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Mindhunter Season 2 (2019)
DP: Erik Messerschmidt
Director: David Fincher (Ep. 1-3), Andrew Dominik (Ep. 4-5), Carl Franklin (Ep. 6-9)
Camera: Red Helium 8K S35
Lenses: Leica Summilux-C

Messerschmidt on his approach to eyelights…

“I try to stay away from traditional “smart side key” lighting in dramatic work, as that method often feels a little too “lit” and unnatural for my taste. A lot of the scenes in our show take place in fluorescent-lit offices and interrogation rooms, so the light is predominantly motivated from above. I use a very small LED eye light we call “the puck,” because it’s the size and shape of a hockey puck. In shots where the key light isn’t in the actor’s eye line I use it to add a little catchlight. With this catchlight I can expose the actor’s face darker, as long as we read the eyes. I think it’s very important, especially in dramatic scenes, to see the actor’s eyes and their intensity.”