Tag: Cinematography

June 30, 2020Podcasts

Indian Cinematographer Priya Seth

In episode thirteen, host Brett Stanley is talking to Indian Underwater Cinematographer Priya Seth. Priya has shot underwater scenes for over 100 Indian films, and whilst she shoots on land too it’s the water that is her most favourite.

We chat about how she got her career started, what it’s like being a woman on set in such a male dominated industry, how she deals with all the different aspects of Indian cinema, and how an all girls boarding school set her up for a challenging vocation.
June 18, 2020Podcasts

Key Grip Nicholas “Sodapop”Franchot

In episode eleven, underwater key grip Nicholas "Sodapop" Franchot chats with host Brett Stanley to discuss working alongside underwater camera operators, like Ian Takahashi and Pete Romano, how he got into the film industry, why he finds vacuuming the bottom of swimming pools like meditation, how he got electrocuted in Brazil and how to avoid getting a rash from a pee-filled hot tub.
June 6, 2020Podcasts

Director of Photography Pete Romano ASC – Part 2

In episode nine, we have part two of Brett's interview with underwater director of photography, Pete Romano ASC. We chat about more of the films Pete's worked on, mostly recent ones like Ad Astra, Into The Wild, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which features a scene involving a flame throwing Leonardo DiCaprio!
May 26, 2020Podcasts

Director of Photography Pete Romano ASC – Part 1

In episode Eight, host Brett Stanley is speaking with Underwater Director of Photography Pete Romano ASC. Pete’s career spans over 40 years in the film industry where he's worked on some iconic movies including The Abyss, Titanic, Waterworld, Mission Impossible, and most recently Call of the Wild. Pete also runs one of the best known underwater cinema housing and lighting companies in the world, Hydroflex. He’s been a stunt man, a hoarder of underwater film memorabilia, and he talked Al Pachino in to going for a swim.
May 5, 2020Podcasts

Cinematographer & Underwater Camera Operator Ian Takahashi

In episode five host Brett Stanley speaks with Ian about working with Beyonce and Harry Styles on their underwater music videos, filming scenes for shows like Scandal and Pretty Little Liars, how the Covid-19 virus has affected the film industry, his work on the upcoming Suicide Squad film, dealing with celebrities & actors underwater, and how to start working as an underwater camera operator.
April 14, 2020Podcasts

Norwegian Underwater Cinematographer Kjetil C. Astrup

Norwegian underwater cinematographer Kjetil C Astrup tells host Brett Stanley about how he first found his path in underwater camera operating, and how he found himself on the set of the latest James Bond film - No Time To Die.