Comicus.it Interviews Cinematographer David Boyd

David Boyd, Cinematographer of The Walking Dead did an interview with Italian website, Comicus. David Boyd, best known for his work on Friday Night Lights, Firefly, and Dead Wood talked about how the comic book was very crucial to the way he shot The Walking Dead. David speaks on how he was a fan of the comic before the show was even on the horizon. He states that comics and movies require the same state of mind when it comes to setting up the visual scenes.

When asked about collaborating with Frank Darabont, David Boyd had this to say:

There’s no doubt that when you’re with Frank Darabont you are working with a person who knows precisely what he wants to accomplish, and how to accomplish it. He drives everything straight toward the Big Picture, the place of emotion that only he knows will convey and elicit bits of the human experience that reach across all the boundaries that we erect in order to separate us from each other. Frank has no patience for all the things that separate us from each other, and that’s probably the most important idea he’s given me. In a filmmaking sense, he’s the most efficient visual storyteller I know.

David also said that other than the heat, the biggest challenge to shooting The Walking Dead was working with the actual sets. They went for realism and they accomplished that by doing most of their shooting in real environments instead of sound stages. They also used a three camera approach in order to keep the actors performances fresh and unrehearsed.

To read the full interview, visit Comicus.it

About Josh D.: Josh is the founder and one of the hosts of The Walking Dead Podcast. Josh is also one of the news contributors to the website. He has been an avid fan of The Walking Dead since 2008.

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