A good cinematographer does more than merely light a scene. He studies the script and creates an elaborate lighting setup that provokes emotions and strengthens the plot. He communicates a character’s dream, hope, despair, or joy based on where camera and lights are placed. He draws patterns of shadows and lights that upset and stun the viewer. Without the cinematographer the movie magic wouldn’t happen. In About Last night the location sets an important factor in order everything else to take place. Most films are filmed in different locations not near each other, so the set up was unconventional but helped minimize transportation costs. Filming locations in the area included Pacific Electric Building, Cole 's Pacific Electric Buffet, Santa Fe Lofts, Casey 's Irish Pub, and Broadway Bar. The crew 's location manager approached the owner of the local businesses to depict their properties as-is and benefit from publicity in exchange for lower rental fees for use of the space. Pink wanted to make sure that the movie was based on a modern day area, where others can relate. He said the story was not high-concept, "It 's very simple and grounded in that way. The trick there is to keep it moving. It 's in Mamet 's original play, and the writers of the first one knew that. So structurally the movie moves quickly because you 're moving through a pretty big emotional story in a short amount of time without a lot of high-concept
A good cinematographer does more than merely light a scene. He studies the script and creates an elaborate lighting setup that provokes emotions and strengthens the plot. He communicates a character’s dream, hope, despair, or joy based on where camera and lights are placed. He draws patterns of shadows and lights that upset and stun the viewer. Without the cinematographer the movie magic wouldn’t happen. In About Last night the location sets an important factor in order everything else to take place. Most films are filmed in different locations not near each other, so the set up was unconventional but helped minimize transportation costs. Filming locations in the area included Pacific Electric Building, Cole 's Pacific Electric Buffet, Santa Fe Lofts, Casey 's Irish Pub, and Broadway Bar. The crew 's location manager approached the owner of the local businesses to depict their properties as-is and benefit from publicity in exchange for lower rental fees for use of the space. Pink wanted to make sure that the movie was based on a modern day area, where others can relate. He said the story was not high-concept, "It 's very simple and grounded in that way. The trick there is to keep it moving. It 's in Mamet 's original play, and the writers of the first one knew that. So structurally the movie moves quickly because you 're moving through a pretty big emotional story in a short amount of time without a lot of high-concept