Cinematographer Chris Teague on the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building

Cinematographer Chris Teague has shot many acclaimed television
series and films such as Obvious Child, GLOW, Russian Doll and Mrs.
America. His latest work is on the Hulu series, Only Murders in the
Building, both Season One and Season Two, and he also directed
episodes seven and eight of Season Two. Only Murders in the
Building has many different tones, ranging from funny to dark,
dramatic and even scary. The show manages to strike a balance to
keep the darkness from undermining the comedy. As the DP, Chris
created a very cinematic and timeless look and feel for the show,
which is mainly shot on sets that are meticulously built and
planned. Each episode takes about 6 ½ days to shoot, and Chris and
the crew are able to create visually interesting shots that feel
very natural because of having such well built sets with excellent
lighting. Actors Martin Short and Steve Martin have such a rapport,
and their friend dynamic is baked into the script- the two actually
don't do very much improv or riffing. If they do come up with
something, Martin and Short run the line changes through for the
crew to see how they play. Chris has enjoyed coming back to work on
a second season of the show, because he has a body of work to
reference and the crew knows the look of the show really well. As a
kid, Chris made lots of short movies with friends growing up, and
always loved photography and writing. It seemed a natural fit to go
to film school and he decided to pursue cinematography full time
after the film he shot, Obvious Child, went to Sundance in 2014.
Find Chris Teague: http://www.christeaguefilm.com Instagram
@_christeague Only Murders in the Building Season 2 is currently
airing on Hulu. Find out even more about this episode, with
extensive show notes and links: http://camnoir.com//ep174/
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