Ari Wegner Cinematography Power of the Dog

The Power of the Dog Cinematography, with Ari Wegner ACS

THE POWER OF THE DOG director of photographer, Ari Wegner ACS, shares how her cinematography communicates loneliness in the Oscar-nominated Netflix film.

Ari and Go Creative Show host, Ben Consoli, discuss techniques for realistic eyelights, why the amount of prep time can be a red flag, filming wide landscapes with long lenses, and much more!

What you will learn:

  • The importance of prep time (01:08)
  • Value of a good director and DP relationship (05:12)
  • Visually-communicating loneliness (10:13)
  • Creating eyelight in dark environments (13:42)
  • Pairing the Alexa Mini LF with Ultra Panatar lenses (20:46)
  • Shooting wide vistas with long lenses (27:33)
  • Lighting contrast ratio for THE POWER OF THE DOG (32:43)
  • Creating tension visually (35:42)
  • The locations of THE POWER OF THE DOG (52:57)
  • Crafting a “rewatchable” film (57:38)
  • And more!

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