Winning Time Cinematography (with Todd Banhazl and Mihai Malaimare Jr.) GCS307
Go Creative Show - A podcast by Ben Consoli
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Even if you're not a basketball fan, you will fall in love with the 1980s visual style of HBO's WINNING TIME. Cinematographers Todd Banhazl and Mihai Malaimare Jr. discuss how they used several different camera types and formats to perfectly capture the look of the series. Todd, Mihai, and Go Creative Show host, Ben Consoli, discuss filming with the Ikegami camera, post-processing techniques to help age the look, creating a visual rule book, how hard light affects character development, breaking down the biggest scenes, and more! Subscribe Now! What you will learn in this episode Why WINNING TIME was shot multi-format (01:34) The 1980s visual look with the Ikegami camera (04:35) Techniques to help age the footage even more in post (11:55) Why having a visual rule book was so crucial (15:29) "Aggressive" cinematography style approach (21:55) Building light structures in ceilings (25:34) Referencing 1980s advertising (29:50) How hard light affects character development (34:07) Approach to night exteriors (41:25) Techniques for filming authentic basketball games (44:28) Lighting the White Party scene (52:57) Shooting the Lodge scene (56:35) And more! Go Creative Show is supported by: Filmmaker's Academy - Master Your Craft Use code GOCREATIVE10 for 10% off a membership Subscribe + Follow Go Creative Show Twitter Facebook Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play Podcasts iHeart Radio YouTube Show Links WINNING TIME trailer WINNING TIME on HBO WINNING TIME IMDb ReFlex - R15 - Cineo Lighting Ikegami ITC-730A Ikegami HL-79E 3 Tube Camera Follow Our Guest Todd Banhazl’s Instagram Todd Banhazl’s IMDb Mihai Malaimare Jr’s Instagram Mihai Malaimare Jr’s IMDb Follow Ben Consoli BC Media Productions BenConsoli.com Twitter Instagram Follow Connor Crosby (producer) Ignition Visuals' website Ignition Visuals' Instagram Follow Dave Siegel (sound mixer) Dave Siegel's website