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Adam Kimmel recently participated in a Master Class series in Cinematography, under Professor Dejan Georgevich at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City. The class is generally one session lasting for about 3 hours. Kimmel, who has participated in this class previously, chose to show students, sections of two films that he shot, “Capote” and “Never Let Me Go.” Both clips were from the third acts of the films. He explained the choices that he had to make and why he made them, and then provided details about the factors that helped him arrive at those choices. In “Never Let Me Go,” Kimmel explains that there was a sequence in which one of the main characters discovers that the one thing he thought was keeping him alive, isn't true. “He’s destined to die soon and die young,” explained Kimmel. It was scripted as a night scene that took place out on a country road, where he is a passenger in a car. He asks the driver to pull over, gets out, and completely breaks down on the side of the road. According to Kimmel, the challenge, both creatively and financially, was lighting a country road that is in total darkness. Adam Kimmel, ASC 111 4th Ave, Apt 11 D/E New York, NY 10003-5236 (929) 323-4441 www.google.com/maps?cid=17075979994895700801 adam-kimmel-asc.business.site adamkimmelasc.wordpress.com/ adamkimmel-cinematographer.com sites.google.com/site/adamkimmelasc/ https://flic.kr/p/2izjBgQ
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