Lance Oppenheim set out to tell the world there was more to the lives of folks living at The Villages than golf carts, bridge games, and all the world comes to expect from a “Disneyland for Retirees.” Together with friend and DP David Bolen, Oppenheim creates a vivid and intimate documentary of life in later years, following characters with aspirations of adventure, romance, and self-discovery. Read on to learn how Bolen decided to capture the film at 4:3 and how his collaboration with Oppenheim elevated the vibrant images of their firs feature together: Some Kind of Heaven. Still from Some Kind of Heaven. Image Courtesy of the Sundance Institute. Name: David Bolen Film: Some Kind of Heaven (dir. Lance Oppenheim) Competition Category: NEXT Camera Body: Alexa Mini Glass: Angenieux Optimo Style Zooms (16-40mm, 30-76mm) Fujinon 19-90mm, Zeiss Superspeed 35mm cinema5D: What was your path into cinematography? Did you always pursue the camera department? DB: I was very fortunate to come from a family that was super supportive of my filmmaking. My parents gave me a camera when I was 6 years old, and I’ve been making movies ever since. I decided to go to film school, because I wasn’t really aware that there was another way to get into the business. I started at the University of British Columbia, and then transferred to USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. I always thought I’d be a director, but film school was a time of discovering who I was as an artist. I’ve...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 29 January, 2020