'Wicked' Cinematographer on Shooting 'For Good' with Real Fire on the Alexa 65 // TRAIN BRAIN

'Wicked' Cinematographer on Shooting 'For Good' with Real Fire on the Alexa 65

Alice Brooks, the cinemographer of John Chu's 'Wicked' and 'Wicked: For Good,' breaks down why she always shot Ariana Grande's Galinda & Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba on 65mm and 70mm lenses, how she used specific colors for each character, and how she developed custom 1.3x anamorphic lenses for the film.
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