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“I’d always felt that my style was documentary-influenced – so using a lot of natural spaces and lighting,” he explains. “Yumurtalık is a spectacular scene. We were getting these beautiful reflections of the sun on the water and all this bright colour in our shots. It was a cinematographer’s paradise.” Because he’s not fluent in Turkish, Carcelle again requested his own gaffer to speed the lighting process. “I needed someone I could communicate clearly with but also someone I could trust, who knows my visual style,” he describes. With everyone else, Carcelle ‘reinvented’ his communication skills. “I learned to rely more on the universal language of film.” Yilmaz gave Carcelle ample room for self-expression, allowing him to explore his own ideas – an invaluable experience for a young DOP. “The doors opened, and it was like, ‘Let me show you what I can do’.” While the film premiered in Turkey, it has yet to secure global distribution. All in the kit Although starting out with RED cameras – purchasing his first RED KOMODO from CVP – Carcelle also favours Sony’s offerings. He used the VENICE on Kum Zambagi and the BURANO on a short film called Angela . “When Sony announced
the BURANO, it was exactly what I was looking for,” he elaborates. “We turned to CVP for help and were among the first to use it. We owe a lot to CVP for making that happen.” Carcelle also calls himself a ‘big lens addict’, frequenting rental houses to test the latest releases. “The lens bar at CVP and at BSC Expo is always a great place, where you have the luxury of a library of lenses to play around with.” He also recalls winning the CVP giveaway at BSC 2023, which awarded him his first film light, the Aputure 600c Pro. “That came in handy because lighting can be expensive, and at the time, I was focused more on getting camera pieces than lighting pieces.”
Lastly, Carcelle attends CVP’s Education Festival annually, using it as yet another networking opportunity. “That’s where CVP’s strength lies – they are the most connected network in cinema. Their clients spread throughout every brand in the industry.” Having signed with Undercranked Represents, Carcelle has a full agenda ahead of him – including four unreleased short films, a music video and a number of potential projects, the details of which are still under wraps. “I’m always creating, whether it’s through cinematography, writing or producing,” he admits. “I’m excited for what’s to come.”
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TIME WELL SPENT Carcelle’s experience in adjusting camera angles and framing allows him to bring an extra layer of visual narrative to the short Black Time as the cinematographer
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