Cinematographer Seamus Tierney sharing a
#R3Dsnapshot from Netflix’s You.
“This shot represents exactly what the director and I were trying to convey in this particular episode – isolation. Joe, our main character, is very much alone on the strange journey that he goes through in this episode. At the same time, Love, our female lead, is feeling isolated from her family. In this scene, Love has confronted her mother and eventually leaves the table. We cut to a slow pull back as Love exits toward the camera, leaving her mother sitting alone in the center of this wide frame. I wanted to light the scene with as few ‘movie’ lights as I could so that we could get this wide. It’s mainly lit with the table practicals and some very soft top/backlight. I also had this idea of a large mural that I could silhouette our characters against, so I spoke with Hugh Moody, our production designer, showed him some references and he liked the idea. The final product came out great and his amazing team rea...