DYNAMIC DUOS
With a creative partnership of nearly 13 years, DOP Jules O’Loughlin, ACS, ASC and executive producer Dan Shotz see each other as family. We ask what makes them gel Jules O’Loughlin & Dan Shotz DYNAMIC DUOS
INTERVIEW KATIE KASPERSON
DEFINITION: Tell me about your first project together.
JO: The fun of working together. We genuinely like each other as
Very quickly, you go: ‘These are the people I need to be with. I trust these people. They feel like my tribe,’ and there’s comfort in that. DS: Jules had this love of story and cinema, and we could talk about all those things. When you find that person, especially in a totally new environment, you think, ‘I’ve got to hold this guy crazy tight.’ He used the word tribe; I use family. These amazing collaborators are your family, and Jules is at the top of that list. DEF: What else do you enjoy about one another?
people, and the same goes for the co- showrunner Jon Steinberg. They know my kids, they know my partner, so it’s all that shared experience, but it’s also a taste thing. You know what you like and what you don’t. I can push the envelope, as far as the cinematography. That kind of thing can create fractures in a collaboration when you don’t really know each other. With Dan, we have each other’s backs. It’s a creatively fulfilling, trusting relationship.
DAN SHOTZ: Our meet cute was on a pirate show. We both did Black Sails ; that’s where we met, in South Africa.
JULES O’LOUGHLIN: It was the first time I had done a big
show overseas, and it was a terrifying experience. I was so nervous. Something struck me, though: as I looked around the set, I realised I wasn’t alone. You’re looking for comfort, and you’re making contact with people – kindred spirits, I guess. Dan was one of those people.
DS: I love using the word trust. You want to have people you know will
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