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From that it evolved into music videos, and it evolved into many other things, but my first studio movie ended up being Zoolander, and when you do Zoolander first that’s kind of what people think you do, ultimately.
It was always visual effects based typically, but it started evolving. I started as a visual effects DP way back, over 24 years ago, and within that I was doing all sorts of different types of things. So how did you come to be moving from films like Sisters and Central Intelligence to this sci-fi romance genre? How did the project come about for you?īARRY PETERSON: It’s kind of a funny, very large circle ultimately. The Space Between Us opens in theaters on February 3rd. It was a fun conversation that I hope you’ll find fascinating. But given Peterson’s diverse background, we also discussed how a cinematographer’s role in television differs from film (he shot the pilots for The Good Place and Brooklyn Nine-Nine), the experience of shooting a comedy with a lot of improvisation, his experience working with Doug Liman on Jumper, and a lot more. Peterson served as cinematographer on 21 and 22 Jump Street, Sisters, and Zoolander, but he got his start working in the visual effects world, so The Space Between Us brings him full-circle in some ways.ĭuring our conversation we discussed the challenges of making a film with limited gravity, his working relationship with director Peter Chelsom, and what goes into setting up a shot for space-set scenes. The sci-fi film opens in theaters everywhere on February 3rd, and it marks a return to the genre that Peterson explored in films like Jumper before settling into the comedy world. Which is why I jumped at the chance to speak with cinematographer Barry Peterson in anticipation of the release of The Space Between Us. Yes, this also involves lighting the scene and choosing the shot composition, but it’s a highly intricate-and important-job. He or she works in collaboration with the director, production designer, and actors to figure out how best to visually tell the story at hand. Not just “the tech person,” a cinematographer is responsible for much more than simply pointing the camera and shooting. One of the more unsung heroes on a film’s production is the cinematographer. It’s a collaboration between a number of people, all working in service of the story. Making a movie is not simply the task of an actor, or a director, or a writer.