Alwin Kuchler - Cinematographer

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

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🗓️ 22 September 2021

⏱️ 88 minutes

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EPISODE 152 - ALWIN KUCHLER - Cinematographer

Team Deakins converses with cinematographer, Alwin Kuchler (THE MAURITANIAN, STEVE JOBS, DIVERGENT). We cover a lot ground including his work with directors Lynne Ramsey and Danny Boyle. We talk about his intentions behind using both spherical vs anamorphic lenses, how he loves intense challenges and how he came across THE MAURITANIAN. We learn about his experience on RATCATCHER, working with Lynne Ramsay and how they worked instinctually since they had trouble understanding each other’s accents! He also shares his experiences working with Danny Boyle. And lots more! A great conversation that shouldn’t be missed!

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Team Deakin's podcast. This podcast is a dialogue between Roger and James
0:10.7	Deakin's often joined in the conversation by a guest. It's very informal and we never know where
0:17.6	it will go. We're connecting through Zoom so bear that in mind when you hear the audio.
0:22.5	If you'd like to submit a question or topic, please do so by emailing podpod.cod at RogerDeakin's.com.
0:35.4	For over 100 years, Zeiss has served the artistic pursuit of visual storytellers from around the globe.
0:43.1	Built for cinematographers, the Zeiss Supreme Prime and Supreme Prime Radiance lenses
0:49.6	provide unparalleled creativity and a unique cinematic look for your next project. Zeiss's cinema
0:57.1	lenses made for cinematography. Today we're speaking with a cinematographer. Among his credits are
1:06.8	Sunshine, RIPD, Divergent, Steve Jobs and the Mauritanian. We're pleased to have Alwyn Kuchler with us
1:16.4	today. Alwyn, thank you for doing this. Yes, thank you. Thanks for letting me on.
1:21.8	I actually thought I recently started checking out your podcast and I became quite addicted to it.
1:27.9	It was actually quite a joy to listen to all the different types of people on it. So
1:33.2	Oh, thank you. So it was a really nice detailed conversations you had.
1:42.0	I probably shouldn't have done it because it increases the pressure out.
1:46.4	Well, you know what you're in for. I think what we'll start with is how did you get to where you
1:54.8	are today? What was the path that you took? Did you go down another path and then find this path?
2:00.8	Tell us. Well, I mean, I was actually, I've been thinking about it because I said I stated like I
2:07.4	did listen to some of your podcast. So it reminded me that my father was actually a history teacher.
2:14.6	And I remember, and really early in our in my childhood, he put up these brutal paintings.
2:20.4	I don't know if you know the Flamish Dutch artist. Oh, yeah. They're kind of early Scorsese
2:29.1	pictures in the sense of violence. They're full of character and full of detail.
2:37.8	Yeah. And I think I remember keep staring at these paintings from early childhood. And I think
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