On Genius: Aretha, cinematographer Kevin McKnight was challenged to develop a visual approach to a story spanning 50 years, helping viewers to tap into the emotional experience of one of the greate…
, cinematographer Kevin McKnight was challenged to develop a visual approach to a story spanning 50 years, helping viewers to tap into the emotional experience of one of the greatest performers of all time.
“There [were] pretty tumultuous times she was going through, and this character had a lot of things going on, besides the great talent. We needed to feel and see that,” McKnight says. “Rather than documenting and putting a box around [her], it was important for us to…allow the audience that kind of engagement, as opposed to just sitting back in a chair and watching.”
“That’s how we built our timeline,” the DP summarizes. “We stuck to it very religiously, too, and you can feel it, I believe, in the whole show.” The DP’s big break came in the form of a film he shot for the Hawaii Visitors Bureau which won a number of major awards. On that job, he met collaborators who introduced him to the lucrative world of commercials. “I did commercials all through the ’90s, and that’s kind of all I did,” he says. “I had babies at that point and it was a great way to make a living, without having to be out all the time.
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