Phedon Papamichael, ASC talks Ford v. Ferrari, his love of racing and classic cars, working with director James Mangold

The Cinematography Podcast Episode 57: Phedon Papamichael, ASC Phedon Papamichael and director James Mangold created an exciting, visceral experience of auto racing for Ford v. Ferrari, rather than the basic panning wide shots used in sports broadcasting or car commercials. Phedon had to shoot extremely close to the speeding cars in order to capture the effect of high velocity. He hard-mounted cameras to the vehicles and the crew built a “Frankenstein” camera chase car to follow the action around the track. Phedon did quite a bit of Previs and planning for the shoot, but he and Mangold were open to lucky accidents and kept the cameras rolling on set. Ford v. Ferrari is currently in theaters. Find Phedon Papamichael Instagram: @papa2 Episode Sponsors: Hot Rod Cameras Aputure  Aputure makes very good LED lighting products and accessories. One of the most affordable items available is the AL-M9, which is a pocket sized LED fill light. The AL-M9 can be used for run and gun video to macro product photography. Find Aputure products at Hot Rod Cameras. Close Focus discussion: More on streaming services, and how they are generating content coming from around the world. Ben's short end: Worst-of year lists are mean-spirited and draw negative attention to the wrong kind of movies, and most of them underperform anyway. Illya's short end: Parasite is a movie deserving recognition, with lots of twists, turns, and surprises. LIKE AND FOLLOW US, send fan mail or suggestions! Facebook:@cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Twitter: @ShortEndz Podcast Credits: Editor in Chief:  Illya Friedman @hotrodcameras instagram @illyafriedman instagram Ben Rock:  @neptunesalad twitter @bejamin_rock instagram Producer: Alana Kode Editor: Ben Katz Composer: Kays Alatractchi Subscribe to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts or click on the link below to listen here