I don't love cinematography that's very flashy because I find that it keeps the audience from becoming a part of the film; it becomes sort of self-reflective. Rachel Morrison More Quotes by Rachel Morrison More Quotes From Rachel Morrison Photography was a way for me to freeze time and to capture the moments that were happy and healthy. I saw a photo as a way to go back to a memory if I ever needed to. Rachel Morrison memory me happy time Sometimes it just takes a little longer to get to your destination, but if you make sure to enjoy the journey, eventually you will get there. Rachel Morrison you enjoy destination journey Cinematography is so much about instinct and intuition - you want the same range of experience going into behind the camera as what you see in front of it. Your life experience will come through the lens. Rachel Morrison camera you experience life I find beauty in imperfection. Rachel Morrison find imperfection beauty Life is unpredictable, and I feel, to some extent, lighting and cinematography should be a reflection of that. Rachel Morrison some feel reflection life The cinematographer's basically translating the director's vision into imagery. Rachel Morrison cinematographer director vision I love faces that have freckles. I love faces that have wrinkles. For me, beauty is naturalism, I guess. Rachel Morrison me wrinkles beauty love Cinematography speaks to everything that women do inherently well: It's multitasking, it's empathy, and it's channeling visuals into human emotion. Rachel Morrison everything empathy women emotion Usually, if you notice good cinematography, then the cinematographer's failing. I try to make light feel like it's always motivated and natural in some way and hope that the lighting goes unnoticed. Rachel Morrison good you light hope When shooting in real spaces, the work of a cinematographer begins where location meets production design meets time of day. No movie light will ever look as real as the sun, so scheduling becomes truly paramount to naturalistic lighting. Rachel Morrison day light work time I think you can make a gorgeous movie on any piece of equipment. Look at 'Tangerine,' which is a beautiful movie shot on an iPhone. You see so many movies that are impeccably shot but are vapid, and there's no audience for that except for other cinematographers who just like to watch two-hour-long music videos. Rachel Morrison look you music beautiful Lighting practically whenever I can when shooting period really helps with authenticity. Rachel Morrison lighting authenticity shooting i-can My experience - I'll never know what happens behind closed doors or why I don't get hired for something, but I've never had an experience that made me feel any less than. Rachel Morrison feel me experience doors My lighting tends to use contrast as a reflection of the stakes in the scene. The higher the stakes, the more I feel I can get away with an exaggerated contrast. Rachel Morrison more feel i-can reflection We shot 'Mudbound' in the South in the summer, which meant we were working in extreme heat and humidity at all times and that it could go from glaring sun to overcast skies to pouring rain in a matter of minutes, often shifting multiple times a day. Rachel Morrison day matter sun rain The first female DPs that I was aware of were Ellen Kuras, Mandy Walker, Nancy Schreiber, Amy Vincent, Sandi Sissel, Maryse Alberti and Tami Reiker. You look for a role model as somebody who looks like yourself and is doing what you want to do; they were the handful. Rachel Morrison yourself look you looks I think lighting is a reflection of what is at stake emotionally in a movie. Rachel Morrison i-think think lighting reflection Surfing is incredible. It's both meditative and physical. I think it was my way into California. Rachel Morrison i-think think california way 'Fruitvale' set the bar for what I wanted to do with my career, which was to make films that had consciousness and messaging in an entertaining package. Once I hit that mark, I never wanted to go back. Rachel Morrison career never back go I lived within walking distance of Harvard Square, and that's where I discovered my love of cinema. I saw a lot of foreign and independent films there. Rachel Morrison distance cinema walking love
