How They Made the Camera Sing and Dance for 'In the Heights'

Credit: Warner Bros.
The DP of In the Heights, Alice Brooks, is chatting with us today about all the things that make this new movie musical so special.

In this episode, we talk about...

  • How Alice got the job on In the Heights and her longtime love for musicals.
  • How Alice prepared and gathered inspiration or In the Heights, having not seen it on stage.
  • Some of the amazing filming locations throughout Washington Heights that were used for the film.
  • Cinematography decisions that were made and types of equipment that were used for filming.
  • How the creators approached capturing a place and a culture that were not their own.
  • Some of Alice’s favorite movies and how they’ve inspired her.

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This episode of The No Film School Podcast was produced by George Edelman and Charles Haine. 

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