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Episode 305."Old Henry"Cinematographer: John Matysiak.John Matysiak Born of third generation Polish immigrants and raised in Houston, Texas. John Matysiak graduated from Emerson College in Boston, MA with a B.A. in film production.In addition to his study at Emerson, he was selected to study at the Czech National Film School, FAMU, in Prague.His work has been shown in over 50 film festivals around the world including; Festvial de Cannes and the Berlin International Film Festival. John was recognized for his achievements in cinematography at the 25th Los Angeles Asian-Pacific Film Festival where he was awarded "Best Cinematography" for his work on the feature films, TWO SHADOWS and MODEL MINORITYJohn's most current work is "Old Henry", which Monday Morning Critic Podcast considers one of the top 5 Westerns of the last 22 years. John's Cinematography is nothing short of stunning.John's next two projects include "Acidman" and "Heart of a Lion" which is about the life of George Foreman.Welcome, John Matysiak.Instagram: Monday Morning Critic Podcast.Facebook: Monday Morning Critic Podcast.Twitter:@mdmcriticEmail: Mondaymorningcritic@gmail.comYouTube: Monday Morning Critic Podcastwww.mmcpodcast.com

Episode 305."Old Henry"Cinematographer: John Matysiak. John Matysiak Born of third generation Polish immigrants and raised in Houston, Texas. John Matysiak graduated from Emerson College in Boston, MA with a B.A. in film production. In addition to his study at Emerson, he was selected to study at the Czech National Film School, FAMU, in Prague. His work has been shown in over 50 film festivals around the world including; Festvial de Cannes and the Berlin International Film Festival. John was recognized for his achievements in cinematography at the 25th Los Angeles Asian-Pacific Film Festival where he was awarded "Best Cinematography" for his work on the feature films, TWO SHADOWS and MODEL MINORITY John's most current work is "Old Henry", which Monday Morning Critic Podcast considers one of the top 5 Westerns of the last 22 years. John's Cinematography is nothing short of stunning. John's next two projects include "Acidman" and "Heart of a Lion" which is about the life of George Foreman. Welcome, John Matysiak. Instagram: Monday Morning Critic Podcast.Facebook: Monday Morning Critic Podcast.Twitter:@mdmcriticEmail: <a href="mailto:Mondaymorningcritic@gmail.com">Mondaymorningcritic@gmail.com</a>YouTube: Monday Morning Critic Podcast<a href="http://www.mmcpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mmcpodcast.com</a>

(Episode 305) "Old Henry" Cinematographer: John Matysiak.

Hello podcast people! This week on the show we are chatting with John Matysiak the cinematographer behind the film Old Henry. We chat about John's experience in prep, sourcing creative inspiration, managing crew, and the freedom of ditching the plan during a shoot. I really enjoyed hearing about the process behind the film and I think if you […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #303 – John Matysiak appeared first on Cinematography Podcast &amp; Tutorials.

Hello podcast people! This week on the show we are chatting with John Matysiak the cinematographer behind the film Old Henry. We chat about John's experience in prep, sourcing creative inspiration, managing crew, and the freedom of ditching the plan during a shoot. I really enjoyed hearing about the process behind the film and I think if you […] The post <a href="http://wanderingdp.com/podcast/the-wandering-dp-podcast-episode-303-john-matysiak/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #303 – John Matysiak</a> appeared first on <a href="http://wanderingdp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cinematography Podcast &amp; Tutorials</a>.

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #303 – John Matysiak

Potsy Ponciroli

Director and writer Potsy Ponciroli was scouting a location for another movie in the countryside just outside Nashville, Tennessee when he saw a historic old house built in the early 1900's at the bottom of a valley. He began thinking about how lonely and isolated a person living in that house might be, and it planted the seed of an idea to write Old Henry. Potsy ended up using that exact location, shooting in that house and the surrounding area. He and cinematographer John Matysiak set out to capture the feel of a classic western- a simple story taking place in the old west, showing how hard life was at that time.Old Henry is an action western starring Tim Blake Nelson as a farmer with a teen son living alone on their farm. Against his better judgement, Henry takes in a wounded stranger with a bag full of cash. Soon enough, a posse comes looking for the wanted man and Henry and his son must defend their homestead. Potsy approached Tim Blake Nelson to star in the film, and the two met several times over Zoom to discuss ideas from their favorite westerns. Soon, Nelson was also on board as an executive producer.During preproduction, Potsy and DP John Matysiak walked around the location, reading the scenes from the script, checking out different angles and shotlisting each moment. Shooting in a real homestead built in the 1900's was very challenging due to the small rooms with low ceilings and small windows that didn't let in much natural light. To keep the look fresh in such a limited space, they carefully figured out what scenes would be in what rooms and made sure they weren't shot back-to-back.John first met Potsy when they were working on a television show in Nashville together. When Potsy showed him the Old Henry script, John liked the ideas he had for keeping the film small and plot driven until it builds to the finale. John is passionate about finding a visual language for the world he's creating with the art of cinematography. He did as much research as he could for that time period, looking at old photographs and paintings from the early 1900's Old West to get a feel for how people lived at that time. He was influenced by more recent westerns such as The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and Hostiles.John Matysiak and Ben Rock actually met through the group Filmmakers Alliance and John worked on Ben's short film, Conversations as a gaffer back in 2003.Find Potsy Ponciroli: Instagram @getpotsyFind John Matysiak: Instagram @john_matysiakOld Henry premiered at the Venice Film Festival and is currently playing in theaters and will be on demand on October 15th.Find out even more about this episode, with extensive show notes and links: http://camnoir.com//ep143/ Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras: www.hotrodcameras.com Sponsored by Assemble: Assemble has amazing production management software. Use the code cinepod to try a month for free! https://www.assemble.tv/Be sure to watch our YouTube video of Nate Watkin showing how Assemble works! https://youtu.be/IlpismVjab8Sponsored by DZO Film: DZO Film makes professional high quality, short zoom lenses for smaller cameras, such as the 20-70mm T2.9 MFT lens and the 10-24mm T2.9 MFT. You can buy them at Hot Rod Cameras. https://www.dzofilm.com/ The Cinematography Podcast website: www.camnoir.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCinematographyPodcast Facebook: @cinepodInstagram: @thecinepodTwitter: @ShortEndz

Director and writer Potsy Ponciroli was scouting a location for another movie in the countryside just outside Nashville, Tennessee when he saw a historic old house built in the early 1900's at the bottom of a valley. He began thinking about how lonely and isolated a person living in that house might be, and it planted the seed of an idea to write Old Henry. Potsy ended up using that exact location, shooting in that house and the surrounding area. He and cinematographer John Matysiak set out to capture the feel of a classic western- a simple story taking place in the old west, showing how hard life was at that time. Old Henry is an action western starring Tim Blake Nelson as a farmer with a teen son living alone on their farm. Against his better judgement, Henry takes in a wounded stranger with a bag full of cash. Soon enough, a posse comes looking for the wanted man and Henry and his son must defend their homestead. Potsy approached Tim Blake Nelson to star in the film, and the two met several times over Zoom to discuss ideas from their favorite westerns. Soon, Nelson was also on board as an executive producer. During preproduction, Potsy and DP John Matysiak walked around the location, reading the scenes from the script, checking out different angles and shotlisting each moment. Shooting in a real homestead built in the 1900's was very challenging due to the small rooms with low ceilings and small windows that didn't let in much natural light. To keep the look fresh in such a limited space, they carefully figured out what scenes would be in what rooms and made sure they weren't shot back-to-back. John first met Potsy when they were working on a television show in Nashville together. When Potsy showed him the Old Henry script, John liked the ideas he had for keeping the film small and plot driven until it builds to the finale. John is passionate about finding a visual language for the world he's creating with the art of cinematography. He did as much research as he could for that time period, looking at old photographs and paintings from the early 1900's Old West to get a feel for how people lived at that time. He was influenced by more recent westerns such as The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and Hostiles. John Matysiak and Ben Rock actually met through the group Filmmakers Alliance and John worked on Ben's short film, Conversations as a gaffer back in 2003. Find Potsy Ponciroli: Instagram @getpotsy Find John Matysiak: Instagram @john_matysiak Old Henry premiered at the Venice Film Festival and is currently playing in theaters and will be on demand on October 15th. Find out even more about this episode, with extensive show notes and links: <a href="http://camnoir.com//ep143/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://camnoir.com//ep143/</a> Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras: <a href="http://www.hotrodcameras.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.hotrodcameras.com</a> Sponsored by Assemble: Assemble has amazing production management software. Use the code cinepod to try a month for free! <a href="https://www.assemble.tv/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.assemble.tv/</a> Be sure to watch our YouTube video of Nate Watkin showing how Assemble works! <a href="https://youtu.be/IlpismVjab8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/IlpismVjab8</a> Sponsored by DZO Film: DZO Film makes professional high quality, short zoom lenses for smaller cameras, such as the 20-70mm T2.9 MFT lens and the 10-24mm T2.9 MFT. You can buy them at Hot Rod Cameras. <a href="https://www.dzofilm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.dzofilm.com/</a> The Cinematography Podcast website: <a href="http://www.camnoir.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.camnoir.com</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCinematographyPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCinematographyPodcast</a> Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Twitter: @ShortEndz

Old Henry director Potsy Ponciroli and cinematographer John Matysiak