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Ed Lachman: You Can’t Shoot Everything and Create the Story Later

The cinematographer of “I’m Not There,” “Erin Brockovich,” and Todd Haynes’ “Mildred Pierce” explains why longer takes and more footage can cause the point-of-view of the storytelling to disappear.

Ed Lachman: You Can’t Shoot Everything and Create the Story Later

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