Wakanda Forever Cinematography (with Autumn Durald Arkapaw ASC) GCS320
Release Date: 11/29/2022
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info_outlineBLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER director of photographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw ASC joins Go Creative Show host Ben Consoli to discuss her camera, lighting and lens choices. We also discuss her early career, filming Underwater “dry for wet," night exterior and Autumn's experience with the Sony Venice.
What you will learn in this episode
- Lighting philosophy of Wakanda Forever (02:04)
- A cinematographer's role in visual effects (06:33)
- Filming Talokan and underwater cinematography (13:57)
- The cameras and lenses used on Wakanda Forever (24:13)
- Why Autumn chose the Sony Venice (27:03)
- Filming night exteriors (30:56)
- Filming the Namor flashback sequence (40:11)
- Why Autumn loves the Okoye firing scene (43:58)
- Filming in Boston (47:35)
- Autumn's early days in filmmaking (50:25)
- And more!
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