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That Time I Used the Force… and Shot for ELLE UK | Behind the Lens
In 2012, I was broken, brilliant, and about to fake my way into one of the most iconic shoots of my career. This is the story of burnout, blind luck, and how a Canon 1DX with no silent shutter forced me into post-production witchcraft that somehow landed me in the pages of ELLE UK. Warning: contains eagles, French cigarettes, and emotional whiplash.
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A collection of film stills(shotdeck) from the feature film: 'Me, You and Five Bucks'(2015) - finally gets the color timing it always deserved, but never got. Cinematographer Keith DeCristo shows us what could have been.