Ask a Filmmaker: Michael Slovis, ASC

Published on website: July 10, 2012
Categories: 35mm , Ask a Filmmaker , Television

You’ve seen the project, read the articles, and heard the news and reviews. You’ve may have even watched the behind-the-scenes commentary. But you still have one nagging question…

Now you can ask the filmmaker directly, here through Kodak’s “Ask a Filmmaker” series.

Ever wonder how Michael Slovis, ASC got that certain shot and what the creative decisions were that contributed to it? Now is your chance to ask the Emmy®-Award winning cinematographer-director of AMC’s hit show Breaking Bad.

Questions were taken between 7/11/2012 - 7/18/2012

About Michael Slovis, ASC

Photo credit: Ursula Coyote/AMC

Slovis, a New Jersey native, has earned some 30 cinematography credits for television and features since 1995. His credits include episodes of the TV series Ed, Royal Pains, Castle, 30 Rock and Fringe. He won an Emmy® for his cinematography of an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2006 and has earned two nominations for his work on Breaking Bad.

About Breaking Bad

Photo credit: Ursula Coyote/AMC

Breaking Bad has earned critical acclaim, a massive following of fans, and begins its fifth and final season on July 15, solidifying its status as a cultural phenomenon. Created by acclaimed writer, producer and director Vince Gilligan, the show follows a milquetoast high school chemistry teacher (Bryan Cranston) who turns to a life of crime to secure his family’s financial security.