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Today\u2019s guest is cinematographer Ben Davis, who has worked on films like Doctor Strange, Cry Macho, and Guardians of the Galaxy. Ben shares what his process was like as the DP of the film, The Banshees of Inisherin, which is currently in theaters.\xa0\n\nIn this episode, we talk about\u2026\n\nComparing the flexibility of a small film versus a larger film\n\nBeing open to change even with a structured plan in place\n\nCapturing the idea of loneliness and isolation with cinematography\n\nWhy Ben doesn\u2019t work against the light source\n\nHow they got the digital format to look like film\xa0\n\nChoosing the color palette with director, Martin McDonagh\n\nWhat is was like working with Clint Eastwood in the film, Cry Macho\n\n\nA powerful lesson about ego\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cThe ambition on this film was to keep it small\u2026so that we had some sort of flexibility and we could maneuver.\u201d [3:49]\n\n\u201cYou\u2019re always open to change. Because that\u2019s the delight of filmmaking, what you chance upon.\u201d [4:40]\n\n\u201cThe great thing about this film\u2026everyone was making the same movie and everyone was on board with it.\u201d [6:17]\n\n\u201cI\u2019m never going to do it as beautifully as nature can give you.\u201d [16:50]\n\n\nMentioned in the episode:\nThe Banshees of Inisherin\xa0\n\nCry Macho\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\xa0\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\xa0\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\xa0\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nGet your questions answered on the podcast by emailing editor@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices