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In this episode, we welcome cinematographer Jo Willems, ASC, SBC. Jo has shot an impressive list of films including Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night, Limitless, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and 2, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Red Sparrow, His House, Finch, and The Long Walk. In our chat, he shares about the making of The Long Walk, adapted from a Stephen King novel. He speaks about all the filmmaking techniques employed to pull off this gritty, naturalistic story — and offers advice for the next generation of creators today.
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Friends, this month, we’re celebrating reaching 100 podcast episodes and we’ll be sharing new conversations with incredible storytellers, such as Jo Willems ASC, Glen Scantlebury ACE, Matthew Libatique ASC, Lol Crawley ASC, BSC, William Rexer ASC, the director of the “Becoming Led Zeppelin” documentary, & much more! Keep an eye out for many exciting new…
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