I'm a big fan of practical lighting. Back when I used to DP my own films, I would use almost exclusively practical lighting (see the following image from my film The Projectionist). That's something I would like to carry across to Radio Underground, because I think it would be very effective in grounding Tom's world in reality. I think there's a disconnect when films too obviously use studio lighting. Also practical lights look pretty.
Anyway, I suggested using predominantly practical lighting to Aaron and he does seem to be keen on the idea. Here is a decent youtube video with a solid explanation of what practical lights can do:
I was initially worried about working with Aaron. Besides the fact I've never worked with him as a cinematographer before, I was worried about our roles changing. We went into the project as two writers. However now we are a cinematographer and a director. We're both attached to the material, because we created it together, but now one of us has more creative control than the other. I was worried about this, but I try to keep my films as collaborative as possible, so it really hasn't been an issue yet.
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