The new year means a whole new film festival circuit, and it all starts with Sundance. Filmmakers come by the hundreds and thousands to huddle around tens and dozens of space heaters on the frosty streets Park City, Utah. We’re braving the chill for the love of cinema and to deliver the goods on how this year’s entries were made. Here’s a look at Ashley Connor’s work as the DP of The Death of Dick Long. Ashley Connor on the set of The Death of Dick Long. DP: Ashley Connor FILM: The Death of Dick Long (dir. Daniel Scheinert) SUNDANCE CATEGORY: NEXT Competition CAMERA: Alexa XT GLASS: Panavision Primos DP Philosophy: Always be open, always be growing…and in terms of how to run a camera department, I just try to encourage my crew to be caring people. Film sets can create toxic environments, and no one can thrive without feeling safe and empowered. cinema5D: Did you and director Daniel Scheinert watch any films together before embarking on this project? AC: In prep, we watched To Live and Die in LA and some Coen Brothers movies… basically films that deal with action that you wouldn’t necessarily call action films. cinema5D: Tell us about pre-production for The Death of Dick Long. AC: We prepped down in Alabama during a hot summer. Our camera tests were designed so that we could build a LUT with my colorist Nat Jencks to see how far we could push the contrast, because we knew we’d be dealing with direct sun a lot. cinema5D: Did you use...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 25 January, 2019