6: How Erik Messerschmidt Photographed Mank

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Let's Get To It: An Arts & Culture Podcast

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72nd Emmy Awards Nominee, Erik Messerschmidt (Mindhunter), is an American cinematographer. Erik chats with Portbox about his transition into cinematography with Netflix Original Series: Mindhunter. Madhav inquires about how Erik studies human behavior, both professionally and personally. Erik highlights how working with great cinematographers and highly disciplined directors has informed his workflow and why director-cinematographer relationships work across different films. He also breaks down one of Madhav's favorite scene from the second season of Mindhunter, while giving us details on his next project with David Fincher; Mank.