House of the Dragon cinematographer Catherine Goldschmidt, BSC

Cinematographer Catherine Goldschmidt was thrilled to be the DP for
House of the Dragon, episode eight, “The Lord of the Tides.” It was
a huge behemoth of a production, with many cast and crew members,
complex set design and costumes, as well as tons of visual effects
to work with. But her hard work has paid off with an Emmy
nomination for the episode. Catherine worked with director Geeta
Patel for “The Lord of the Tides.” House of the Dragon is mainly
shot with two cameras, plus a third camera that floats between
units. For this episode, which included an epic family dinner and
dramatic throne room scenes, they used 4 cameras and lots of
planning to capture all the action. Her favorite scene in “The Lord
of the Tides” was when Daemon Targaryen hunts for dragon eggs,
which mainly used practical effects and stunts. “The camera glides
along the floor and up the mound, and you see somebody kneel down-
you don't see who they are. They're digging, they're digging,
they're digging, the egg comes out and then you reveal it's Daemon,
all in one shot.” Growing up in New Jersey, Catherine tried theater
and then helped make a short student film in college, which
inspired her to pursue film. She soon moved to LA and began working
as a camera assistant, then went to AFI for grad school. Catherine
worked on the first scripted Quibi series, Dummy  starring
Anna Kendrick. She was asked to shoot the series so that it could
be viewed on phones in two different aspect ratios, both horizontal
and vertical. It seemed like it would be overly complicated, but
Catherine figured out a way to frame for a square. Both aspect
ratios could be taken from that, without affecting the framing of
the shots. Catherine was cinematographer on two episodes of the
upcoming House of the Dragon Season 2. Find Catherine Goldschmidt:
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