About this episode
Fargo Season 4 Cinematographer and Director Dana Gonzales masterfully re-creates 1950s Kansas City with an alluring Kodachrome revival. Learn how Dana blends vintage Astro Berlin and modern Zeiss Supreme lenses with a fine-tuned recipe of stylized filters to create the shows look. Dana and Go Creative Show host, Ben Consoli , discuss season 4 visual references, recreating Kodachrome, Autochrome and Tri-X film stocks, Dana's experience directing Chris Rock and an A-list cast, creating the vintage mugshot look, filming black and white , and more! Subscribe Now! What you will learn in this episode Unique challenges of an anthology series (01:34) Approach to Fargo season 4 (06:10) Working with an A-list cast (09:14) The amount of prep involved in creating season 4's visual style (15:28) Recreating the Kodachrome look (24:42) Approach to lighting (40:54) Creating the mugshots look in season 4 (43:55) Shooting on the Alexa mini LF (46:47) Filming an episode in black and white (51:30) Transitioning from cinematographer to director (01:03:18) Directing Chris Rock and other talent (01:12:42) Directing internal power struggles with characters (01:19:21) Advice for aspiring cinematographers (01:24:43) And more! Go Creative Show is supported by: MZed - Education for Creatives PostLab - Stress-free collaboration for Final Cut Pro X Subscribe + Follow Go Creative Show Twitter Facebook Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play Podcasts iHeart Radio YouTube Show Links Fargo IMDb Fargo season 4 trailer Kodachrome https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/04/autochrome-photography-archive-vintage-history/ https://www.amazon.com/Saul-Leiter-Early-Color/dp/3865211399 http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Astro_Berlin https://www.zeiss.com/consumer-products/us/cinematography/supreme-prime-radiance-lenses.html https://petapixel.com/2016/04/04/kodak-tri-x-best-black-white-film-ever-made Follow Our Guest Dana Gonzales IMDb Follow Ben Consoli BC Media Productions BenConsoli.com Twitter Instagram Follow Matt Russell Gain Structure Sound Twitter