![]() I’m very pleased with the combination of tools. We shot Dopesick in large format and that gave us a wonderful fall off (the lens was mostly wide open 1.9) so we could choose where to have the audience attention (focus). “The choice of lenses was equally important - the Zeiss Supremes are beautiful and to me, they reflect ‘life without a patina of authority.’ It’s like you are taking the audience inside the story without telling them what to feel. ![]() “The choice to use the Sony Venice - and the FX3 - was based on the ample latitude, high ISO, and beautiful color rendering - the story took place mostly on the East Coast, with its blue skies, green foliage, and snowy fields and the Sony portrays that world wonderfully. “By the same token, the audience had to be visually intrigued and engaged constantly,” Varese continues. We had to reflect on the story and not get caught in the look or the camera or the lighting,” he said. Created by Danny Strong, who wrote and directed multiple episodes, Dopesick tries to address so many aspects of the rise of Ox圜ontin that it becomes unwieldy at times, exacerbated by its tendency. The cinematography - I thought - had to be the eyes of the audience. “ Dopesick is a human drama of villains, victims and heroes, and also a drama of despair and hope. ![]() In an interview with IndieWire’s Erik Adams and Chris O’Falt, he discusses the use of the Sony Venice digital cinema camera and the Sony FX-3 in combination with Zeiss lenses: Both of which are essentially just REPLACEMENT drugs which have somehow managed to become acceptable 'treatments' for addicts, when it's really just substituting one drug for another one, that as the Doctor finds, is STILL classified as a narcotic, and which can be even MORE difficult to quit than heroin, and with often cause worse and longer withdrawls.Īnd what was the exact deal with the Doctor not being allowed to get his medical license reinstated if he's still on a methadone/soboxone 'maintenance' program? For instance in the HOUSE M.D.Nominated for the 2022 Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, cinematographer Checco Varese was recognized for his work on the Dopesick episode, “Breakthrough Pain.” I know they tried using that 'date slider' graphic, but it's sometimes hard to interperet.Īnd I do like how they touch on the topic of Methadone/Suboxone. I just wish the show would clarify the time jumps, as I'm often confused about the actual sequence of events. But it is worth a viewing - it’s on HULU.Īs far as I know, this is the release schedule. I had no idea the FDA granted this pharmaceutical company a “special label” exonerating them of their culpability when it came to their drug’s addictiveness. ![]() Poulter is a sales rep and Dawson is one of the higher-ups at the FDA. He’s still his almost-wooden self (not a jab I love his work), so the slight humor injected in his early scenes softens his image. Skarsgaard plays a law enforcement officer. Keaton brings humanity to the many faceless physicians who impressed upon their patients the non-addictive nature and effectiveness of the drug. Stuhlbarg plays a villain who you’re almost rooting for objectively, but is actually evil when you think of his involvement in the promotion of the deadly drug. Dever’s character work is figuratively and literally strong - I am drawn to the idea of seeing this strong, brave character >! (a lesbian in miner country) !< deal with a crippling addiction, and I have never seen Dever play a character who was truly broken down by their circumstances. Even in its first episode, it offers a peak into the scheming and desperation that went into the indoctrination of sales reps, the misguided participation (collusion) of the FDA, and misled victims of the infamous opioid.Īs a series, this show works on the strength of acting and narrative. ![]() This series is the dramatization of the rise of Ox圜ontin. I’m only one episode in, so there won’t be too many spoilers. Starring: Peter Saarsgard, Kaitlyn Dever, Michael Keaton, Rosario Dawson, Michael Stuhlbarg, Will Poulter R/television's favorite shows of all time (2022 edition) >!Spoiler!!Television!< becomes Television Links ![]()
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