Sundance 2019 Special Podcast Pt. 2 – The Genre Found at Every Festival “Coming of Age”

Sundance 2019 Special - Part 2 - "Comingof Age" Episode Two of The Cinematography Podcast's Sundance 2019 Special, Illya and Ben discuss the “Comingof Age” film- a perennial genre at all film festivals.Illya saw several examples of the genre this year, including “Blinded By the Light,” directed byGurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) and based on a book written by Sarfraz Manzoor. The movie isabout a British-Pakistani teenager in 1987 England, who discovers Bruce Springsteen, fallsin love with his music and finds his own voice. “Blinded by the Light” was one of the biggest acquisitionsof the festival, with a $15 million-plus deal by New Line. In the Q&A after the world premierescreening, Chadha talks about how she pursued Springsteen to get the rights to use his movie in the film.“Blinded by the Light” will hit theaters August 14.Find Gurinder Chadha: [email protected] (instagram)“Brittany Runs A Marathon,” directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo and starring Jillian Bell, is a comedyabout an aimless woman in her late 20's who decides to lose weight and turn her life around, starting withjust one mile and ending with her running the New York Marathon. The film won the U.S. Dramaticcompetition Audience Award and was acquired by Amazon for $14 million. In an audience Q&A withJillian Bell and Paul Downs Colaizzo, the two talk about building the character of Brittney, who is basedon a real-life person. “Brittney Runs A Marathon” will be released in August.Find Paul Colaizzo: http://www.pdcolaizzo.com/@pdcnyc (instagram)Find Jillian Bell: @jillianbell (instagram)Illya sat down with director Jason Orley and DP Andrew Huebsher to talk about their film about arresteddevelopment, “Big Time Adolescence.” Starring SNL's Pete Davidson, Griffin Gluck, and John Cryer, thestory follows a teen whose idolization and friendship with a twentysomething stoner college dropout hasdestructive effects on his life. Orley and Huebsher discuss the close director/DP working relationship onthe movie, creating the look of the film, working with production company American High, and using theArtemis Pro app and Hollywood Shotdesigner to plan out where to place the camera and lights. Find Jason Orley: @jasonorley (instagram)Find Andrew Huebsher: https://www.andrewdp.com/See the storyboards/photoboards used in Artemis Pro and ShotdesignerAmerican High: https://americanhigh.com/Chemical Wedding Artemis Pro AppHollywood Camerawork shot designer App Examples of the Photoboards and comparisons of the scout reference captures from the Big Time Adolescence and frame grabs from the final movie.