Interview: DP Callan Green on Nobody 2
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Interview: DP Callan Green on Nobody 2
"In Nobody, a government assassin turned middle-aged family man (Bob Odenkirk) breaks out of his humdrum suburban existence by instigating an escalating feud with the Russian mob. In the film's sequel, out in theaters, a burnt-out Odenkirk now needs a break from his return to espionage. So, he packs up the family and heads to Plummerville, a run-down water park where he spent one of his happiest childhood summers."
"Green: I grew up in a suburb just outside of Wellington, New Zealand with my mum. We didn't have much money and times were tough, but when I was about six years old she bought me a second-hand Hanimex stills camera. She could only afford to develop one roll of 35mm film a month, so I learned early on to be frugal with the shutter button."
"Later, my brother started acting in commercials and stage plays, which I thought was amazing. I decided to try acting myself and landed a Sanitarium peanut butter commercial at the age of 13. It was on that set that I first saw a film camera in action, an Arriflex BL with a 1000' magazine and a huge 18-100mm Century zoom."
Nobody 2 follows a burnt-out former assassin who retreats with his family to a dilapidated childhood water park. Timo Tjahjanto directs the sequel, with New Zealand cinematographer Callan Green responsible for the film's visual approach. Green faced specific technical challenges shooting on water and within reflective halls of mirrors. Green grew up near Wellington in modest circumstances, received a second-hand Hanimex camera at age six, and learned frugality with film. He landed a Sanitarium peanut butter commercial at 13 where he first saw an Arriflex BL and a large zoom lens, which crystallized his desire to become a cinematographer. He later worked as a 2nd AC and progressed into feature work.
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