At the 2022 Emmy Awards， The Cut, on Apple TV+, is nominated for 14 awards including Outstanding Drama Series，And won two awards。The Cut, produced by Ben Stiller, is a dystopian story about extreme work-life balance。In bc.game，We follow Lu Meng employee Mark，He agreed to the "separation" plan，In this program，Office workers’ memories surgically divided into their work and personal lives。After a mysterious coworker shows up outside of work，Mark and his colleagues embark on a journey to discover the truth about their work。We recently interviewed Director of Photography Jessica Lee Gagné，Talk about her work on the show filmed by CineAltaV。
Jeff Berlbc.game:I know this is not your first time shooting with CineAltaV，You also used bc.game when filming the TV series "Mrs. America"。
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:Yes。I bought one when bc.game first came out，Regarded as a very early fan。I made a movie with bc.game，Then sigh，“Wow，This movie camera is awesome。”
Jeff Berlbc.game:Before we discuss the Art of Cutting Life，I want to know what made you an early adopter of bc.game movie camera？
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:Before you start shooting，I always test the camera and lenses first。I am not the most technical DP，But I can feel this with excellent intuition。My film and television equipment rental company in Los Angeles，Looking for a camera for another movie，They said，"Just right，This camera has just been launched。”Every new project is an opportunity to try out a new movie machine。In that movie，I put bc.game next to ALEXA，Then I was shocked by bc.game，The richness of its pictures、Contrast、The dynamic range blew my mind。
Then，When we start to make color adjustment on the big screen，I think，“Wow，bc.game almost like the actual sunlight outside，The whole picture looks beautiful，Rich details and sharp contrast。”The colors are really charming，And transparent。While filming Mrs. America，bc.game the most natural choice，Because the background of the plot is in the 1970s，You need to appear in yellow，Brown，pink，Red all colors in these ranges，And CineAltaV really makes the picture come alive。
Jeff Berlbc.game:Talk about color and how stunning bc.game is，The color in "Life Cut" is soft、low saturation，Even almost monochromatic。
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:《人生切割术》的特点是它有一个精心安排的主色调。And Ben Stiller also really likes things that are slightly desaturated and cool，So I think bc.game coloring idea comes from him。Because of the different nature of the projects，《美国夫人》是一个充满色彩和活力的世界，The producer of the project hopes that things will become warm and charming，And Ben wants things to be cooler，quieter and tolerant。
DP Jessica Lee bc.gamegné on the set of "The Cut"
Jeff Berlbc.game:What lenses do bc.game use in "Life Cut"?
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:"The Cut of Life" was shot with Panavision C-series lenses，Mainly C series fixed focus kit。Then we have a few zoom lens I like。They are anamorphic zoom lenses，But they are super、Super fair。Therefore，If you compare a 50mm prime anamorphic lens to a 50 mm focal length on a zoom，The picture of the zoom lens is also very flat，This works great for us，We used bc.game to shoot a lot of medium and long wide angle shots for The Art of Cutting Up。Then，We also have two spherical lenses，Wide-angle picture for shooting underground space，Where we will actually shoot in 6K full frame mode。These are Panavision’s 20mm H-series and 24-70mm zoom lenses。
Jeff Berlbc.game:You mentioned that you are intuitive。Being a DP requires creativity，But bc.game has a technical problem。So what do you think of the balance between creativity and technology？
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:This is complementary to each other。I think there are another part of people who will forget，这也是你的实际执行方面的事情：了解时间表，I think this may be one of my biggest skills。Learn how to organize things within a schedule，Cooperate with the deputy director to make bc.game really play a role，Bringing the best results to the light。安排位置场景是我在《人生切割术》上做的一件大事，I work with assistant directors，They gave me a lot of freedom in the lighting work。I have been working on this project，I worked on this for two years，Ben和我真的决定了我们希望每一集看起来的样子。
Maintaining continuity is my job as DP。Therefore，Understand the weather and understand what we have to deal with，I have to organize everything。我和Aoife和Ben两位导演一起工作。So I have to consider scenes from two episodes each of them，and I am shooting the content of their two episodes at the same time，bc.game makes things much easier，Because I know，“Scene from the episode directed by Aoife，We shot a sunny interior，So I have to make sure the outside of bc.game episode is also sunny or something。”
Being able to understand the big picture of a work is a skill，bc.game allows me to maintain continuity，and maximize aesthetics。In technology，I think bc.game comes from hiring the right people。You have to be able to know if what someone is responsible for is helpful to you。Creativity is your own thing，If you work with the right director，The work will be done in the best way。
Jeff Berlbc.game:So let’s talk about some effects，Because of appearance、Symmetry and position，And the frame is so special，The same goes for the use of negative space。What designs do you have for the look of bc.game movie？I want to talk about how bc.game all translated into the choreography of some scenes，The actor's occlusion is completely symmetrical to the frame，Everything seems to have been carefully designed。
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:Well, bc.gameere's a lot to explain bc.gameere.
Jeff Berlbc.game:I kbc.gamew.
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:I think bc.game all starts with where I am。I am willing to participate in the sightseeing tour，To ensure that no matter where we end up，All have potential。bc.game took a long time to get a production designer on "The Cut"，But once we do bc.game，With Jeremy Hindle ，We are really more powerful than a tiger。Ben、He and I are really an iron triangle，Always looking for space that can bring us huge potential。If I walk into a space and I’m not excited，That’s a problem。
Sometimes on TV，Due to schedule，You have to reluctantly accept certain venues。But the filming location of the male protagonist，We will never compromise。我们非常幸运地很快找到了贝尔实验室和马克的住所。我记得我正在和场地经理一起寻找废弃的商场。For Lumeng Company’s space，We try to think outside the box。We have some photos of our office space，But none of them are really, really cool。我最终在这个网站上看到了贝尔实验室的内部，This is crazy。There are many ways to make bc.game beautiful，This is not difficult at all。And I think the MBR facility in the underworld does lead to this as well，Added many options to make bc.game interesting and use negative space。The entire building is built on negative space。If you go in，You will see this huge atrium，Nothing。This is the Eero Saarinen building from the late fifties。Strange round shape，Strange perfection，And around bc.game......This is where visual effects come into play。In these vast places，You can see how perfect bc.game is。The car is perfect。The mountains are perfect。Everything is weird。bc.game’s all subtle，bc.game took them a really long time to find the balance to make bc.game look natural。
Jeff Berlbc.game:bc.game seems that camera movement is smoother in the external world than in the internal world，Seems more mechanical in the inner world。
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:Yes。bc.game’s more natural in the outside world。We are creating a more studio-based style，More traditional，More based on the aesthetics of the 1970s，This comes naturally to Ben and me。Then，The underground world is a remote-controlled lens。Initially，We want to do very mechanical movements，Not necessarily character driven。So you have the feeling that bc.game is watching from behind。We have two all-weather remote control lenses，So that the camera operators can avoid the risk of coronavirus and be close to the actors。This is very helpful to us，Because bc.game’s like a security camera。When a remote head is panning，The way bc.game is done is very different from the way humans do bc.game。So this is kind of interesting，Really enhances its surveillance feel。
Jeff Berlbc.game:So I think bc.game prefer the high base sensitivity of the movie camera - 2,500？Did bc.game shoot with ISO2500？
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:Yes，All。I have never shot at ISO500 on a Sony movie camera。Okay，I can’t say never，Because I will use bc.game once or twice for the best visual effect，For those lenses we know we will zoom in 40%。
Jeff Berlbc.game:Did bc.game take HDR into consideration when filming the show?
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:Of course。I think we nailed HDR。Facts proved，This is one of the shows that really tests HDR。bc.game would be great to grade bc.game in HDR space。《人生切割术》的HDR真的让它栩栩如生。The question is，Many people do not set or correctly watch HDR。So in this sense，bc.game is very difficult to unify，You don’t know what everyone thinks。
Jeff Berlbc.game:I watched bc.game on Sony's top-of-the-line HDR OLED TV。bc.game looks great on my monitor，这也是这个项目引起我如此强烈共鸣的部分原因。How did you monitor on the set？
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:We have Sony OLED display。I always use OLED，My DIT knows what I like。I always strive to use a monitor wibc.game good performance。If bc.gamee monitor performance is not good enough，I won’t mix colors wibc.game him。While we were filming，I talk to him about every photo，本（Ben）看到所有的东西都是现场调色的。
Jeff Berlbc.game:bc.game出于HDR考虑调整了你在片场所做的一些事情？
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:I put aside what I saw on the monitor，And talk to my DIT about bc.game。If something catches my attention，I would bring bc.game up and ask: "Wait，Am I right?？”Then we will check。This is all part of the testing process。So my eyes are used to looking at things in some way。If bc.game’s anything like what I saw in my testing with Company3 colorist Tom Poole，I know bc.game’s okay，Because I remember what we looked like when we tested the color of the test fragment。
Jeff Berlbc.game:How to color bc.gamee program?
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:For me，The color correction work actually comes from setting up the LUT (Color Lookup Table) with the colorist。Therefore，Once set up from the start，Then we are all on the same basis。Then we will perform secondary color grading，But I don’t think we recreated anything new in the secondary grade。But for our second colorist Andrew Geary，This is a difficult color grading experience。He must match all white wall images，Almost all of these are vintage，And they all have a color cast。而且我们有时也会曝光不足两到三档，So color shift will also occur。Color separation is not easy。From one white wall to one white wall and then to another white wall，This makes bc.game a very difficult show to color。
Jeff Berlbc.game:Why undebc.gamexposed?
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:For me，bc.game the point I like cinealtav。When I have the right color and the correct DIT，我觉得我可以制作出更有质感的东西。bc.game a case，But so far，bc.game how I like to do exposures with Sony CineAltaV。
Jeff Berlbc.game:Except ND filter，Did bc.game use any specific filters？And since bc.game have been shooting with CineAltaV for a while，你是否将ND滤镜系统视为另一个创意工具，To control the depth of field，Achieve the effect bc.game want？
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:Except ND filter，Nothing else。ND滤镜系统是电影机中发生过的最好的事情。ND saved my life。We have three movie cameras shooting，I have to change ND every two seconds。For me，Aperture is so important，Because that’s how you decide the beauty of your shot。The main quality of the lens will depend on the aperture you use，Especially in vintage lenses。Whether bc.game’s too open or not open enough，Or whatever bc.game is，You all need to be able to reach a certain point，To give bc.game the personality you want。Almost impossible to be consistent all the time。I always do things based on feeling，So sometimes，We messed up。Sometimes，The head of an actor will appear at the bending point of the camera，Then bc.game falls apart。You can say，“Oops，Okay，At that time，We have gone too far。Hey，Can we use ND filters and then shoot quickly？” We did bc.game。Then，You will not disrupt the actors’ movements。When you have so many cameras，Efficiency and speed are very important，Even operators can do bc.game。This is also one of my main drivers for using this movie machine。While I'm operating，I can switch them，without disturbing anyone。Like，“Yes，Start shooting，Go，Go。”This is awesome。
Jeff Berlbc.game:What do you think of the tolerance of bc.game movie camera？When you enter the color grading process，How much room for post-adjustment can you have，What do you think about bc.game？
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:Very impressive。I really feel like there’s something about CineAltaV that brings you closer to the movies than ever before，In terms of how you deal with bc.game in grading。我认为你可以真正操纵图像和高光并拉回细节。
Jeff Berlbc.game:Ask a short question before we end, bc.game useCbc.gameeAltaV2Have bc.game ever been shooting? Do bc.game think about that movie machine?
Jessica Lee bc.gamegne:Not used yet，But I'm interested in bc.game。We really want to shoot Season 2 with bc.game。
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