Seeing it for a second time, it was interesting seeing how the camera relates to her and how the frame seems to open up to her. How did you develop the camera style?- It was largely through our cinematographer Chris Norr, who did a beautiful job. The movie is her perspective and you want to be living with her, so there are a lot of close-up shots.
He and cinematographer Christopher Norr capture Agnes’ world in soft light, simple earth tones, and observant photography, never calling attention to the form, and the score by Dustin O’Halloran doesn’t telegraph how the audience should feel.
The cinematography from Chris Norr is equally as impressive, with gorgeous and memorable shots aplenty throughout the film.
Norr discusses the influence of French painter Pierre Bonnard on the project and his visual goal to have his lead character “blend into her background and mirror her feeling of being lost and insignificant.
Chris Norr’s cinematography makes intriguing use of glass surfaces. When Agnes gazes at her reflection in a train window, it feels as if she’s looking at a completed puzzle. - He’s a great cinematographer. I hadn’t worked with Chris before, and I will continue to work with him. I think he’s really brilliant. For that shot you mentioned, I wanted to incorporate the reflection of the moon, which is a recurring visual in the movie right from the beginning.
Christopher Norr lensed this story about a suburban mom who discovers a passion for solving jigsaw puzzles and is drawn into an unexpected world that changes her life in ways she could never imagine.
Two cinematographers who shoot Fox's Gotham — Chris Norr and Crescenzo Notarile (also 2016 ASC nominees) — describe the look of their show as a cross between Ridley Scott's Blade Runner and David Fincher's Seven. The aim of their photography, says Notarile, is a "very monochromatic, dark look.
Christopher Norr who is receiving his third consecutive nomination for his work on “Gotham,” and Richard Rutkowski gets his second nomination for “Manhattan.”
Nominees in the category for an episode of a regular series are Christopher Norr for Gotham episode “Strike Force” and Crescenzo Notarile for Gotham episode “Scarification.” That list also includes Vanja Cernjul for Marco Polo, “The Fourth Step;” David Greene for SYFY's 12 Monkeys, “Mentally Divergent;” and Fabian Wagner for HBO's Game of Thrones, “Hardhome.”
According to Gotham’s Chris Norr, “The primary scene I submitted to the ASC is a flashback when Bullock and a partner from the past chase a villain into an abandoned theater where they discover an altar with a woman’s body on display. It’s spooky, full of light shafts and shadows, and it features graphic wide shots and wide lens close-ups capturing the massive ornate architecture. It’s basically a modern film noir.
Christopher Norr for Gotham, “Spirit of the Goat” (Fox);
Christopher Norr’s moody cinematography sets the scene with polished, Fincher-worthy medium close-ups of characters in conversation.