Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Cinematography Podcast - Cam Noir
Episode: Dan Laustsen, ASC, DFF on Nightmare Alley, working with director Guillermo del Toro
Description: Cinematographer Dan Laustsen's latest movie with director Guillermo del Toro is the film noir psychological thriller, Nightmare Alley. Unlike many of del Toro's previous films, Nightmare Alley features no monsters or creatures, exploring instead the drama of the monsters within humans. Dan and del Toro had extensive prep and discussion about how to tell the story in a classic film noir way, except with lush vibrant colors instead of in black and white. Part of the movie takes place in the carnival world, so del Toro and Dan had extensive discussions about the color palette. Del Toro had a...