Mitch Dubin SOC: Steven Spielberg's A Camera Operator

What does it take to earn Steven Spielberg's trust behind the camera and keep it for nearly three decades?

Mitch Dubin SOC has operated 18 films for Spielberg, including Saving Private Ryan, Minority Report, Munich, Catch Me If You Can and West Side Story.

In this episode, Mitch takes us inside the craft of camera operating at its highest level. He shares how he developed his instinct for framing, why the relationship between an operator and dolly grip is so important, how the camera can protect an actor's performance, and what it means to truly tell a story through movement.

Mitch also takes us behind the scenes of his extraordinary collaboration with Spielberg, from earning his trust on The Lost World to the controlled chaos of the D Day sequence in Saving Private Ryan and the elaborate camera choreography of Minority Report.

More recently, Mitch has brought that experience to television through his collaborations with Noah Hawley on Fargo, Legion and Alien: Earth.

A masterclass in instinct, collaboration and the invisible craft behind some of cinema's most unforgettable images.

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Produced, hosted and edited by Josh Calder.