How to Create Amazing Cinematic Sequences with the 'Elvis' Editors and Cinematographer

In this episode, we talk about…

• Determining what to include and scratching Baz Luhrmann's itch
• Why Luhrmann 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 Butler
• Details about the emotional sizzle reel made for studios 
• The organic process of trial and error when deciding what to cut from four-plus 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
• Sixteen 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 Luhrmann and finding the harmony of visual language   

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This episode of The No Film School Podcast was produced by George Edelman.