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Podcast: Cinematography Podcast - Cam Noir
Episode: PÃ¥l Ulvik Rokseth: forging the fiery world of The Lost Bus
Description: The Cinematography Podcast Episode 330: PÃ¥l Ulvik Rokseth
PÃ¥l Ulvik Rokseth, the Norwegian cinematographer behind director Paul Greengrass's gripping drama The Lost Bus, faced a singular challenge: how to transform one of the deadliest wildfires in California history into a visceral, cinematic character. The film dramatizes the true story of bus driver Kevin McKay and schoolteacher Mary Ludwig. The two heroically navigated 22 schoolchildren to safety during the devastating 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California.
The partnership between PÃ¥l and Greengrass began on another harrowing true-life drama, 22 July, about a deadly terror attack on a sum...