#23 - Seamus McGarvey: Creating The Avenger’s Famous 360 Shot, Filming With Laurence Olivier, Collaboration with Joe Wright, Persistence, The Greatest Showman, and The Surprising Importance of...Bladder Control?

Red Carpet Rookies

Today's guest is master of colour and image, Cinematographer, Seamus McGarvey. With beginnings in Northern Ireland, Seamus has traversed the world crafting the look of an incredible array of work from Rolling Stones documentaries and emotive dramas like Nocturnal Animals to blockbuster faire like Avengers Assemble and The Greatest Showman. Along the way he picked up two Oscar nominations for Joe Wright’s Atonement and Anna Karrenina, as well as a nod from our mutual friend Julie as one of the nicest guys in Hollywood!

Today we discuss:
(01:55) Seamus' early years
(08:09) Early short films
(10:18) Should would-be cinematographers learn with a stills camera?
(12:49) How to stand out in a world of iPhones
(15:53) Working with Laurence Olivier
(17:02) Do provocative short films get you noticed?
(20:32) Lessons taken from low budget to blockbusters
(22:46) Growing up with Joe Wright
(27:04) Avengers Assemble chat
(29:03) The famous Avengers 360 shot
(31:56) Working on musicals
(35:55) Seamus' Best Advice and RCR Quickfire
If you enjoyed this episode you'll enjoy this episode with Social Network Cinematographer, Jeff Cronenweth.
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