How to be a Netflix Cinematographer with Benedict Spence - D.O.P on ERIC and This is going to hurt

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This week on the podcast I'm talking to Cinematographer Benedict Spence. Benedict has been working in the industry for over twenty years having started out on reality television, working on the very first series of 'The Only Way is Essex'. He's now working on big shows having been Emmy nominated for his work on "The end of the f***ing world" on Netflix, he also worked on 'This is going to hurt" for AMC/the BBC and most recently on Eric starring Benedict Cumberbatch and a seven foot monster called Eric.
I talked to Ben about his career, how he got into the industry, we talked about some of the challenges of being a cinematographer, we talked about Eric and what it was like working with a seven foot puppet on a television set and we also talked about his tips for you to get into the industry. Enjoy!

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1. Intro and all about Benedict and his career (00:00:00)

2. How did Benedict get into the industry (00:01:05)

3. Working on the first series of TOWIE (The only way is Essex) (00:02:00)

4. Moving from reality TV to narrative (00:04:48)

5. Whats it like shooting The Inbetweeners Movie? (00:07:44)

6. What does Ben wish he'd known earlier in his career? (00:08:44)

7. Does Ben have a style as a DOP? (00:11:31)

8. What does Benedict dislike on screen? (00:13:24)

9. Advice for people leaving University now (00:15:24)

10. Why does Benedict still work on Short Films? (00:18:16)

11. Does Ben have an agent - how does he get work? (00:20:05)

12. How did working on Eric come about? (00:24:12)

13. Budgets go up on every project? (00:25:38)

14. Tips for pitching (00:27:21)

15. Achieving the look for Eric - camera test, grading (00:28:49)

16. Working with a seven foot tall puppet on a major TV series (00:32:06)

17. Reasons to subscribe (00:35:37)