This interview is part of our CineD series celebrating women in the film and television industry. Read our last piece, where we caught up with writer, director, and DP Emily Skye here. Today, we talk to DP Alicia Robbins about her work on Grey’s Anatomy, her experiences at AFI, and much more. Can one day’s work truly change the course of your entire cinematography career? DP Alicia Robbins is the ultimate proof that it absolutely can. Back in 2018, she was the recipient of a prestigious Cinematographer’s Guild award for her work on Internet Gangsters: a short she’d lensed in just one evening. Now, she’s been the lead DP for seasons 16 and 17 of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, has served as the Additional DP for another Shonda Rhimes show, For the People, and has also captured several feature films including Babysplitters and The Wedding Invitation. She’s also been the lead DP for Driving Plates, a company that specializes in 360-degree content for driving scenes in television and movies. Read on below to learn how Robbins adapted going from indie to network television projects, built her career after AFI, and more. How did you land your role as full-time lead television DP for Grey’s Anatomy? A.R.: I worked on a short film called Internet Gangsters, which was shot over just one evening and lit mostly with LED units. It was a collaboration with a colleague, Sam Friedlander, from my undergraduate college, Vanderbilt University. Internet Gangsters landed me an ECA, Emerging Cinematographer Award, from the International...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 30 June, 2021