Aaron Sorkin’s film follows Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) during one week of production on the iconic ’50s sitcom 'I Love Lucy.'
To “create a look that had some of the elements of that era,” Cronenweth chose a Red Ranger camera system with an 8K sensor, combined with ARRI’s DNA lenses “that has some interesting artifacting and imperfections built into it.
The set decoration included period BNC film cameras and lighting; set decorator Ellen Brill and prop master Trish Gallaher Glenn worked with prop house History for Hire to obtain the gear. Hutman adds that cinematography also incorporated “actual period lighting fixtures, some of which we helped reproduce.”
On re-creating this period and story, Cronenweth says, “I thought it was very exciting and daunting because we knew that it means a lot to so many people for different reasons.” He notes his personal interest in capturing the era: “My grandfather [Edward Cronenweth] was a [Hollywood] still photographer in the same time. My dad [Jordan Cronenweth, of“What was very moving and satisfying for me was to explore the roots and history of what we do today,” adds Hutman.
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