American Cinematographer - December 2008 - (Page 27) come to the interview, your interest is sparked right off visually. [Then you get] a little journey where Robert wanders in the redwoods or wherever [he] happens to be. My goal is not to dumb it down, but to master the content by having high production value. “We’re taking intricate, heavyduty, interesting content out of the closet. We’re taking it out of the ivory tower, we’re taking it out of the studio to people who I think will like it. Universally, people tell me television isn’t made this way anymore. The interviews themselves are beautiful and visual and they work, but then you get the interstitials, so people who might not want to stick with the complex discussions — which can be a little heavy going sometimes — at least know they’re going to get a reward for sticking with [the show]. “One of the decisions we made was to not ‘lower-third’ the contributors because we didn’t want to set up that kind of expectation — that this was Theoretical physicist Andrei Linde (left) and his wife and fellow researcher, Renata Kallosh, share the hot seat. Robert interviewing. Robert is a questioner. But if you see static cameras, and two people sitting knee-to-knee, and it’s lit in a slightly more conventional way, it signals that this is an interview show. I want [the show] to be as close to a hybrid as possible; though the format is a series of high-end discussions, I want it to feel like a documentary. It really is a journey.” Closer to Truth is produced for PBS by Grace Creek Media. Other cinematographers for the current season include Ray Brislin, Austin Debesche, Patrick Duval, Boyd Estus, Frifljofur Helgason, Brian Heller, Alan Hostetter, Kira Kelly, Peter Konczal, Sidney Lubitsch, Page McCartney, John Sharaf and Chris Simmons. I 27 http://www.efdusa.net http://www.efd.com.mx http://www.efdusa.net
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of American Cinematographer - December 2008 American Cinematographer - December 2008 Contents Editor’s Note Short Takes: True Blood Titles Tomorrow’s Technology Production Slate: Closer to Truth A High Price for Progress Rags to Riches 1-Man Riot Squad The State of the Art: An Update Post Focus: Deluxe New York New Products & Services International Marketplace Classified Ads Ad Index 2008 AC Index ASC Membership Roster Clubhouse News ASC Close-Up: Donald McAlpine American Cinematographer - December 2008 American Cinematographer - December 2008 - American Cinematographer - December 2008 (Page Cover1) American Cinematographer - December 2008 - American Cinematographer - December 2008 (Page Cover2) American Cinematographer - December 2008 - American Cinematographer - December 2008 (Page 1) American Cinematographer - December 2008 - American Cinematographer - December 2008 (Page 2) American Cinematographer - December 2008 - Contents (Page 3) American Cinematographer - 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