Let me say here that in addition to being wildly talented and in equal parts charming, Darius picks great projects to shoot.
But Darius, who I have worked with on a few films, can be very convincing and assured me ‘I would not regret…’ doing this one last job with him. I was already transitioning into shooting and I didn’t plan on doing anymore operating. Regardless of its success, the attempt alone would point to the spirit of the film and set the tone for our emotional approach to capturing the tragic beauty and essential humanity of Howard’s life. ” Maceo Bishop virtually receiving his camera operator award at the BSC Awardsīishop added: “It was an hono u r to work on Uncut Gems, but I guess it might also be worth mentioning that I almost didn’t take the job. This became a little problematic when people noticed Adam Sandler walking down the street and gleefully pulled out their phones to document the moment. For example, two days before the start of principal photography, we went out on to 47th S treet in the D iamond District with Adam Sandler in character and simply started shooting a scene, in the middle of the day, streets fully open to the public, with just the camera and minimal crew. “It’s hard to overstate the value of those two weeks, knowing now how we would hit the ground running. At the same time, I was getting to know Josh and Benny Safdie and hearing how they had envisioned the film. During that time, we saw locations, looked at references, talked about lenses, special equipment and discussed the script in detail and how it might be photographed. To begin with, Darius Khondji thought it would be helpful if I joined him during prep, so he invited me on two weeks prior to the start of principle photography. Bishop recently shared his experience with British Cinematographer on the frenetic and vibrant film.īishop reminisced: “The process of working on Uncut Gems was refreshingly unique in so many ways. Maceo Bishop worked as a camera operator and a second unit DP on the much lauded Safdie Brothers film Uncut Gems. (Photo credit: Julieta Cervantes) Image courtesy of A24. (L-R) Directors Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie with Adam Sandler.
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