Steven Poster interview

Steven Poster Interview

Greg and Tom interview the Cinematographer Steven Poster and discuss his work as DP on such classic films as “Donnie Darko”“Strange Brew” and his work as camera operator on “Bladerunner” “Close Encounters of the third kind” and many more films. And for the animal lovers in the audience we talk about his work with animals on “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore “ as well as an Elephant and Giraffe on “Big Top Pee-wee”
       We also talk about his role while President of the ICG local# 600  (International Cinematographers Guild) and his work with the  ACS  (American Cinematographers Society)  We also get into some discussions about  Film and Digital along with Steven’s love for still photography and black and white work.

Steven Poster’s BIO

Steven Poster was born and raised In Chicago, and was first interested in still photography. He studied at Southern Illinois University, Los Angeles Art Center College of Design, and the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He first filmed commercials and documentaries. He then worked on “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “Blade Runner”. He is currently filming “Une Chance Sur Deux” in France under French director Patrice Leconte. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Links that Steven mentions on the show.
Scriptation   Go Paperless On Set
Mark up scripts, transfer notes, save hours of prep with Hollywood’s must-have app for production.
ShotDeck  ShotDeck is an invaluable research and educational resource that makes life easier for anyone in Film, Media, Advertising, and Education.

Steven Poster worked with these Canadian comics as the DP on "Strange Brew"

Podcast intro  music:
Kamihamiha! – Alien Warfare Stems by Kamihamiha (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Kamihamiha/60882
End music from CC Jay Music  Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license.

the bird sounds are natural (in Steven’s backyard)
Helicopter noise courtesy of  the “Everyday Sounds” of Los Angeles

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