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Joseph White Aims and Shoots for Repo! Men
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JW: Repo! was filmed on the Panavision Genesis system, and I have to say these amazing cameras gave us so much flexibility that there was truly nothing we couldn’t express visually that we had envisioned in our minds. The constraints usually associated with shooting on HD were largely absent, and the fact that I could show my director on the spot—in the moment—what the film would roughly look like, gave us the ability to create with a high degree of specificity, eliminating all guesswork. I love shooting film and still shoot film on other projects, but the Genesis system allowed us to explore the amazing sets designed by David Hackl and truly paint every frame and know that we had what we needed. I honestly don’t think that we could have achieved what we did on this film with any other format, especially in the time we had available to us to do so. Plus, having less downtime between having to reload the camera saved us on many occasions. At the end of the day, these are merely tools with which we express ourselves, and the more we focused on what was in front of the camera as opposed to what type of camera it was, the better everything went.
MM: Who are some of the DPs that inspire you?
JW: I am constantly being inspired by the amazing work done by my colleagues, and always find something to take away from most movies I see. Lately the work of Harris Savides, Ellen Kuras, Seamus McGarvey, Christopher Doyle and Darius Khondji have raised the bar for all of us, but cinematographers like Raoul Coutard, Gordon Willis, Michael Chapman and Sven Nykvist have been the artists whose work has always pushed me to strive to tell stories and explore characters in new, interesting and personal ways.
MM: Any advice for aspiring cinematographers?
JW: Concentrate on story and characters above all, and everything else will come. All the toys and gadgets in the world can’t make one’s lighting and composition shine; ultimately it’s our ability to connect with the people and places we’re photographing that define us. I think the look of a film must always stem from a personal relationship with the material, and as long as you uphold this conviction within yourself and encourage it within those who you collaborate with, your work will at least be interesting. Take care of the people you work with and for, and never write-off an idea or suggestion as the best idea on set might not always be your own. It’s a collaborative medium and the more you embrace this and those you work with, the greater your chance of success. There is nothing better in life than making movies with your friends, with a community of talented and passionate individuals, and no matter what the budget is or how hard the day might be, supporting one another is the best way to tell any story.
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