The theatrical experience is also a communal one. When people saw ‘Fruitvale’ in the theater, there was not a dry eye at the end of the movie, and you would look to your neighbor and have this shared moment together that had a real weight behind it. Rachel Morrison Read Quote
As artists, we can’t help but infuse our art with our own experience, so your experience becomes informative. Rachel Morrison Read Quote
You can only shoot small movies and documentaries for so long if you want to have a family that you support; eventually, you need to get let into the big leagues. Rachel Morrison Read Quote
For me, it’s always been about the work – it wasn’t about, ‘Let’s go break some ceilings.’ I just wanted to tell an important story and do the best work I can. Everything else is secondary. Rachel Morrison Read Quote
Your movie becomes much more narrow-minded when you have like-minded department heads. Whereas if you can surround yourself with people who have been a mother before, been a grandmother before, you get a much broader and wide-reaching swath of human emotions. Rachel Morrison Read Quote
My wife jokes that any time I want to take a picture of her, it has nothing to do with her – it’s just because the light is really nice. She’s usually right. I definitely am somebody who notices the way the light skips off the floor. Rachel Morrison Read Quote
Life is unpredictable, and I feel, to some extent, lighting and cinematography should be a reflection of that. Rachel Morrison Read Quote
Cinematography is so much about instinct and intuition – you want the same range of experience going into behind the camera as what you see in front of it. Your life experience will come through the lens. Rachel Morrison Read Quote
Usually, if you notice good cinematography, then the cinematographer’s failing. I try to make light feel like it’s always motivated and natural in some way and hope that the lighting goes unnoticed. Rachel Morrison Read Quote
