How 'The Gladiator' cinematographer thinks about film, a unique perspective from one of the greats.
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When we sat down to talk, John Mathieson and just returned from shooting Gladiator 2 with Ridley Scott in Malta. Twenty-five years earlier, John shot the original iconic film.
In between, he's photographed numerous films for Scott, including Kingdom of Heaven, Hannibal and Robin Hood. He also photographed the closest superhero films have come to art, with the Wolverine film, Logan, The Man From UNCLE, doctor Strange and many, many more.
John began in documentary and pop videos, and talking with him this conversation became a lesson in how an Oscar-winning cinematographer thinks.
We talk about originality in filmmaking and the pressures that Hollywood puts on the process as it actually happens on set. You'll also hear his opinion about when to move the camera and the power of editing to tell your story, and don't miss how he describes shooting on set with Ridley Scott and how and why it has changed since they first worked together.
While not directly related to documentary making there are tips about shooting your own films, shooting for the edit, capturing atmosphere on your locations and a lesson in his influences as a young filmmaker in the 1980s that made him one of the most revered cinematographes in the business.
John Mathieson at IMDB
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