Five minutes with Paul Hamilton

I interviewed Paul Hamilton who is an former member of the IRA. He talked about his experiences and how he is helping former prisoners today cope with the effects of the troubles. The camera was positioned over my shoulder so the audience would get a sense I was there asking the questions but that my interviewee was the centre of attention, this was shot with one camera on a Cannon 550D, with limited equipment available this was the best outcome I achieved as I had originally planned a two camera shoot.

The Red Balloon

I admire this film very highly not only as a cinematographer but also as a story teller. Throughout the film I notice that Paris is the main character the director is showing Paris of in a good light, most of the scenes in Paris are shown in grey and I think this is to show the red balloon more so it will standout. I think the cinematographer Edmond Séchan has shown this through his camera work. One of the other things I love that Edmond Séchan did is the use of Cinéma vérité and where you get reactions from normal people you also get movements that an actor cannot get naturally.

Cinematographer Dariusz Wolski

Dariusz Wolski  is a cinematographer that I admire. I admire his work in Prometheus and how he transports the audience to a whole new world. Dariusz Wolski uses strange camera angles at the beginning of the film I feel he uses these angles to show that this world makes no sense. On every twist and turn the story takes Wolski takes you on their journey.