Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret cinematographer Tim Ives, ASC

The film Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret is an adaptation of
the 1970 Judy Blume book about a pre-teen girl coming of age.
Cinematographer Tim Ives, ASC was drawn to working on the film
because with three kids, including two daughters, he was interested
in opening up the conversation about girls going through puberty
and getting their first period. Tim also admired screenwriter and
director Kelly Fremon Craig's work on The Edge of Seventeen. Tim
had previously shot the series Stranger Things, so he had a comfort
and familiarity with kids in their early teens. Tim also
appreciated that Kelly Fremon Craig brought so much enthusiasm,
love and commitment to the film, and deeply respected the book by
Judy Blume. Though the film is set in the 1970's, neither Tim nor
Craig wanted Margaret to feel too dusty and faded. They wanted the
film to have a nostalgic feel while still seeming contemporary. At
first, they had trouble finding just the right look, until Tim
showed Craig a book of photographs by Tina Barney. Her photos
influenced the look of the movie, with a very amber, Kodak Gold
film look. Tim wanted every scene in the movie to feel like it was
a snapshot taken from real life. In his work, Tim most enjoys
working on stories with flawed characters with hopes of redemption.
He first broke into narrative storytelling through the HBO series
Girls, then went on to shoot the pilot for Mr. Robot and several
seasons of Stranger Things. Tim enjoyed working on Are You There
God? It's Me, Margaret because he likes the timeframe of film,
where it's working on one thing for about half a year, with one
singular vision from one director. In series television, it usually
means working intensely on one thing for almost a year, with a few
different directors. Tim Ives' latest project, Love & Death,
another period piece set in 1980, is currently on Max. Are You
There God? It's Me, Margaret is currently available on VOD or DVD.
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