“Claustrophobic Framing Became the Photographic Heart”: DP Ben Fordesman on The Thing with Feathers

A young father (Benedict Cumberbatch) of two boys suspects he is being stalked by a malevolent creature after the sudden death of his wife in The Thing with Feathers. The Premieres section film is the fiction feature debut of Dylan Southern, best known for a slew of music documentaries (Shut Up and the Play the Hits, Meet Me in the Bathroom). Ben Fordesman (Love Lies Bleeding, Saint Maud) served as DP on the film after working with Southern on commercials and music videos. Below, he details at length how he made the crow stalking the young father feel real and how he […] The post “Claustrophobic Framing Became the Photographic Heart”: DP Ben Fordesman on The Thing with Feathers first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

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“Claustrophobic Framing Became the Photographic Heart”: DP Ben Fordesman on The Thing with Feathers
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A young father (Benedict Cumberbatch) of two boys suspects he is being stalked by a malevolent creature after the sudden death of his wife in The Thing with Feathers. The Premieres section film is the fiction feature debut of Dylan Southern, best known for a slew of music documentaries (Shut Up and the Play the Hits, Meet Me in the Bathroom). Ben Fordesman (Love Lies Bleeding, Saint Maud) served as DP on the film after working with Southern on commercials and music videos. Below, he details at length how he made the crow stalking the young father feel real and how he […] The post “Claustrophobic Framing Became the Photographic Heart”: DP Ben Fordesman on The Thing with Feathers first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.