Director Ron Howard and DP Lincoln Else on the documentary Rebuilding Paradise

Oscar-winning director Ron Howard talks about directing his first
documentary, Rebuilding Paradise, about the devastating Camp fire
that completely wiped out the town of Paradise, California on
November 8, 2018. The film follows the people in community over
time as they deal with the tragedy and begin rebuilding. Directing
a documentary was a new experience for Ron, and he felt a personal
connection to the town- his mother-in-law had lived in Paradise.
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's production company, Imagine, had
wanted to start producing documentaries and they sent out a crew to
begin shooting just one week after the fire. Ron picked up some new
skills while working on the unscripted project. He had to learn how
to let the cameras follow the flow of the conversation, and to be
minimalist in covering every possible angle. The experience has led
him to make directorial choices in his scripted work that are more
verité. Director of photography Lincoln Else worked closely with
Ron and the Imagine production team, and developed a unified visual
language for Rebuilding Paradise that he communicated with the
other shooters. Lincoln learned documentary filmmaking at an early
age, loading 16mm mags and assisting his father, documentarian and
professor Jon Else. He likes a very simple hand-held style, opting
to just put a camera on his shoulder in order to be as reactive as
possible. Though footage from many different news sources and
people's personal videos was used, the bulk of the interview
content in Rebuilding Paradise was “fly on the wall” style. See
Rebuilding Paradise online and support your local
theater! https://films.nationalgeographic.com/rebuilding-paradise#screenings
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