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Podcast: Cinematography Podcast - Cam Noir
Episode: Mihai Mălaimare Jr.: creating poetic reality in Megalopolis
Description: The Cinematography Podcast Episode 317: Mihai Mălaimare Jr.
For cinematographer Mihai Mălaimare Jr., ASC, his work with director Francis Ford Coppola from Youth Without Youth to Megalopolis has been a journey of constant education and evolution. Coppola, known for embracing new technology and a dynamic, on-set creative process, frequently pivots to explore fresh ideas in the moment.
Megalopolis is Mihai's fifth collaboration with Coppola. Their partnership began when Coppola came to Romania to shoot Youth Without Youth and scout some locations for Megalopolis. Mihai recalls first encountering Coppola's “crazy ideas.” “I was like, yeah, that's c...