When Damien first showed me the script, I could immediately see a lot of potential. Not just because of the conflict between the clowns themselves, but also because of the way Damien chose to tell the story; being very precise with all shots, and trying to be as slick and sharp as possible.
The script draws you into the world of career clowns, as they develop through life’s ups and downs and the bitter competition for laughs. It's clear for us that this film talks through a comic-book style, but at the same time the narrative and characters never fall victim to cliché, always choosing the more real, less travelled path.
So the question to me is really what look the story needs in order to be told?
Well, this is something that I am in the process of answering in collaboration with the group. Firstly during rehearsals, then through the meetings with all the other departments - together we are starting to build one film within the crew’s collective mind. Ideas and colour palettes are discussed, and as different references and opinions and brought to the table, we are all aware that it is not our personal taste that takes priority, but what the story is asking from us to make it work.
Azul Serra
Director of Photography
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