Anthony Dod Mantle, Academy Award winning cinematographer on the HBO series The Undoing, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire, Rush, Danny Boyle, Lars von Trier and more

Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle, ASC, BSC, DFF thinks most
cinematographers start out hoping and praying that the right script
would come along that will spark a great film. His most recent
project, the HBO series The Undoing, features New York as a central
character in the story and explores the upper echelons of wealth.
While Anthony loves the film format, he's become known for his
pioneering style with digital cameras after working with directors
Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg and Harmony Korine, who all
embraced the Dogme 95 film aesthetic. The collective set out to
make films strictly with story, acting and theme, without the use
of big budgets or special effects. Anthony had tried and tested
many different digital cameras when Danny Boyle called him to shoot
his film, 28 Days Later. Boyle and Anthony decided to shoot the
zombie movie with the Canon XL1. Using such a small format digital
camera takes advantage of the stuttering effect of the shutter, and
it was easy to multi-shoot with the tiny camera and the equally
minuscule indie art film budget. Slumdog Millionaire is widely
known to be the first digitally shot movie to win an Oscar for
cinematography. Anthony had spent a good amount of time in Mumbai,
and his familiarity and ease with the city helped him and director
Danny Boyle move quickly and react to a large cast of non-actors.
Anthony also brought his experience to the film Rush. He had been a
fan of Formula One racing ever since childhood, and he loved
working with director Ron Howard, who came to him with an open
heart and a collaborative spirit, since Howard had to learn about
the sport. Rush was extremely technically complicated and was
mainly shot with only practical effects. You can watch The Undoing
on HBO Max. https://www.hbo.com/the-undoing Find out even more
about this episode, with extensive show notes and links:
http://camnoir.com/ep104/ Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras:
www.hotrodcameras.com And Aputure: https://www.aputure.com/
Website: www.camnoir.com Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod
Twitter: @ShortEndz