Whether working side by side with cinematic masters, giving often-overlooked women’s stories a place of prominence or conjuring the exotica of Pandora, these directors of photography were motivated to tell compelling tales
, Djimon [Hounsou] was such a such a pleasure to light.Absolutely, it was so exquisite. Just the way that the color reflects off their skin. And like I said, we just had this massive amount of space, so we could use these big, beautiful, soft sources of light, and the way that the dark skin reflects those soft sources is just so beautiful.I had read the book during the pandemic and fell in love with it because I grew up in the South of England, and we used to run around and get lost in nature.
On the topic of executives reviewing dailies on PIX, do you have advice on how remote dailies systems should or shouldn’t be used, or is there something that could be further developed?Yeah, I tried to explain that it would be better to watch PIX in a darker environment, especially when you’re watching dark scenes. But it’s difficult to explain technical things to someone half a world away, and they don’t tend to want to listen, so I guess it’s just about the compression.
A year ago when we held a similar roundtable, a big topic was on-set safety in the wake of the tragedy on the set ofI’ve always been on sets where safety is a priority. It’s a shame that it had to happen. It’s very sad. But it’s brought to light the fact that [safety] has to be [there] all the time.Shooting in South Africa, the crews are not unionized. Often they work six days a week, and people get very tired and overworked.
One final question: A number of years ago, the Academy announced that four categories, including cinematography, wouldn’t be presented live during the telecast — a decision that was later reversed. And earlier this year, it did present eight of the categories before the telecast began. How would you like to see the category presented?KAMINSKI
Each department contributes a great deal to the storytelling. Why should some be pushed aside because somebody thinks it’s a lesser category?I definitely agree. I think that everybody should be treated equally. And we all should be up there, representing our craft.This story first appeared in a December stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine,
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