Cooke Optics

How's it going folks? We've got en exciting interview coming up tomorrow with Dariusz Wolski (Cinematographer: The Martian, Prometheus). The #CookeOpticsTV team will be interviewing him live from Ireland, where he is filming Ridley Scott's 'The Last Duel'. We want your questions! Submit them below in the comments quick and #passiton

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@Darkstar-02

1.His advice on how to make a short film with little or no budget and make it look professional and not amateurish 2. On lighting sets and people in a naturalistic way especially in a period setting with only sunlight and fire

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@YeahWhiplash

How story influences his lighting and camera movement choices

5 years ago | 2

@boboylegitan

His advice (techniques and tools) on how to maintain the visual coherence (ratios, style, direction) of a scene when getting coverage (wide, mids and closeups)

5 years ago | 2

@R8135003

Where does he think the more adventurous ideas will be played out in the future. Major film companies or TV production companies on smaller budgets. Many thanks

5 years ago | 2

@TehMr

Creative difference between himself the director and Gaffer 2.his most ambitious production or technique. 3.Finding the secret sauce to his style. 4.How he settles on a style or kinesthetic approach

5 years ago (edited) | 0

@MauuricioD

1. What do you appreciate the most about your 1AC? 2. How much does the pre vs the actual shooting differ? 3. Which decisions do you let your Light Technician of Gaffer take? 4. How's your approach with your colorist? 5. Do you shoot ETTR or try to gather as much info as possible or do you try to leave the image as close to the final result as possible? Thanks a lot.

5 years ago | 0

@1RECONfilms

Amazing! How does he go about choosing lenses and what would be his go to choices? Perhaps leading in to a conversation about shallow depth of field and getting his insight on other ways of focusing the audience's attention apart from focus?

5 years ago | 1

@vijeeshkumar3353

Rydley scott Lighting approch, lensing style, multicam set up

5 years ago | 0

@jedrzeju2

Great!! :)

5 years ago | 0

@dtorroija

How do you break down a script, what is the process from the moment you read it including the relationship with the director, the Production Designer GAFFER and Key Grip, How do you calculate your LUXs for a large setup? Do you have any secrets of working with multiple cameras? What are the pros and cons of multiple camera set up ?

5 years ago | 1

@Filmschool101

Thank you

5 years ago | 0

@Filmschool101

Shooting digital or film? For The Last Duel? Other Ridley Scott "sword and sandals" epics ----- Gladiator [2000] (film) Kingdom of Heaven [2005](film) Robin hood [2010] (film) all cinematography by John Mathieson BSC. Exodus Movie [2014] (Digital) by Dariusz Wolski. Anyway very interested to see what it looks like, hopefully a trailer is coming soon.

5 years ago | 0

@cocinema8859

How to set lighting ,while a person is acting in front of green screen.

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