Ridley Scott’s longtime cinematographer says the 87-year-old filmmaker has change into “lazy” and sacrifices high quality for the sake of expediency.
In an interview with DocFix (by way of World of Reel), John Mathieson mentioned his expertise engaged on Gladiator II. The 2 beforehand labored collectively on movies like Matchstick Males and Kingdom of Heaven, and in comparison with these productions, Mathieson stated he discovered Scott’s work on Gladiator II to be “actually lazy” and “quiet impatient.”
Mathieson particularly took problem with Scott’s use of a multi-camera setup, as a substitute of counting on only one lens, which he stated resulted in much less consideration to element. “It’s the CG [computer graphic] components now of tidying-up, leaving issues in shot, cameras in shot, microphones in shot, bits of set hanging down, shadows from booms,” Mathieson defined. “They usually simply stated [on Gladiator II], ‘Properly, clear it up.’”
“[Scott] is kind of impatient so he likes to get as a lot as he can without delay,” Mathieson added. “It’s not superb for cinematography.”
“Take a look at his older movies and getting depth into issues was very a lot a part of lighting,” he continued. “You may’t do this with a variety of cameras however he simply desires to get all of it achieved… Having a number of cameras I don’t assume has made the movies any higher… It’s a bit rush, rush, rush. That’s modified in him. However that’s the best way he desires to do it and I don’t prefer it and I don’t assume many individuals do, however individuals love his movies and he’s Ridley Scott and may do what he desires.”
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