Today’s guest is Pete Konczal, Cinematographer of the brilliantly shot Netflix hit, House of Cards season 4. Pete and I discuss how he applied his style to this season as well as his shooting and lensing secrets.

You Will Learn:

• Pete praises my Smart Kids Music Video
• The Cinematography of House of Cards
• The lighting and shooting techniques that Pete brought to House of Cards season 4
• Why was the 32mm the hero lens
• Embracing the shadows
• Why the Oval Office is the hardest space to shoot in
• Shooting on Red Dragon with the internal low light filter
• The benefits of shooting with 2 cameras
• Controlled Softlight
• The benefits of shooting art and fashion films
• Why Pete is inspired by Gordon Willis
• and much more!

LINKS:

• Pete’s most recent art film
• Nike commercial directed by Vincent Laforet
• PeteKonczal.net
• Commercial for Frigidaire
• Ben Consoli’s BTS Instagram profile
• Official Website for BC Media Productions

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