Cinematographer Zak Mulligan shot 'We the Animals' on 16mm with an emphasis on available light. The result is a dreamlike vision of cinema verite. In my recent interview with Jeremiah Zagar, the director of We the Animals, I described the film as "a lyrical coming-of-age ballad of disillusionment and self-discovery." Much of this lyricism is owing to Zagar's directing style, which, in the interview, the director described as "radical intimacy." This approach cultivated an atmosphere on set teeming with creative possibility. It also gave the actors the courage and space to be vulnerable on camera, whether in a dramatic scene or in a moment of solitary character reflection. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 19 September, 2018