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Podcast: Cinematography Podcast - Cam Noir
Episode: Maestro cinematographer Matty Libatique, ASC
Description: We have the multi-talented Kays Al-Atrakchi as our special guest host this week!
Shortly after working together on A Star Is Born, director and actor Bradley Cooper told cinematographer Matty Libatique that he'd like their next project to be about conductor Leonard Bernstein. Cooper hadn't even begun writing the screenplay for Maestro yet, but over the next six years, he and Matty discussed how to evolve the story and shoot the biopic. They spent a lot of time shooting tests in multiple formats. Matty and Cooper decided to shoot on Kodak film, using both black and white...