Editors Jonathan Redmond and Matt Villa and DP Mandy Walker share how they helped create the dizzying and epic Elvis through the vision of Baz Luhrman. Elvis is in theaters now!

In this episode, we talk about…

Determining what to include and scratching Baz Luhrman’s itch

Why Baz Luhrman considers biopic a dirty word 

Visually contextualizing what influenced Elvis’ music without dialogue

Using original footage like Easter eggs and balancing scenes played by Austin

Details about the emotional sizzle reel made for studios 

Organic process of trial & error when deciding what to cut from 4+ hours of film

Maintaining perspective on what’s working and what’s not

Mediums and tools used to create the visuals for Elvis  

Lenses used to capture the different decades throughout the film

Replicating lighting and scouring Australia for vintage rock ‘n’ roll lights

Selling the illusion that Austin Butler is Elvis Presley

16 weeks of prep and testing meticulously planned sequences, lighting, visual effects

Moving from metaphorical to physical and creating a world people can feel

Constantly communicating with Baz and finding the harmony of visual language   


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Elvis - https://elvis.warnerbros.com/
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