Following its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, "She Dances" (
@shedancesthemovie ) is NOW PLAYING in theaters nationwide! Directed by Rick Gomez (
@its_rickgomez ), this debut feature is a quietly devastating story about a father, his dancer daughter, and the grief binding them together.
We caught up with DP David Morrison (
@davidmorrison.dop ) to discuss his cinematography for the film, partnering with Keslow Camera, and what it was like working alongside an incredible cast including Steve Zahn (
@stevezahn ), Audrey Zahn (
@audrey_zahn ), Ethan Hawke (
@ethanhawke ), and Mackenzie Ziegler (
@kenzie ).
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"I've always been an ARRI Alexa person, but then I used the Venice and understood: 2500 ISO, I could light a whole room and let actors and operators move without relighting... The Venice 2 is even better; the grain structure at 3200 is amazing.
For glass, I really wanted the Leica Summilux-C lenses. On day exteriors, I go to a T4 or T5.6 — I want everything sharp. But if I want fall-off, I still want it to be clean, not mushy... For split screens, where you're only using a third or half the frame, I don't want any aberrations throwing it off. I want it as clean as possible.
We were going to go through an independent camera house in Cincinnati because it was close to Lexington. While I was waiting at Keslow to check out my personal camera to take elsewhere, I really sat with that decision. I called the producer and said, 'I can't do this... I want to stay with Keslow.' They worked it out. Keslow was incredible — had the lenses I wanted, replaced one that had an issue overnight, shipped it right away. I got a real sense that they support the art and the growth of the DP. There are money jobs, jobs that earn union benefits, and jobs that are creative — sometimes those are the same, and those are the best jobs. Keslow is there for all of them." - David Morrison (
@davidmorrison.dop )
Visit the link in our bio to read the full interview!
DP | David Morrison (
@davidmorrison.dop )
Serviced By | #KeslowCameraLA
@macaroni.art.productions
@sonycine
@leitzcine 
