In today’s episode, we talk to director Parker Finn and cinematographer Charlie Sarroff about working together on the set of horror film, Smile. They share their special process of creating the film. Smile is in theaters now!

In this episode, we talk about…

Parker looking for the right “partner in crime” to make the film with
How Parker’s short spread like wildfire
Selling the pitch to Paramount Pictures
Using cinematic language to work toward themes of the story
Why Parker prefers a shot list over a storyboard
What influenced the camera choice
Thinking about the audience and what the film is doing to them

Mentioned in the episode:

Smile

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