Director of photography Rachel Morrison has become a respected name in the field of cinematography, even becoming the first female DP to earn an Oscar nomination. CookeOpticsTV has a stellar interview with Morrison, who happens to be one of our favorite DPs here at No Film School. In this video, she discusses her work on 2018's Black Panther and the different learning experiences she had on the film. It's a quick interview, but contains some great inspirational tidbits. Sit back, soak in her wisdom, and continue on for our own takeaways. Be Willing to Try New Things Black Panther was definitely new territory for Morrison, who was coming off smaller indies like Mudbound and Fruitvale Station before jumping into her first comic book adaptation. She admits she was not even really a fan of the Marvel cinematic universe and had never worked with visual effects on this scale. She says she turned to common sense whenever she hit walls. "Maybe that's all filmmaking is, really," she says. "Mixing instinct and heart with common sense, and you can make a movie." Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 25 April, 2019