ASC AWARDS INTERVIEW
Jason Oldak speaks with American Cinematographer’s Tara Jenkins about his ASC Award nominated work on Lessons in Chemistry.
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.
In this episode we talk with Jason Oldak, one of the cinematographers from “Lessons in Chemistry.” Tune in to hear Jason talk about the episodes he shot, how his roles as a DP, working with other DP’s on a show, how he got started in the industry, and much more!
SHOOTING EMOTIONAL JOURNEY OF LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY WITH DP JASON OLDAK
Jason Oldak is the cinematographer behind episodes 103, 104, 107, and 108 of Apple TV+’s newest show Lessons in Chemistry, starring Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Kevin Sussman, Aja Naomi King, and more.