Podcast: The Dropout Cinematography (with Michelle Lawler)
THE DROPOUT cinematographer, Michelle Lawler, shares her unique opportunities and challenges while filming on location for the hit Hulu series about Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos.
Michelle and Go Creative Show host, Ben Consoli, discuss how character development affects cinematography, using 200 astera tubes to light an office, tips for creating eyelights, and so much more.
These Rising Cinematographers Are Shaping Tomorrow’s Media
Variety highlights rising DP’s in 2020’s list of 10 Cinematographers to Watch. These lensers are doing groundbreaking work in screens big and small.
Paula Pell And Michelle Lawler Developing HBO Comedy About Former Olympic Figure Skater
Longtime Saturday Night Live writer Paula Pell has teamed with frequent collaborator Michelle Lawler for a half-hour comedy, which has been set up at HBO. Written by Pell and Lawler and executive produced by Sue Naegle, the untitled comedy centers on a fallen Olympic figure skater who returns home to Massachusetts to confront her former bullish coach and narcissistic mother who have cashed in on her success.
Hudson Valley Ballers: SNL writers hit the country with a few funny guests
Featuring ad-libbing star guests, surreal jokes and a rural idyll, this web show from two Saturday Night Live writers is becoming a cult favourite.
“It’s just a such strange little show,” said Paula Pell, fondly. It’s an apt description for Hudson Valley Ballers, the web series that Pell, a writer for Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock, created with fellow SNL writer James Anderson and cinematographer and writer Michelle Lawler.
Indie DP Michelle Lawler On Shooting “Best Friends Forever”
Last month while attending Slamdance, I caught the world premiere of Best Friends Forever by actor turned first-time feature director, Brea Grant. Part road movie, part apocalypse story, Best Friends Forever, is the story of two hipster girls who head out on the open road to follow their dreams.