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Podcast: Cinematography Podcast - Cam Noir
Episode: Art of Deception: DP Christopher Ross, The Day of the Jackal
Description: The Cinematography Podcast Episode 319: Christopher Ross, BSC
The Peacock series The Day of the Jackal, a modern update of the film and novel, is an exhilarating cat-and-mouse thriller. It follows a charismatic, lethal assassin known only as the Jackal (Eddie Redmayne) and the determined MI6 agent, Bianca Pullman (Lashana Lynch), who is on his trail. Cinematographer Christopher Ross, BSC, has earned an Emmy nomination for the show's first episode. He collaborated with director Brian Kirk to craft the series’ distinctive visual language.
Chris and Kirk wanted to transform the 1970s source material into a contemporary, sl...