Paul Cameron is a distinguished cinematographer who is now making a move into the director’s chair. IBC365 spoke to him about his latest project, Special Ops: Lioness, a military drama for showrunner Taylor Sheridan.
As cinematographer, Paul Cameron ASC, has helped lay the template for the look of modern action films. Collaborations with accomplished directors include: Tony Scott (Man on Fire, Déjà Vu), Len Wiseman (Total Recall), and Dominic Sena (Swordfish, Gone in Sixty Seconds) among others. His cinematography for director Michael Mann’s Collateral (2004) was one of the first major studio films to embrace digital cinematography.
Now he has moved into the director’s chair, helming two episodes of Special Ops: Lioness, the latest series from acclaimed writer/showrunner Taylor Sheridan, starring Zoe Saldana, Nicole Kidman, Michael Kelly and Morgan Freeman.
“After shooting a lot of movies with A list talent I am used to being around high-end actors and functioning in a high-end way,” Cameron told IBC365. “On some films where I’ve been a DP there’s often been more communication between myself and the actors then they had with the director. So, I feel comfortable speaking with actors about performance.”
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