We’re aiming for something monumental yet intimate. VistaVision gives us the scale to hold both architecture and emotion in the same breath. Light will guide us — always natural when possible — letting shifting skies and shadows shape the mood rather than forcing control.
Compositionally, we’ll embrace contrast: precise, almost architectural frames when the world feels ordered, broken by looser, handheld moments when chaos or vulnerability intrudes. The architecture isn’t backdrop; it’s character. Humans exist within these spaces, often dwarfed, sometimes asserting themselves, always in conversation with the structures around them.
Above all, we’ll chase restraint. Fewer cuts, longer takes, negative space. Letting silence and stillness carry weight. The images should feel timeless, textured, and alive — not designed but discovered.
Frame from The Conformist, cinematography by Vittorio Storaro