The ‘Ready Player One’ DP believes he lost his voice in the new movie’s visual effects.
Things fall apart. Everything changes. We build our lives on foundations which will inevitably give way. That’s something we can all appreciate regardless of the number of years we’ve spent on this rock.
However, the younger you are, the harder it is to appreciate the seismic impact of most change. Age brings an accumulation of experience which insists you view that change through the lens of a person who has spent a lifetime working in a certain way. Gradually, change is in overwhelming relief against what used to be.
Janusz Kaminski, a two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer, dug into the idea of change in his business during his recent experience on Steven Spielberg‘s Ready Player One.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kaminski just spoke at the annual NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Show on how the rise of digital photography has eclipsed the art of traditional cinematography. So much so that, according to Kaminski, “to some degree, it’s not moviemaking.”
Kaminski went on to add that “cinematography is the art of light and shadows, visual metaphors and nuance. That is disappearing. It will evolve and come back. But right now [there are not enough young DPs] using cinematography to express themselves.”
His comments don’t read like a dire warning about the death of cinematography as art. They seem more like a person lamenting the occasionally divergent paths of friends and the evolution of the creation of art.
He’s a master of his craft. And it’s worth taking a few minutes to consider the implications of his comments. For some context to the spirit of what he’s saying, check out this clip of him speaking at the AFI’s Harold Lloyd Master Seminar in 2009:
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