How To Create Amazing Cinematic Sequences with the 'Elvis' Editors and Cinematographer

Published: July 12, 2022, 8 a.m.

Editors Jonathan Redmond and Matt Villa and DP Mandy Walker share how they helped create the dizzying and epic\xa0Elvis\xa0through the vision of Baz Luhrman. Elvis is in theaters now!\n\nIn this episode, we talk about\u2026\n\nDetermining what to include and scratching Baz Luhrman\u2019s itch\n\nWhy Baz Luhrman considers biopic a dirty word\xa0\n\nVisually contextualizing what influenced Elvis\u2019 music without dialogue\n\nUsing original footage like Easter eggs and balancing scenes played by Austin\n\nDetails about the emotional sizzle reel made for studios\xa0\n\nOrganic process of trial & error when deciding what to cut from 4+ hours of film\n\nMaintaining perspective on what\u2019s working and what\u2019s not\n\nMediums and tools used to create the visuals for Elvis\xa0\xa0\n\nLenses used to capture the different decades throughout the film\n\nReplicating lighting and scouring Australia for vintage rock \u2018n\u2019 roll lights\n\nSelling the illusion that Austin Butler is Elvis Presley\n\n16 weeks of prep and testing meticulously planned sequences, lighting, visual effects\n\nMoving from metaphorical to physical and creating a world people can feel\n\nConstantly communicating with Baz and finding the harmony of visual language\xa0\xa0\xa0\n\n\nLinks to Resources:\xa0\nElvis - https://elvis.warnerbros.com/\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\xa0\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\xa0\nGet your questions answered on the podcast by emailing editor@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices