About this episode
Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw sat down with director, writer, and producer Ryan Coogler at IMAX headquarters to discuss their collaboration as director and DP, how they called Christopher Nolan and Hoyte van Hoytema for advice, and how they brought this movie to life on the biggest screen possible. With SINNERS, Autumn made history as the first woman to shoot a theatrical feature film in 65mm and IMAX. She is a visionary cinematographer known for her work on THE LAST SHOWGIRL, PALO ALTO, and BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER. She was nominated for an Emmy for her work on the first season of Marvel’s television series LOKI. She has also shot music videos for artists like Janelle Monáe and Solange Knowles, as well as Rihanna for the Oscar-nominated song "Lift Me Up" from the WAKANDA FOREVER soundtrack. This episode is presented by IMAX. SINNERS is produced by Proximity Media and Warner Brothers. Learn more and read the transcript at ProximityMedia.com Shop our Prox Recs at Bookshop.org Watch/Listen to IN PROXIMITY on YouTube , Apple Podcasts , Spotify Follow Proximity Media on Instagram , TikTok , ProximityMedia.com (2:34) Get Reel (12:57) Advice for filming in IMAX (17:07) Testing IMAX shots in Palmdale (24:22) Scene breakdown: Opening scene (31:16) Scene breakdown: Farmhouse scene (44:27) Prox Recs In Proximity is a production of Proximity Media Director: Paola Mardo Executive Producers: Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Paola Mardo Film Score, Theme Song, and Additional Music: Ludwig Göransson Associate Producer: Celine Mendiola Sound Designer and Mix Engineer: Ken Nana Audio Editors: Cedric Wilson, Judybelle Camangyan Production Assistant: Isabella Miller Social Media Coordinator: Alexandria Santana Sound Recordist: Marcelo de Oliveira Video Producer: Bianca Catbagan Director of Photography: Andrea Walter Video Editors: Bianca Catbagan and Andrea Walter Gaffer: Chris Boulos Key Grip: Kevin “Chui” Chiu Production Intern: Faith Wang