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03.25.2021

03-25-2021 - Case Study, Gear

The Cinematography of Snowfall Season 4 – An Inside Look – Shot on VENICE

By: Jeff Berlin

The look of FX Network's "Snowfall" has a style. This video takes us behind the scenes for an inside look at the show’s cinematography. BTS footage shot on the Sony FX6.

 

For further reading, see the following articles featuring our conversations with Snowfall’s DP, Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, ASC. 

 

https://sony-cinematography/articles/tommy-maddox-upshaw-on-shooting-snowfall--empire-and-switching-to-venice/

 

https://sony-cinematography.com/articles/tommy-maddox-upshaw-on-shooting--empire----snowfall--and-switching-to-venice--part-two/

 

https://sony-cinematography.com/articles/tommy-maddox-upshaw-on-shooting--empire----snowfall--and-switching-to-venice--part-three/

 

In season four of Snowfall, with the entire nation taking note, the LAPD is diverting serious money and resources to the “war on drugs.” Franklin will be forced to emerge from his near-grave in order to try and regain control over his business and end the rising gang violence in the streets before it becomes an all-out war.

 

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