Ed Lachman - Cinematographer

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James Ellis Deakins

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🗓️ 3 January 2021

⏱️ 77 minutes

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EPISODE 77 - ED LACHMAN - Cinematographer

Team Deakins has a great conversation with Cinematographer, Ed Lachman (CAROL, FAR FROM HEAVEN, DARK WATERS). We talk about many things, including his working with Robby Mueller and what he learned from him, his feeling on operating the camera, and finding your language with the director. He also shares his working process with director Todd Haynes, with whom he has collaborated many times. We go into depth on the movie “Far from Heaven” (one of his collaborations with Todd) from finding the look, the inspiration from Douglas Sirk films, and the use of colors. We also touch on the differences in using gels with film & with digital, his choice of lens, getting the look he wanted in “Dark Waters” and working with Paul Schrader. And much, much more!

RECOMMENDED EPISODE VIEWING: Far From Heaven

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Team Deakins podcast. This podcast is a dialogue between Roger and James Deacons, often joined in the conversation by a guest.
0:17.0	It's very informal and we never know where it will go.
0:21.0	We're connecting through Zoom, so bear that in mind when you hear the
0:25.0	audio. If you'd like to submit a question or topic please do so by emailing pod
0:31.9	POD at Roger Deacons.com.
0:38.0	This episode is sponsored by ingenue.
0:41.8	ingenue has been in the forefront of motion picture lens design and manufacturing since 1935,
0:49.0	and their lenses have defined the look of many films through the years.
0:53.6	They continue to be at the service of motion pictures
0:56.3	and their changing landscape
0:58.2	thanks to innovative solutions for both Primes and Zunes,
1:02.4	inspired by close relationships with cinematographers.
1:08.8	Today's guest is a cinematographer and a frequent collaborator with director Todd Haynes. His
1:14.7	credits include Aaron Brockovich, Far From Heaven, Carol, Wonderstruck, and Dark Waters.
1:20.9	We're pleased to welcome Ed Lockman with us today.
1:25.0	Thank you, Ed, for doing this.
1:27.0	Thanks for having me.
1:29.0	We'd like to start, if you could tell us how you got to where you are now, did you always know you wanted to do this or did you take another path first? What's your story?
1:40.0	Well, it's how far back I go. My grandfather owned vaudeville
1:46.9	fadters and they became movie houses and my father was a manager for him and then later he owned a movie theater and imported art
2:00.2	carbons like we used them in lights way back when but they were actually the
2:06.8	light source for projectors before xenon bulbs so I used to go to his theater as a kid and I never thought a film really. I mean I was like more
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