By Caleb HammondFor Irish cinematographer Robbie Ryan, working with Yorgos Lanthimos means embracing the unknown: “you know there's going to be some crazy shit going on, and Kinds of Kindness has definitely had a lot of that going on,” Ryan tells No Film School of the duo’s third collaboration (after The Favourite (2018) and last year’s Poor Things).Fourteen years after his breakthrough Dogtooth (2009), Poor Things cemented Lanthimos firmly in the mainstream with the film taking home four Oscars in March. Despite this, Ryan notes a particular joy of working with Lanthimos is that he carries over working methods from his scrappier, independent filmmaking days. Two ways they keep this indie spirit alive is through eschewing video village and prioritizing practical lights. “He likes to have an intimate set in general and not to have too much film paraphernalia knocking around the set,” Ryan says. “So you wouldn't have monitors. As much as possible, you keep it feeling like you could film at any angle and not have to move lighting gear that's all been set up. That's an important part of his process.” Robbie Ryan and Yorgos Lanthimos on set of 'Kinds of Kindness' Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures Poor Things was a bit different because “obviously the whole thing was made in a studio, so we had to have lights,” Ryan admits. But Lanthimos’ general lighting principles remained. “How would that feel if we were doing it on location?” was his question. So they created a sky and used...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 10 July, 2024