MACABREDAILY TALKS WITH CINEMATOGRAPHER ROBERT REINDEAU

“You make the movie through the cinematography - it sounds quite a simple idea, but it was like a huge revelation to me.” - Nicolas Roeg

Filmmaking is mostly a collaborative effort. Every participant has a role to play from the actors to the writers and the PAs. While directors and actors tend to get the lion’s share of attention and credit, it’s cinematographers who create the visual journey that can make or break our experience. Much like how music cues can amplify the emotion in a film, cinematography allows us to feel like we are a part of the film itself. It immerses us in the world by using precisely composed shots that have to take into account so many variables like light, space, and frame. While it can be said that anyone can shoot a film, it can’t be said that everyone is a cinematographer. It’s an art form, and people like ROBERT REINDEAU are the artists who paint the visual story that the director helps to define and the actors execute against.

Robert is a familiar face here at Macabre Daily, as he served as the cinematographer for the outstanding 2020 horror film BRIGHT HILL ROAD (read our review here). I have been fortunate enough to get to know Robert since then via Instagram, and I was so happy when he accepted my offer to discuss BRIGHT HILL ROAD and his journey across so many aspects of the film industry.

You can see more of Robert’s work here, and I hope you enjoy this outstanding conversation!