Dune Cinematography (with Greig Fraser ACS ASC) GCS287

DUNE, with its stunning cinematography and epic sets, was packed with unique challenges for director of photography Greig Fraser ACS ASC -- including filming in whipping sands and lighting football field sized sets.
Greig and Go Creative Show host, Ben Consoli, discuss discuss how he balances epic and intimate, his techniques for large night exteriors, embracing the shadows and Greig’s unique film transfer process that jumps from digital to film and back again.
YOU WILL LEARN:
✅ Intro (00:00)
✅ Treating every movie like an indie (01:48)
✅ Taking on projects you fear (05:27)
✅ Soft lighting for interiors (11:09)
✅ Lighting sandy exteriors (16:18)
✅ Visual approach to DUNE (18:26)
✅ Film to digital transfer process (21:36)
✅ Balancing epicness with intimacy (29:04)
✅ Sand worm collaboration with VFX (33:27)
✅ Having actors' faces in shadow (38:10)
✅ Viewing DUNE in theaters vs HBO Max (43:32)
✅ Most challenging scene (46:56)
✅ How the floating lights were filmed (51:15)
✅ Lighting for night exteriors (54:09)
✅ And more!
Show Notes ➡️ gocreativeshow.com/dune-cinem...
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[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

I'm obsessed with the new Dune. I haven't rewatched a movie so often since James Cameron's Avatar, and The Matrix before that. If it doesn't sweep the Oscars I'm going to cry.

[@amyb837]

That film was jaw dropping gorgeous.

[@GoCreativeShow]

Absolutely. I loved it. Ben

[@charlesdoeseverything9716]

Mr. Fraser gets it man, this is a sigma level cinematographer you have just interviewed. Men like him are the people that inspire me and push me to become a cinematographer myself one day.

[@GoCreativeShow]

He’s really amazing and I totally agree people like him inspire us all -Ben

[@peterm.4355]

Greig is extremely talented. His work on Dune is immaculate and his cinematography in The Batman looks even more impressive!

[@GoCreativeShow]

He’s incredible. And I believe we will have him back on for The Batman. Fingers crossed. I hope you learned some cool stuff from his interview. -Ben

[@peterm.4355]

@@GoCreativeShow Yes, great interview! Keep up the good work.

[@antonego9581]

Great interview, glad to see Greig took home a well deserved Oscar. Cannot wait for Part 2, and Greigs future in general, he's become one of the most inspiring DPs out there

[@GoCreativeShow]

He is incredible and certainly worthy of his award. Part two is going to be amazing. Ben

[@iamsheep]

Grieg’s work on Dune was amazing, but his career has been amazing since 2010. Just checked his IMDb page and it is very impressive.

[@GoCreativeShow]

He truly is incredible. Did you know he’s also doing The Batman? Hopefully he will come on the show to talk about it. -Ben

[@danielruiz8259]

Excited to hear this one! Dune is such a marvelous visual experience.

[@jtapia1123]

This is such an underrated show! My compliments to producers and the host especially, I will keep watching from now on!

[@GoCreativeShow]

Jose! Thank you so much. We are doing our best to get the word out and appreciate your support. It would be incredibly helpful if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. We will mention it on the show! -Ben

[@n-silvabts9178]

It's been weeks since I watched it twice and I'm still going through it. What an epic movie!

[@GoCreativeShow]

I’m sure you’re not the only one. Ben

[@3dchick]

This was absolutely fascinating! He seems like a really cool guy on top of being amazing at his work.

[@GoCreativeShow]

Thanks so much! yeah, Greig is a great guy and obviously fantastic DP. We really enjoyed having him on. Thanks for watching. BEN

[@ladybugfilmsin]

Thank you for this podcast! I've seen Dune 4 times already, going for another IMAX watch soon. It is an absolute masterclass in filmmaking.

[@GoCreativeShow]

thanks so much for listening. 4 times. WOW that's wild but I get it. - ben

[@BennijLy]

I’ve watched it 10 times. 5 in IMAX.

[@lucagiovanetti9870]

@@BennijLy i watched it 15 times!

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

Rogue One is my favourite Star Wars movie outside of the original trilogy.

[@davester5234]

I prefer the prequels over the originals, but yes Rogue One is absolutely amazing

[@sarataylor6164]

I forgot, for a moment, that the ornithopters were not real flying machines when he asked "how do we do it?" about planning to film worm eating the spice harvester. I think it's incredibly self-contained as a movie.

[@_F8.]

The digital/film hybrid really appeals to me. Exciting time to be a filmmaker.

[@GoCreativeShow]

It really it. I’d love to try that for one of my own projects. Have you done anything like before? -Ben

[@NewtFidoScamander]

@@GoCreativeShow It's been done on Atlanta (S2E10, 16mm filmout), Guava Island (35mm), and a few other things. It's not very obvious for some reason on Dune but it's very very convincing on those two examples. Still not the same as shooting on film but as close as it gets I guess.

[@fishingreelpictures]

Thanks Ben and your team for once again providing this excellent episode

[@GoCreativeShow]

We really appreciate that. Please share with your friends! -Ben

[@VilkanVisions]

Fantastic movie and cinematography :)

[@GoCreativeShow]

Agreed. I hope you like the interview too

[@VilkanVisions]

@@GoCreativeShow yeah I really appreciate your work 🙏

[@taimosdailos8716]

How could i find this channel so late... This ist amazing! Great, great content!

[@GoCreativeShow]

We’re glad your here! Enjoy and please share with your friends. We appreciate the support BEN

[@mathieuprajnanpad4174]

I was waiting for an interview with Greg Fraser since a long time. Thank you.

[@HorrorCue]

Fantastic!

[@SanczykLucas]

Another great episode Ben. Thanks! Greig is a master and really enjoyable to listen to. Hope he's back when The Batman come out.

[@GoCreativeShow]

Greig is certainly a master and we absolutely want him back for The Batman. I feel good about it. We will see. -Ben

[@PALALALALALALA]

Thanks for the Show. Great interview, great to see Greig here, his work is incredible. Seems like he didn't want to share any of his receipe through and it was as frustating as it was fun to listen to ;).

[@GoCreativeShow]

I tried!! Lol. Thanks for listening. Maybe next time he will spill the beans. -Ben

[@PALALALALALALA]

@@GoCreativeShow You tried so hard at some point that you made me spill my coffee ahah !

[@hmdepra3592]

this is cool

[@sriharsha5036]

Let's gooo

[@nx2528]

Interesting comment Greg made about Brando in Godfather. I'd say shadows were even more critical for Brando (and Coppola) in Apocalypse Now, both for thematic and practical reasons.

[@GoCreativeShow]

I can see that for sure. Shadows play super important role in Film and Television. Probably even more so now because the cameras are so light sensitive. Thanks for listening to the episode. - Ben

[@DavidJonesImages]

Great job, everyone. Thanks

[@GoCreativeShow]

Thanks Dave! -Ben

[@metaturnal]

Seeing this movie in the largest IMAX format was an awesome experience. But the screen seemed almost to close to be able to take in the full image, or at least see anything in focus. Especially when the aspect ratio changed.

[@GoCreativeShow]

I can appreciate that. I’m a back row person myself. I hate being to close for that exact reason. -Ben

[@metaturnal]

@@GoCreativeShow Well it wasn't the very last row, and also off center, but something like the fifth row. Seeing as the good seats were sold out one minute after "upload" and the movie was just back in IMAX after being pushed by an MCU movie for a week, the risk of completely missing it because of being too picky didn't seem like a good option either.. Had I had the choice I would have picked back row too though..

[@MikeKleinsteuber]

I appreciate he's a DP but he doesn't even seem to include post production in the making of movies. I'm sure they appreciated having footage that made their life easier but I'm certain much of the look of the film came out of post.

[@GoCreativeShow]

Hey Mike. Thanks for listening and for your comment. I didnt get the impression he was not including post in his process, but i hear you. I lot of the look of any film is finalized in post. - Ben

[@user-ff6pq1eg8x]

Just remember the only true film is physical film and NOT so called digital film it's only a simulation.