Víctor Tadashi Suárez has a lauded career in documentary film and TV. He's a two-time Emmy award winner and a 13-time Emmy-nominated director of photography who has worked on projects with Al Jazeera, Frontline, the New York Times, and more. He brought those talents to the recent viral hit docuseries, Quiet on Set, which explored the predatory, sexist, and racist experiences of child actors and crew members in the heyday of Nickelodeon's variety and sitcom programming—think All That, The Amanda Show, and Drake & Josh.The series tells those stories primarily through interviews with those sharing their experiences. Suárez was tasked with setting up and capturing those interviews and establishing the visual tone of the series, ultimately leaning on Nickelodeon as inspiration. Suárez told us about his experience in the nonfiction space, tips for intimate sets, and more. Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV | ID www.youtube.com Editor's note: The following conversation has been edited for length and clarity.No Film School: I’d love to know how you got into cinematography.Víctor Tadashi Suárez: I did not go to film school. I went to Columbia University, but I didn't study film. I studied economics and philosophy. I was self-taught, like many people. I just grew up making films with friends, my parents’ Handycam. The time I was in school was when the SLR revolution was coming about. So I got a Canon Rebel T2i, and I was super stoked on how that looked straight out of the box.In college, in...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 31 May, 2024