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!

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What you will learn in this episode

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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