Slow Horses DP Eben Bolter: creating a darker, grittier season 6

Slow Horses DP Eben Bolter on shooting season six using imperfect light, a location lit with green LED tape, choosing gray screen over green, and a dark, wet London look.

Podcast highlights include: -How imperfection makes light feel real. Eben sets the scene and lets actors move through it freely, using hidden practicals and uplighting that’s sometimes unflattering, but gives the show a sense of reality. -How the dramatic scene set in a London fast food restaurant was lit. What’s seen on screen is what they shot, with no VFX or grade enhancement. -Using gray screen for compositing, rather than green or blue screen. We get into why. -How Eben kept it gritty. By evoking the feel of bleach bypass and deeper contrast. Then punctuating the look through key scenes like a chase through a colorful bowling alley using 200-plus LED fixtures.

Find Eben Bolter: https://www.ebenbolter.com/ Instagram: @ebenbolter

Show Rundown: 02:25 Close Focus 13:52- 01:06:40 Interview with Eben Bolter 01:07:03 Short Ends 01:21:42 Credits

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