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BBC In My Skin

In the first scene; Bethan our hero, awakes one night to find her Mum having a manic depressive breakdown in...

“In the first scene; Bethan our hero, awakes one night to find her Mum having a manic depressive breakdown in the street, she calms her down and takes her to hospital. In the second; Bethan visits her, now sectioned, mother who is having a difficult time in hospital.”

Lens/Camera Information
Lens series: 5/i Primes
Focus lengths: 18mm, 25mm, 32mm, 40mm, 50mm, 65mm, 75mm, 100mm
Original Aspect Ratio: 2:1
Camera: Arri Amira
Format: Digital
Rental Company:  Films at 59 https://www.filmsat59.com/

DOP Information
Director of Photography: Benedict Spence http://www.benedictspence.com
Agent: Wizzo http://www.visionatwizzo.com/
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/benedict_spence_dop/
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/benedictspence

Production Information
Production: In My Skin
Director: Lucy Forbes
Producer: Nerys Evans
Production Company:  Expectation Entertainment http://expectationentertainment.com/
Distributer: BBC
IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9145818/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_2

DOP Benedict Spence on his lens choice:
“Director Lucy Forbes and I were very keen to keep as much lighting off set as possible, thereby giving the cast as much space as possible. Because of this I knew we needed fast lenses, especially since there were some night exteriors, which would have required a lot of big lamps if we wanted to fully light them. The show is all about Bethan, a young girl who lies to her friends to hide her difficult home life. The camera is always with Bethan, with the show essentially being a 25 minute portrait of her. As such I knew I wanted lenses that would treat her well and have a touch of magic. With all those requirements there was only one option; the Cooke 5i!”