Lyle Vincent on lighting the darkness of The Beast in Me

Cinematographer Lyle Vincent on shooting the Netflix series The Beast in Me with Panavision lenses and hard lighting that allow deep shadows to fall into black. Vincent's work is a continuation of his collaboration with director Antonio Campos after the HBO Max drama, The Staircase. The eight-episode limited series, shot entirely by Vincent, was approached less like television and more like one very long feature film.

Podcast highlights include:

-Lyle's long-running collaboration with director/producer Antonio Campos and how it shaped his approach to shooting The Beast in Me as one continuous long-form story, rather than eight separate episodes.

-Using Panavision's Ultra Panatar lenses in the sweet spot, with just enough anamorphic blur without distortion.

-How the lighting shifts as the characters’ true natures grow darker and harder-edged, undermining the audience's trust.

-How Lyle's hard-light, deep-shadow style of Beast traces back to his early work on A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. He lights only what he wants the camera to see and lets everything else fall to black.

Find Lyle Vincent: http://lylevincent.com/

Instagram: @lylevincent

The Beast in Me is streaming on Netflix.

Hear our previous episode with Lyle Vincent on the movie Rosemead: https://www.camnoir.com/ep337/

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