In Part 2 of our interview, Roberto Schaefer gives us a wonderful breakdown on “Quantum of Solace”, including his favourite shots as well as creative differences he sometimes had with the rest of the team. We also learn that the kites in “The Kite Runner” are not as real as you may have thought and …
Roberto Schaefer takes us through his extensive film history with director Marc Forster, focusing primarily on the films “Monster’s Ball” and “Finding Neverland”. He describes his journey from no-budget films all the way up to multi-million dollar budget films, and how bigger budgets can sometimes create more problems than they fix. Selected Filmography Other posts …
A true lover of darkness and graphic beauty, Berenice Eveno takes us into her world where we share an inside look into some of her proudest projects. From shooting an entire scene in an unlit hotel room (“Oscar’s Escape”) to getting police permission to shoot topless women running wild in NYC (“Free the Nipple”) Eveno …
We share a few laughs with Eduard Grau as he discusses some of his ups and downs in the movie business. He recounts how he used Ryan Reynolds as both his lead actor and his electrician in “Buried” (only room for one in that coffin!) as well as some of his regrets after finishing “The …
In Part 1 of our interview, Elliot Davis explains how he is constantly striving to engage his audience by creating the worlds his characters live in. He also shares some of his tricks with us, such as how he intimately filmed a pair of figure skaters from within their routine (“The Cutting Edge”) and realized …
Always get the shot. Even if you know you’ll never use it, at least you are given the choice to never use it. A firm believer in this philosophy, Frank G. DeMarco has done it all. From shooting through a salad sneeze guard in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” to lighting underwater scenes in “All …
In the second half of our interview we chat with Brandon Trost about achieving the gritty realism of Halloween II,
In Part 1 of our interview with Brandon Trost we dive into his first studio film Crank II
Chatting with Conrad W. Hall we get into shooting with David Fincher, and the shot they took 108 times on Panic Room,