Cinematographer Simon Dennis BSC of IMPEACHMENT: American Crime Story masterfully depicted one of the most iconic moments in American history while capturing portrayals of Monica Lewinsky, Linda Tripp, and of course Bill & Hillary Clinton.

Simon and Go Creative Show host, Ben Consoli, discuss the show’s desaturated look, claustrophobic feeling, why he chose the Sony Venice, working with split diopters, and inventing a new visual genre… “Gloom Glam”.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Balance of filming non-fictional projects (00:59)
• “Glamorous gloom” visual approach (10:08)
• Simon’s stylistic lighting approach (12:58)
• Warm visual approach to the White House (17:53)
• Dreary look of the Pentagon (20:40)
• Not having characters motivate cinematography (27:46)
• Using a split diopter (30:37)
• Why Simon chose the Sony Venice (36:15)
• Feeling of claustrophobia (42:02)
• Why the jury trial scene was so challenging (46:37)
• Making the mundane exciting through cinematography (49:24)
• Monica Lewinsky’s involvement with the show (53:05)
• And more!

Show Links

• AMERICAN CRIME STORY IMDb
• AMERICAN CRIME STORY on FX Networks
• Simon Dennis IMDb
• Simon Dennis on Instagram

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MZed – Education for Creatives
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