Cinematography For "tick, Tick... BOOM!" and "In The Heights" with Alice Brooks | AD 221

Published: Dec. 8, 2021, 2:48 a.m.

Alice Brooks (ASC) is a cinematographer who has photographed award-winning feature films, television shows, and commercials. Her next feature project is director Jon M. Chu\u2019s adaptation of the hit musical WICKED.

Brooks most recently photographed tick tick\u2026BOOM! for Netflix and Imagine Entertainment, directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and produced by Ron Howard.

Her other recent work includes the 2021 summer release of Miranda\u2019s IN THE HEIGHTS directed by Chu. The film\u2019s cinematography received widespread critical acclaim.

Brooks is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts and is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild, Local 600. She became a member of the prestigious American Society of Cinematographers in Oct. 2021.

Show Notes:

  • Alice\u2019s start in cinematography\xa0
  • Her childhood & the inspiration behind the film, \u201ctick, tick... BOOM!\u201d
  • Collaborating with director and long time friend, John Chu
  • Having a \u201cDefinite Chief Aim\u201d
  • The gift of an existential crisis
  • The ebbs and flows of the film industry and working as a creative
  • Alice being one of 30 women to be accepted into the ASC
  • Finding creative kindred spirits
  • Following your dreams
  • Self-preservation

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