The Witcher on Netflix is one of the year’s most exciting new shows, and Go Creative Show takes you behind the scenes with cinematographer Jean-Philippe Gossart.

Jean-Philippe and Go Creative Show host, Ben Consoli, discuss his visual approach to the series, the importance of having second-unit experience, creating a medieval world, the show’s camera and lighting package, and more!

What you will learn in this episode:

• Jean-Philippe Gossart and COVID-19 (02:27)
• Visual approach to THE WITCHER (04:12)
• Why it’s important to have 2nd unit experience (11:09)
• Visually creating a medieval world (14:46)
• Approach to lighting THE WITCHER (27:39)
• Lighting package used on set (35:21)
• The challenges faced when filming the series (38:54)
• The shooting schedule (42:14)
• The amount of camera coverage they had (44:15)
• Challenges of working with animals on set (45:14)
• Color grading for THE WITCHER (51:29)
• Relationship between VFX and cinematography (55:16)
• And more!

Show Links

• The Witcher on Netflix
• Jean-Philippe Gossart’s IMDb
• Jean-Philippe Gossart’s website
• Jean-Philippe Gossart’s Instagram

The Go Creative Show is supported by:

MZed – Education for Creatives
https://gocreativeshow.com/mzed

PostLab – Stress-free collaboration for Final Cut Pro X
https://gocreativeshow.com/postlab