Watch: Boots Riley Breaks Down His Filmmaking on ‘I Love Boosters’​

“We need to make a movie that doesn’t play on the little screen. It plays on the big screen.” Panavision + neon have revealed a wonderful behind-the-scenes look at the making of Boots Riley’s colorful & extra fun new film I Love Boosters. It’s hitting theaters soon and looks like a must watch event. Another featurette about the cinematography choices and filmmaking style: “Writer & director Boots Riley invites us inside his mind palace to share how he made I Love Boosters: hand-drawn storyboards, miniature sets, costumes, lighting, anamorphic cinematography, & custom prototype lenses build specifically for the film.” Featuring production designer Christopher Glass, cinematographer Natasha Braier ASC, and Panavision’s Dan Sasaki, Boots walks through how the team transformed his ideas, textures, color. Ever since Ryan Coogler’s Sinners video last year, Hollywood is obsessed with making these featurettes for every major must-see-on-the-big screen new release (the one for Project Hail Mary is also good). I love this because it embraces the colorful, zany, funky style Boots is known for. The film follows a ragtag group of shoplifters who take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. This stars Keke Palmer, LaKeith Stanfield, Naomi Ackie, Demi Moore, Hannah Alline, Don Cheadle, Eiza González, Will Poulter, Poppy Liu, and Taylour Paige. Enjoy. // Continue Reading ›