Digital Video - April 2008 - (Page 29) Q& A Steven Fierberg, ASC counts on the HVR-Z1U while shooting the satirical feature SEARCHERS 2.0 C inematographer Steven Fierberg, ASC normally hangs out in the celluloid domain, shooting such projects as HBO’s hit series Entourage and ABC’s Football Wives, the cult hit Secretary and the TV epic Attila. But for the indie feature Searchers 2.0, Fierberg picked up a digital camcorder and travelled across the scenic Southwest with director Alex Cox and a skeleton crew. The offbeat feature trails washed-up B-movie actors Mel (Del Zamora) and Fred (Ed Pansullo) as they travel to a Monument Valley revival screening of Doc Holiday Vs. Buffalo Bill. With Mel’s daughter Delilah (Jaclyn Jonet) in tow, they plot to exact John Ford-style revenge on famed Western screenwriter Fritz Frobisher (Sy Richardson) for physically abusing them on set decades ago. Fierberg recently sat down with DV to discuss the shooting of this offbeat road movie, which screened at the Venice and AFI film festivals, among others. PHOTOS BY DALE ALEXANDER AND ALEX COX Opposite, top: Fierberg sets up atop a vintage wagon. Left: Fritz (Sy Richardson) takes a stand. Above: Director Alex Cox seeks inspiration. www.dv.com dv april 2008 29 http://www.dv.com
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