“There was some poetry in there that really excited me about how to do that, visually” explains cinematographer Kevin McKnight while describing his first script reading of National Geographic’s “Genius: Aretha.” “Anthony Hemingway (the director) sent me the script and said, ‘let’s talk,’ and we were excited right from that point.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.
The limited series stars Emmy winner Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin and chronicles the Queen of Soul’s rise to fame from singing in her father’s church to becoming one of the world’s most revered entertainers. McKnight credits his longstanding relationship with Hemingway for making this series such a joy to film. “The past five years I’ve done four series with him,” he expounds. “At this point we are so in sync. I could only wish everybody has that kind of collaboration.”
SEECynthia Erivo singing in ‘Genius: Aretha...
The limited series stars Emmy winner Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin and chronicles the Queen of Soul’s rise to fame from singing in her father’s church to becoming one of the world’s most revered entertainers. McKnight credits his longstanding relationship with Hemingway for making this series such a joy to film. “The past five years I’ve done four series with him,” he expounds. “At this point we are so in sync. I could only wish everybody has that kind of collaboration.”
SEECynthia Erivo singing in ‘Genius: Aretha...
- 5/16/2021
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
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