Directors of photography from Atlanta,Transparent and other top shows discuss how they achieve the sensibility of cinemaMuch of the conversation regarding the rise of prestige television has rightfully centered around the show-runners and writer’s rooms who’ve energized a medium that was once the provenance of three-camera sitcoms filmed on studio sets. But less often attain we focus on the cinematographers behind the lens, many of whom never saw themselves working in television until, or in the final decade or so,the schisms between the small and immense screens dwindled. And not merely in the scope of the stories or the quality of scripts: never before has television looked so good, from inventive camerawork to glossy lighting. Related: Will the fresh TV golden age produce the first $20m per show series? Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk