There are unique challenges that come with lighting professional NBA basketball stars.
Among the storytelling elements at a filmmaker’s disposal, one of the most integral is the cinematography. Documentary cinematographers have been using cameras and dynamic lighting to tell compelling stories from unique people in the world for decades.
Cinematographers Jay Visit and J. B. Rutagarama came to AppleTV’s They Call Me Magic with a distinct set of challenges—bringing magic into the various interviews across the United States. Visit and Rutagarama were two of the 10 cinematographers to work on the four-part docuseries that showcased the ups and downs of Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s life and career.
In our conversations, Visit and Rutagarama talk about their approach to the project using the Canon EOS C500 with Sumire Prime lenses. As the DPs share below, They Call Me Magic was a special docuseries full of “pinch me” moments.
Editor’s note: this interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
