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The Cinematography Podcast

The Cinematography Podcast

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  • Suburban street photography and voyeurism in DTF St. Louis

    Suburban street photography and voyeurism in DTF St. Louis
    Jun 17 2026
    DP James Whitaker, ASC breaks down the look of HBO's DTF St. Louis: street photographs, a brutalist style police station, and inobtrusively lighting intimacy. Podcast highlights include: -How street photography, not cinema, was the right reference point for shooting ordinary suburbs. -What led to the unusual set design and lighting of one of the key locations, featuring a brutalist interior that feels right out of Eastern Europe. -Engineering a remote-controlled lighting rig for the show's many intimate scenes, so that the mood never had to be broken. Find James Whitaker: https://wp-a.com/clients/james-whitaker#narrative Instagram: @jameswhitaker_dop DTF St. Louis is streaming on HBO Max. Hear our previous episode with James on Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die: https://www.camnoir.com/ep349/ The Cinematography Podcast website: www.camnoir.com YouTube: @TheCinematographyPodcast Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Blue Sky: @thecinepod.bsky.social
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Smoke, spotlights, Silicon Valley secrets in The Audacity

    Smoke, spotlights, Silicon Valley secrets in The Audacity
    Jun 13 2026
    The Audacity DP Richard Rutkowski, ASC made Vancouver look like Palo Alto, used lens filters instead of special effects to create wildfires, and dramatized the themes of the show with spotlights and framing. Podcast highlights include: -How Richard and his crew made Vancouver look convincingly like Silicon Valley and why establishing a sense of place was a creative priority from day one. -Why glass filtration is still one of the most powerful tools in a DP's kit. -Richard breaks down exactly how he built the show's haunting wildfire look using physical filters in camera, with minimal reliance on post. -His philosophy of handheld as intimacy, choreographing the camera to follow the actor so that performance drives the frame. -How visual motifs like frame-within-a-frame compositions and strategic spotlight placement were purposeful to the show's themes, rather than being visually inventive for its own sake. Find Richard Rutkowski: http://see-no-evil.net/ Instagram: @richardrutkowskidp The Audacity is streaming now on AMC+ Hear our previous episode with Richard Rutkowski on Masters of the Air. https://www.camnoir.com/ep255/ SHOW RUNDOWN: 02:02 Close focus 22:27-01:11:32 Richard Rutkowski interview 01:11:45 Short ends 01:19:14 Wrap up/Credits The Cinematography Podcast website: www.camnoir.com YouTube: @TheCinematographyPodcast Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Blue Sky: @thecinepod.bsky.social
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Bonus Episode: Peter Deming, ASC

    Bonus Episode: Peter Deming, ASC
    Jun 5 2026
    Peter Deming, ASC on shooting Evil Dead 2 with director Sam Raimi and working with director David Lynch on Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, and Twin Peaks. Find Peter Deming: Instagram @peter_deming Spider Noir is now streaming on MGM Plus and Amazon Prime. The Cinematography Podcast website: www.camnoir.com YouTube: @TheCinematographyPodcast Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Blue Sky: @thecinepod.bsky.social
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    1 hr and 11 mins
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