Emmy-nominated cinematographer Benedict Spence joins us to discuss his strict visual approach to season two of Netflix’s End of the F***ing World.

Benedict and Go Creative Show host, Ben Consoli, discuss his process creating a strict visual rule book, using center framing to make characters feel isolated, working on a very tight schedule, most embarrassing moment on set, and much more!

What you will learn in this episode:

• Obstacles of joining a show in its second season (03:20)
• Approaching visuals in a minimal way (11:17)
• Creating the show’s visual rule book (20:38)
• Making characters feel isolated using center framing (23:49)
• Only getting essential shots on a tight schedule (27:08)
• Shooting on the Arri Alexa LF with Zeiss lenses (33:28)
• Benedict’s best and worst shot of the season (42:02)
• Zoom lenses and filtration (44:58)
• Approach to lighting (47:20)
• Filming an entire scene at blue hour with no lights (52:47)
• Best part of filming the series (59:29)
• Most embarrassing moment on set (01:00:41)
• Importance of a gaffer (01:02:02)
• Which crew member would you live with? (01:03:30)
• And more!

Show Links

• The End of the F***ing World on Netflix
• The End of the F***ing World IMDb
• The End of the F***ing World Season 2 Trailer
• Benedict Spence’s IMDb
• Benedict Spence’s Website
• Benedict Spence’s Instagram

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