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Join cinematographer Alice Brooks ASC and Panavision's Dan Sasaki for an exclusive, in-depth conversation at Panavision’s Woodland Hills headquarters. They share an in-depth conversation about the intuition, emotion, and creative power of lenses behind Alice's work in musicals – In The Heights, Tick, Tick... Boom!, Wicked, and Wicked: For Good.
The two break down how Alice uses anamorphic lenses not as technical tools—but as emotional instruments.
🔍 Topics include:
• Using music to guide lens choice and composition
• How anamorphic lenses shape performance and intimacy
• The attributes of Panavision’s G Series optics
• The development of Panavision's Ultra Panatar II lenses
• Designing lenses for feeling, not perfection
• Alice Brook's collaboration with directors, crew, and cast
🎥 This episode is a deep dive into collaboration, trust, and the invisible decisions ...