Can you tell us a little bit about the project?
“The Studio Assistant” was a very special project to me and seeing it being done was extremely rewarding. Glenn Kimball, the director, was very kind and let me suggest many shots and actually wanted to work as a collective.
We had extensive meetings about looks, mood, composition, framing and what would be the best camera movements to help us tell the story. At the same time that he had some very specific shot ideas for a few scenes, he was completely open minded for the rest of the script.
Glenn was very passionate about the script and I loved the story from the beginning because it would allow me to create so much with cinematography. So I think we made a great collaboration.
What were some of the challenges, individual or collaborative, you encountered working on The Studio Assistant?
We knew that there was a big rivalry between the main characters, so we wanted to showcase that visually with lighting, composition and colors. Especially colors. There were already some colors and textures in the walls and I knew we wouldn’t be able to change it, so we had to adapt and create with what we had. And it worked!
The location was great and gave us what we needed the most, space, but with so much space, we had to make sure that it wouldn’t feel so empty and lonely. We wanted it to be a creative place, where the character could find her inspiration and feel free while painting. But at the same time she was trapped in her boss’s gallery, painting for her boss and never getting the credit she deserved.
Having so many complex story swings and moods, made lighting the place a little more difficult and managing time with so many set ups was also a challenge.
When will we be able to watch the film?
Right now we are still in post production. I just watched the locked edit version and color correction is about to start. I’m very excited because I’ll be supervising the process and color grading the film will be a big deal because the entire movie is about art and the color plays an important role in the storytelling.
After post production is done the film will be sent to festivals and start its exhibit circuit.
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