Steve Lawes, Cinematographer

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Each Frame Tells a Story: An excellent, wide-ranging interview with Sherlock cinematographer Steve Lawes. https://mid0nz.wordpress.com/2014/02/11/each-frame-tells-a-story-an-interview-with-cinematographer-steve-lawes/

[Van Buren Supernova]

That guy is really talented, Sherlock's cinematography is one of the reasons why it's special. Beside the cast, story, the voice..

But it's really amazing, their attention to details, the lightings etc.

 

Love:

- How BC and MF remain polite and appreciative even after their popularity skyro ket.

- How they are really good at improvising scenes

- That everyone is having good time filming Sherlock more often than not.

What I read somewhere, Moffat's interview is that, at the end of the day, money and fame are not the factors that keep BC and MF come back to the Series, but the challenges, the funs and the passions. Much like how we stay at a job (although money is still inconvinient neccesity).

- I agree that Moffat didn't expect Sherlock to be a heartrob. I went into the Series thinking that I would see unathletic middle-aged man, blame it on the impression I got from other detective, like Alfred Hitchcock, Hercule Poirot and even Sherlock Holmes. At the beginning of SIP, I remember thinking, Oh they do the younger version, bought BC immediately but I think only after a while thinking that he is charming and kind of..sexy, but the first thing that caught my attention is, again, the voice XD

 

 

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Yeah, I've sort of forgotten, but The Voice was a complete shock the first time I heard it. I'm rather used to it now and forget how extraordinary it is.

 

I think if I were ever to be involved in any kind of filmmaking (which I won't be :D ) it would be something to do with cinematography. I'm fascinated by how they make things look the way they look on film.

 

I loved that falling down on the stairs was improvised, it shows you how well those two work together. That's one of my favorite bits in TSo3 anyway!

 

I'm pretty sure the first time I saw Sherlock (it was "Scandal" I saw first) my reaction to BC was, in fairly rapid sequence, "oh, he's different, isn't he?", "wow, that voice!" and "OMG, who IS this guy!!!!" Then went straight to Google and found out. Benedict Cumberbatch, you ruined my life!!!!! :D

[Van Buren Supernova]

Yeah, I've sort of forgotten, but The Voice was a complete shock the first time I heard it. I'm rather used to it now and forget how extraordinary it is.

Voice is a very big 'attractiveness' perimeter for me. Yah it's weird I know, consider I am borderline deaf sometimes XD. I remember thinking wow, now this is perfect before deciding that "I think it's alright that I'm kind of smitten with this guy"

 

I think if I were ever to be involved in any kind of filmmaking (which I won't be :D ) it would be something to do with cinematography. I'm fascinated by how they make things look the way they look on film.

Why not? One can dream.

Kind of similar, I want to be their set designer. It should be fun, and behind the scene is good. Would make sure there will be a lot of irresistible twiddleable objects.

 

I loved that falling down on the stairs was improvised, it shows you how well those two work together. That's one of my favorite bits in TSo3 anyway!

I only vaguely remember it. Will pay attention on rewatch. TsoT is probably the one I rewatch the least.

 

I'm pretty sure the first time I saw Sherlock (it was "Scandal" I saw first) my reaction to BC was, in fairly rapid sequence, "oh, he's different, isn't he?", "wow, that voice!" and "OMG, who IS this guy!!!!" Then went straight to Google and found out. Benedict Cumberbatch, you ruined my life!!!!! :D

Wah those are fast sequence.

Yep yep yep agree. I used to think fangirling is stupid, and if I survived that during teenage and younger years, there is no way I would fall for that. No way. No way..

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I think if I were ever to be involved in any kind of filmmaking (which I won't be :D ) it would be something to do with cinematography. I'm fascinated by how they make things look the way they look on film.

Why not? One can dream.

 

Too many other interests I'd rather pursue first! Maybe if I live to be, oh, 300 or so ....

 

....Would make sure there will be a lot of irresistible twiddleable objects.

Yes please!!!!

 

 

Wah those are fast sequence.

Yep yep yep agree. I used to think fangirling is stupid, and if I survived that during teenage and younger years, there is no way I would fall for that. No way. No way..

 

Me, just the opposite ... fangirled plenty when I was an actual girl (you should have seen my stack of Starlog magazines) but figured I'd outgrown it decades ago ... then wham! And Sherlock's not even science fiction or fantasy!

 

I blame the Internet. :D

[J.P.]

Ouch, this interwiev is enormous. I think MindOns can keep us entertained for the rest of the hiatus, and maybe even for the next one. Looking for her stuff yesterday was like falling into a very deep rabit hole.

 

Haven't read it all, but found something interesting:

 

 

One of the things we use on Sherlock a lot is uncoated lenses, the old dry super speed lenses. Somebody sits there and scrubs all the coating off the front, all the stuff that’s supposed to reduce the flares gets removed. What you see in that scene particularly is when you get a projection or any sort of light source in the frame you get these wonderful halos and spherical flares.

 

So, this is the cause of the distractions :D Never thought of the technical background of all that flares etc. I rather thought they used lenses that are supposed to produce them, and not lenses ruined by scrubing off the coating.

 

On another forum we've had a name for such guerilla methods of producing specific visual style: Special Defects.

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So, this is the cause of the distractions :D Never thought of the technical background of all that flares etc. I rather thought they used lenses that are supposed to produce them, and not lenses ruined by scrubing off the coating.

I thought the same thing ... I mean, really, wouldn't you think some company would've figured out by now to make uncoated lenses?  I guess they need something for the interns to do....

[J.P.]

I thought there can be some special stuff for freaks, but obviously not. At least not for the cameras they have. The thing is, you hardly will find any uncoated lenses - normal people want their lenses coated, because - as I mentioned somewhere - it is distracting and a flaw.

Actually.

Unless you are a Lomography fan.

 

Now we can call the style Holmography and the cinematographer - Steven (F)Lawes. :D

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[J.P.]

 

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P.S. I would smack whoever hands who try to uncoat my lens! XD

[J.P.]

My lenses seem to uncoat by themselves with time.