THE SOCIAL DILEMMA shined a light on our addiction to social media and its effects on society. Cinematographer John Behrens explains the documentary's distinct looks and the challenges of filming with 6 cameras for each interview.
John and Go Creative Show host, Ben Consoli, discuss why and how they filmed the interviews in a huge vacant home, how John dealt with ever-changing exterior light, why some interviews took over a day to film, and much more!
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What you will learn in this episode * The effects of The Social Dilemma (01:02) * Creating the visual looks of The Social Dilemma (03:51) * Filming interviews with over 6 different angles (09:19) * Making interview subjects comfortable on camera (23:53) * Approach to lighting interviews (31:56) * Shooting interviews in a vacant home (34:15) * Filming interviews with changing exterior light (45:36) * Most challenging setup (52:50) * And more!
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Show Links * The Social Dilemma IMDb * The Social Dilemma on Netflix * The Social Dilemma trailer
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