The World War I drama unfolds in real time as if it were one continuous shot tracking the heroes through the carnage. The Oscar-winning director partnered again with “Skyfall” cinematographer Roger Deakins (an Oscar winner for “Blade Runner 2049”) to meticulously plan the harrowing allegory and technical beast. If there was a way we could move to a wide shot that was still connected to the characters but didn’t feel like we were arbitrarily moving to a wide shot for the sake of a wide shot — that was the most important. With such a technical challenge, has the experience brought anything out of you as a visual storyteller? It’s totally different than something like “Blade Runner 2049.” That was about camera movement, but it was very considered.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 13, 2019 22:18 UTC