GREIG FRASER - Cinematographer - THE BATMAN - Part 1

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

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4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, we’re sharing the first half of our live-streamed conversation between Team Deakins and cinematographer Greig Fraser focusing on his work on THE BATMAN. Greig describes to us what drew him to work on the project in the first place and how, even with COVID delays, he and director Matt Reeves still needed more time to prep. Greig reveals the early conversations he had with Matt about the potential applications of the Volume lighting system and how the interactivity of their intended lighting design precluded the use of bluescreen. We later consider the emotional impact of time of day and, in the face of recent technological advances, the irreplaceability of real actors. We discuss the film’s strength as a character piece and how those characters informed Greig’s design decisions, and we also pull back the cowl on the practicality of superhero capes.

A link to the images mentioned in the episode can be found here.

This episode is sponsored by Falca & Dallas Film Commission

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to season two of the Team Deacons podcast.
0:08.1	A collection of informal conversations between Roger and James Deacons and a guest.
0:14.0	We never know where the conversation will take us, so listen in and see where it goes.
0:22.0	This episode is sponsored by Falca, a Barcelona-based production company supporting television,
0:28.8	feature films and commercials, as well as assisting international companies planning to shoot in Spain.
0:36.1	Falca's team is adaptable and resourceful, and loves the craft of making good movies.
0:45.4	This episode is proudly sponsored by the Dallas Film Commission,
0:49.6	which is dedicated to showcasing Dallas as a premier destination for productions of all sizes.
0:56.8	The Dallas Film Commission offers a wide range of support with their expertise and locations,
1:02.9	talented crews, top-notch soundstages, and enticing incentives.
1:08.8	Dallas is your one-stop shop to turn your creative vision into reality,
1:14.2	so get ready to elevate your next production by filming in Dallas with the support of the Dallas Film Commission.
1:22.0	This episode comes from a live stream event we did with cinematographer Greg Frazier
1:30.8	about his work on the movie The Batman. It was such a great conversation we wanted to share it
1:36.6	with our podcast listeners, and the conversation was so in-depth it had to be split into two parts.
1:44.0	During our talk we reference images that can be found in the episode's additional PDF.
1:50.2	The video of this conversation can be accessed on the Team Deakin's YouTube channel.
1:55.6	This is part one of our conversation with cinematographer Greg Frazier on the making of The Batman.
2:05.1	Hi, and thanks for joining us for this live conversation. See, we already know it's live.
2:10.5	Yeah, with the incredibly talented Greg Frazier, you know him from movies such as
2:16.4	Doon, Lion, and The Batman. We're going to focus on The Batman today because we have so many
2:22.3	questions and maybe we'll convince him to come back another time to talk about Maybe Doon or
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