ASC Clubhouse Conversation with “Emilia Pérez” Cinematographer Paul Guilhaume, AFC

In this interview, Guilhaume discusses how his camera-and-lens pairings of the VENICE and Tribe 7 lenses helped create the film's distinct visual texture; how the crew integrated tracking systems and laser walls into lighting setups; his approach to choreographing camera movement for musical sequences; how he balanced meticulous preparation with on-set improvisation; the importance of capturing the poetic interplay of light and shadow to reflect the film's narrative themes, and more.

Here are a few highlights from the conversation, or watch the full conversation by clicking here: 

(16:03) Guilhaume describes the camera and lens testing they conducted to find the look of the film, drawing early inspiration from his mother’s photography: ”…My mother was a photographer, and she has always done black skies, she likes to darken the skies to create worlds where the foreground is kind of lit, and everything else fades to black” (13:37). After refining this inspiration through multiple tests, they decided that the Sony VENICE sensor in combination with Tribe7 lenses gave them the look.

(31:51) When asked about the texture present in the film, Guilhaume enthusiastically recalls: “…so with the color grader Arthur Paux, I was really calling him everyday saying, what we need to achieve is to bring texture to this film. We shot with a very sharp sensor, the sensor of the VENICE, that for VFX, it was almost necessary. Also it brought us a high sensitivity, a color science that is very rich, it was too perfect for us, really.”