American DP Jason Oldak kindly wrote-in with details about his work on Lessons In Chemistry, for which he recently received an ASC nomination and is now showing on Apple TV+. Oldak is known for his credits on season one of the Max series Minx, NBC’s Good Girls seasons 3 & 4, and Hulu’s Casual, to name a few.
“An interesting thing about this limited series is that it chronicles this woman’s life,” says cinematographer Jason Oldak. “Even the episodes that Zack and I did… they’re in different places in her life and substantial things happen, and I think it gave us the freedom to give our own voice while keeping true to the show.”
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Join your hosts, Heather Elaine Abbott & Zoey Danielson, as they chat with Jason Oldak about his work as the Director of Photography on episodes 3, 4, 7 and 8 of Lessons in Chemistry! In this episode, Zoey and Heather dive into the world of cinematography through Jason’s process of conceptualizing the show’s unique aesthetic while working with a Co-DP! They also get the tea about what it takes to craft the most magical set gifts.
Interview: ‘LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY’ cinematographer Jason Oldak discusses representing grief on screen
If you’ve ever been curious about just how things work on a period show or even just a streaming show, this is the interview to read. Oldak spent a ton of time extensively breaking down the visual language of his four episodes of Lessons in Chemistry…
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Lessons in Chemistry (2023) with Cinematographer Jason Oldak
Today we welcome cinematographer Jason Oldak who joins us to talk about his work on Lessons in Chemistry. Jason will talk us through what it is like shooting a period set show and the various challenges he faced shooting episodes from different perspectives.
Lessons in Chemistry: DP Jason Oldak
Jason Oldak served as director of photography on Episodes 3, 4, 7 and 8 of the limited series, which spans eight episodes. Oldak was nominated for The ASC Award for his work on the series and recently shared insight into the show’s challenges.
Lessons in Chemistry
PLSN recently spoke with Jason Oldak, just prior to the ASC Awards, for which Oldak was nominated in the Limited Or Anthology Series Or Motion Picture Made For TV category for his evocative work on Lessons in Chemistry’s episode 107 “Book of Calvin.”
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Jason Oldak speaks with American Cinematographer’s Tara Jenkins about his ASC Award nominated work on Lessons in Chemistry.
A conversation with Jason Oldak, cinematographer of Lessons in Chemistry. Moderated by Will Mavity
Lessons in Chemistry DP Jason Oldak Talks Light, Lenses and More
Oldak was nominated for the ASC award for Limited or Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for his work on Episode 7, titled Book of Calvin. We reached out to Oldak to talk about that particular episode and his other work on the show.
This week on F&R we’re joined by Jason Oldak to talk about his work on the Apple TV+ show Lessons in Chemistry starring Brie Larson!
In this episode, cinematographers Matthew Jensen, ASC, Jason Oldak and Zachary Galler, John Guleserian and Cliff Charles are joined by interviewer Suki Medencević, ASC, ASBiH, SAS to discuss their latest respective works for Apple TV+ – Extrapolations, Lessons in Chemistry, Platonic and Swagger.
Cinematographer Jason Oldak tells Nicola Foley about lensing the AppleTV + adaption of hit novel Lessons in Chemistry.
Oldak says he “sometimes felt like a musical conductor trying to figure out how to get the orchestra to play a soft and gentle note. It was often about getting the light to form a certain edge, at which point the light wraps that edge.
‘Lessons In Chemistry’ Cinematographer Jason Oldak Finds Beauty in Unlikely Friendships
As DP of the seventh episode in the series, Oldak takes us through his process.
Cinematographer Jason Oldak, splitting lensing responsibilities with Zachary Galler, helped develop a visual palette for the series that, among other attributes, reinforced the power dynamics frequently on-screen as Zott takes on the male-dominated scientific community.
