Making IMAX History on SINNERS with Autumn Durald Arkapaw and Ryan Coogler
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SINNERS is only in theaters April 18 and we made a special two-part miniseries about the making of the film! Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw sat down with director, writer, and producer Ryan Coogler at IMAX headquarters to discuss their collaboration as director and DP, how they called Christopher Nolan and Hoyte van Hoytema for advice, and how they brought this movie to life on the biggest screen possible.
With SINNERS, Autumn made history as the first woman to shoot a theatrical feature film in 65mm and IMAX. She is a visionary cinematographer known for her work on THE LAST SHOWGIRL, PALO ALTO, and BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER. She was nominated for an Emmy for her work on the first season of Marvel’s television series LOKI. She has also shot music videos for artists like Janelle Monáe and Solange Knowles, as well as Rihanna for the Oscar-nominated song "Lift Me Up" from the WAKANDA FOREVER soundtrack.
This episode is presented by IMAX.
SINNERS is produced by Proximity Media and Warner Brothers.
Learn more and read the transcript of this conversation at ProximityMedia.com.
(01:38) The Process
(04:23) Preparing to Shoot in Large Format
(06:59) The Test Shoot
(10:33) Filming the Opening Scene
(15:56) Filming the Farmhouse Scene
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Director: Paola Mardo
Executive Producers: Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Paola Mardo
Film Score, Theme Song, and Additional Music: Ludwig Göransson
Video Producer: Bianca Catbagan
Director of Photography: Andrea Walter
Associate Producer: Celine Mendiola
Video Editors: Bianca Catbagan and Andrea Walter
Audio Editors: Cedric Wilson, Judybelle Camangyan
Sound Designer and Mix Engineer: Ken Nana
Sound Recordist: Marcelo de Oliveira
Gaffer: Chris Boulos
Key Grip: Kevin “Chui” Chiu
Production Assistant: Isabella Miller
Social Media Coordinator: Alexandria Santana
Production Intern: Faith Wang
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