read More: ‘Documentary Now!’: The Secrets to Recreating Film History the Right Way
“For ‘Fargo’ we have these visual rules that keep it in the Coen world,...
However, its biggest achievement may be that the show’s visual presentation and cinematic style remains at such a high level of quality and consistency, despite having different directors. Even showrunner Hawley – the show’s principal writer and a creator of FX’s “Legion” – isn’t a consistent presence on set.
Read More: ‘Documentary Now!’: The Secrets to Recreating Film History the Right Way
“For ‘Fargo’ we have these visual rules that keep it in the Coen world,...
- 6/15/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
For FX’s “Legion,” showrunner Noah Hawley takes a deep dive into the traumatic mindscape of Marvel mutant David Haller (Dan Stevens). And when it came to his institutionalization at Clockworks in the pilot, Hawley and his team turned to Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange” for visual inspiration, with its oppressive concrete architecture and narcissistic interior design (lots of white space with raw metallic ornaments).
The aesthetic proved just the right recipe for distorting reality and memory, as Haller discovers his extraordinary and dangerous psychic powers.
A Brutalist Production Design
Hawley wanted to embrace the look of the concrete buildings where they shot in Vancouver, which flaunted the Brutalism of the ’60s and ’70s. It was a tough, no-nonsense, architectural look perfectly suited to the cold brutality of “Legion’s” tyrannical society.
And production designer Michael Wylie went straight to the source that inspired Kubrick’s future dystopia in “A Clockwork Orange.
The aesthetic proved just the right recipe for distorting reality and memory, as Haller discovers his extraordinary and dangerous psychic powers.
A Brutalist Production Design
Hawley wanted to embrace the look of the concrete buildings where they shot in Vancouver, which flaunted the Brutalism of the ’60s and ’70s. It was a tough, no-nonsense, architectural look perfectly suited to the cold brutality of “Legion’s” tyrannical society.
And production designer Michael Wylie went straight to the source that inspired Kubrick’s future dystopia in “A Clockwork Orange.
- 5/30/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Sci-Fi and Comic Book Shows Are Getting Serious Awards Attention: How Bold DPs are Changing the Race
Call them the Dp disruptors: “Legion,” “Stranger Things,” “Westworld,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and “Taboo.” It’s one thing to be for cinematography to be cinematic, but quite another to provoke. Here’s a look at the cinematography that was used to explore the impacts of tyranny and hate, of societies turned upside down and against humanity.
“Legion”
After re-imagining “Fargo” as a nightmarish crime anthology, Noah Hawley stripped the superhero iconography out of Marvel’s “Legion” by concentrating on schizophrenia and paranoia. Dan Stevens’ troubled mutant, David Haller, proves to be an unreliable narrator, unable to grasp the difference between reality and imagination, who meets the girl of his dreams (Rachel Keller) in a mental hospital and discovers that his psychological instability is a result of special telepathic power.
Cinematographer Dana Gonzales (“Fargo”) liked a story that demanded a shift from naturalistic to heightened. “And there’s a love...
“Legion”
After re-imagining “Fargo” as a nightmarish crime anthology, Noah Hawley stripped the superhero iconography out of Marvel’s “Legion” by concentrating on schizophrenia and paranoia. Dan Stevens’ troubled mutant, David Haller, proves to be an unreliable narrator, unable to grasp the difference between reality and imagination, who meets the girl of his dreams (Rachel Keller) in a mental hospital and discovers that his psychological instability is a result of special telepathic power.
Cinematographer Dana Gonzales (“Fargo”) liked a story that demanded a shift from naturalistic to heightened. “And there’s a love...
- 5/26/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
No one loves a great scene more than the person who first dreamed it up -- the writer. We're asking iconic shows' creators and writers to tell Et all about getting to see their most cherished moment on their series make it from script to screen.
For Oliver Goldstick, creator of Amazon’s new period drama, The Collection, it’s his work on an earlier show, Pretty Little Liars, which still haunts him to this day. The scene, from season two, plays on the fears that many of us have while serving as a template for the emotional and suspenseful moments to come in the five seasons to follow. While the story of five girls terrorized by a mysterious villain named “A” is very different from The Collection, which focuses on one Parisian family’s attempt to restore the city’s supremacy as the haute couture capital of the world, the two shows...
For Oliver Goldstick, creator of Amazon’s new period drama, The Collection, it’s his work on an earlier show, Pretty Little Liars, which still haunts him to this day. The scene, from season two, plays on the fears that many of us have while serving as a template for the emotional and suspenseful moments to come in the five seasons to follow. While the story of five girls terrorized by a mysterious villain named “A” is very different from The Collection, which focuses on one Parisian family’s attempt to restore the city’s supremacy as the haute couture capital of the world, the two shows...
- 2/10/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
FX’s “Fargo” got a lot more bizarre in its sophomore season, going back in time to 1979 to explore more ordinary people gone bad. Noah Hawley’s semi-prequel even borrowed elements from “Miller’s Crossing” and “The Man Who Wasn’t There” to appropriate more of the Coen brothers universe. There’s an escalation of violence that spirals out of control from the micro to the macro, which underscores the turbulent period.
Season 2 revolves around a winter gang war between a local crime family (the Gerhardts) and a Kansas City syndicate, all sparked by an inciting diner incident known as “The Sioux Falls Massacre” that resulted in three murders. The chain reaction is what state trooper Lou Solverson (Patrick Wilson) and sheriff Hank Larsson (Ted Danson) must resolve.
The new challenges for the prequel included getting the period look just right and editorially dealing with a sprawling ensemble cast of characters.
Season 2 revolves around a winter gang war between a local crime family (the Gerhardts) and a Kansas City syndicate, all sparked by an inciting diner incident known as “The Sioux Falls Massacre” that resulted in three murders. The chain reaction is what state trooper Lou Solverson (Patrick Wilson) and sheriff Hank Larsson (Ted Danson) must resolve.
The new challenges for the prequel included getting the period look just right and editorially dealing with a sprawling ensemble cast of characters.
- 8/15/2016
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The 2014 Emmy Nominations were announced today, with Game of Thrones and American Horror Story picking up quite a few nominations in top categories. The Walking Dead also picked up nominations for visual effects and sound editing. The official list is below and the winners will be announced live during the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards on August 25th.
Drama series
“Breaking Bad” (AMC)
“Downton Abbey” (PBS)
“Game of Thrones” (HBO)
“House of Cards” (Netflix)
“Mad Men” (AMC)
“True Detective” (HBO)
Comedy series
“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)
“Louie” (FX)
“Modern Family” (ABC)
“Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)
“Silicon Valley” (HBO)
“Veep” (HBO)
Miniseries
“American Horror Story: Coven” (FX)
“Bonnie and Clyde” (A&E)
“Fargo” (FX)
“Luther” (BBC America)
“Treme” (HBO)
“The White Queen” (BBC America)
TV Movie
“Killing Kennedy” (National Geographic)
“Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight” (HBO)
“The Normal Heart” (HBO)
“Sherlock: His Last Vow” (BBC America)
“The Trip to Bountiful...
Drama series
“Breaking Bad” (AMC)
“Downton Abbey” (PBS)
“Game of Thrones” (HBO)
“House of Cards” (Netflix)
“Mad Men” (AMC)
“True Detective” (HBO)
Comedy series
“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)
“Louie” (FX)
“Modern Family” (ABC)
“Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)
“Silicon Valley” (HBO)
“Veep” (HBO)
Miniseries
“American Horror Story: Coven” (FX)
“Bonnie and Clyde” (A&E)
“Fargo” (FX)
“Luther” (BBC America)
“Treme” (HBO)
“The White Queen” (BBC America)
TV Movie
“Killing Kennedy” (National Geographic)
“Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight” (HBO)
“The Normal Heart” (HBO)
“Sherlock: His Last Vow” (BBC America)
“The Trip to Bountiful...
- 7/10/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
On tonight’s Southland Season 5 episode, Regina King not only does her usual stellar work in front of the camera as Detective Lydia Adams, she also steps behind the lens to direct “Off Duty."
We jumped on the phone with King yesterday to talk about the challenges of directing herself and her co-stars, as well whether our gal Lydia is ever going to get a piece of happiness. Read on for excerpts from this exclusive Q&A...
TV Fanatic: First, you not only direct this week’s episode but Lydia also has a meaty story. Was it more or less difficult to direct when you’re also in so many scenes?
Regina King: Much more difficult! I can say that because I directed a film on our break so I was able to actually have the first-hand experience of being only behind the camera and doing both and it’s more difficult doing both.
We jumped on the phone with King yesterday to talk about the challenges of directing herself and her co-stars, as well whether our gal Lydia is ever going to get a piece of happiness. Read on for excerpts from this exclusive Q&A...
TV Fanatic: First, you not only direct this week’s episode but Lydia also has a meaty story. Was it more or less difficult to direct when you’re also in so many scenes?
Regina King: Much more difficult! I can say that because I directed a film on our break so I was able to actually have the first-hand experience of being only behind the camera and doing both and it’s more difficult doing both.
- 3/13/2013
- by jimhalterman@gmail.com (Jim Halterman)
- TVfanatic
Los Angeles — Although it sometimes accompanies fine films such as "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Argo," the phrase "inspired by a true story" tacked onto the front of a movie too often warns you that you're about to see something "inspiring" in the most hackneyed, triumph-of-the-human-spirit sort of way.
What's surprising about "Snitch" is that, rather than taking the reductive path of offering innocuous emotional uplift or one-man-army action, it generates a feeling of real desperation and fear as it shows a man getting in way over his head when he takes on some very bad guys. In other words, this is a pretty good film starring an actor named Dwayne Johnson, not a commodity with The Rock as a hood ornament.
Summit's main commercial hopes still rest with the mainstream action crowd – which likely will be satisfied despite the film's refusal to dish out doses of bodily harm like clockwork – but for Johnson,...
What's surprising about "Snitch" is that, rather than taking the reductive path of offering innocuous emotional uplift or one-man-army action, it generates a feeling of real desperation and fear as it shows a man getting in way over his head when he takes on some very bad guys. In other words, this is a pretty good film starring an actor named Dwayne Johnson, not a commodity with The Rock as a hood ornament.
Summit's main commercial hopes still rest with the mainstream action crowd – which likely will be satisfied despite the film's refusal to dish out doses of bodily harm like clockwork – but for Johnson,...
- 2/21/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
"Keegan Allen goes in-depth about 'Pretty Little Liars'"
Exclusive Interview by Michael Aaron Gallagher of StayFamous.Net
As one of television’s most addictive teen dramas, it seems fans simply can’t get enough of ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars.” The series, which was created by Marlene King and based on the popular novels by Sara Shepard, stars Lucy Hale, Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, and Shay Mitchell. In a world where the truth is not always easy to find, the girls try to unravel the mystery behind the death of their friend Alison (played by Sasha Pieterse).
Rising star, Keegan Allen, who recently guest-starred in an episode of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” plays the mysterious bad boy Toby Cavanaugh.
Keegan, whose parents are both involved in the arts, studied video production and editing in high school. But by the end of high school he had found his true calling,...
Exclusive Interview by Michael Aaron Gallagher of StayFamous.Net
As one of television’s most addictive teen dramas, it seems fans simply can’t get enough of ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars.” The series, which was created by Marlene King and based on the popular novels by Sara Shepard, stars Lucy Hale, Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, and Shay Mitchell. In a world where the truth is not always easy to find, the girls try to unravel the mystery behind the death of their friend Alison (played by Sasha Pieterse).
Rising star, Keegan Allen, who recently guest-starred in an episode of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” plays the mysterious bad boy Toby Cavanaugh.
Keegan, whose parents are both involved in the arts, studied video production and editing in high school. But by the end of high school he had found his true calling,...
- 7/1/2011
- by Michael Aaron Gallagher
- StayFamous.net
When ABC Family began airing promos for Pretty Little Liars, we thought it was going to be a silly summer diversion, something to carry us through the dog days until Gossip Girl returned— but boy, were we wrong. Not only did the show pull in monstrous ratings, it received glowing praise from critics (including us!). It was so well-received, in fact, that ABC Family ordered a full season and decided to split it into two cycles.
The driving force behind Pretty Little Liars success is creator/showrunner/executive producer/writer Marlene King, who conceived the original idea to adapt Sara Shepherd's young adult novels into a television series. You might remember Marlene as the writer of Now and Then, If These Walls Could Talk, and Just My Luck.These days, though, you can find her on the Warner Brothers back lot in Burbank, moving between the writers room and the set of Rosewood,...
The driving force behind Pretty Little Liars success is creator/showrunner/executive producer/writer Marlene King, who conceived the original idea to adapt Sara Shepherd's young adult novels into a television series. You might remember Marlene as the writer of Now and Then, If These Walls Could Talk, and Just My Luck.These days, though, you can find her on the Warner Brothers back lot in Burbank, moving between the writers room and the set of Rosewood,...
- 11/12/2010
- by Heather Hogan
- AfterEllen.com
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