PRODUCTION THE STUDIO
“The chemistry and energy on- set was electric ”
DOP Adam Newport-Berra talks lensing The Studio, Seth Rogen’s loving send-up of the filmmaking biz, with Oliver Webb
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S eth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s latest project, The demands, Remick longs to produce high-quality movies amid an increasingly IP-driven entertainment landscape. Featuring an array of guest stars playing themselves, including Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Olivia Wilde and Ice Cube, the show was captured by DOP Adam Newport-Berra. Newport-Berra initially heard about The Studio through his agent, who mentioned that Rogen and Goldberg were looking for someone who could capture the show in oners. “I love shooting oners!” he begins. “I really pushed to meet Seth and Evan so that I could talk about it with them. They said they wanted to shoot the show with one camera, on one lens, and to capture every scene in one shot.” Rogen and Goldberg set out to pay homage to classic Hollywood cinema and capture the nostalgia of the golden era of filmmaking. A number of classic films served as visual inspiration (as well as famous oners being name-dropped throughout the show), including The Player (1992), Soy Cuba (1964), Boogie Nights (1997) and Goodfellas (1990). Episode 5 opens with a shot that Studio , follows newly appointed head of the fictional Continental Studios, Matt Remick (played by Rogen), as he navigates his new role. Struggling to meet the studio’s
GOLD-TINTED LENSES The Studio satirises the chaos of Hollywood while highlighting the creativity and artistry behind the silver screen
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