#2 - TRISTAN OLIVER

Half the Picture's second guest is Tristan Oliver BSC, cinematographer extraordinaire and arguably the leading DOP working in stop-motion animation today! Tristan joined us to chat about his experiences working with Wes Anderson on Fantastic Mr Fox and Isle of Dogs, making his start as an actor before switching to cinematography, shooting the iconic train chase in The Wrong Trousers and having lunch with the legendary Jack Cardiff, as well as to share advice for aspiring animator/cinematographers! For all this and more, watch on! #wesanderson #isleofdogs #wallaceandgromit #aardman Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so as not to miss any of Billy's interviews! *Note: This interview was recorded on July 20th 2022. Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/@HalfThePicturePodcast?si=4voOUGPn1WEE6fYY Listen to the podcast online... APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=k-TB_l39SFa5u-zyC3pCFw Follow us online! Half the Picture Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/halfthepicpod/ Billy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billybarnell96?igsh=MWk0aW5yeHZ4dTVpYg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Billy on Twitter: https://x.com/billybarnell?s=21&t=3QYyJcwx8wDDu_oVNj9MXQ Tristan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tristanoliverbsc?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Huge thanks as well to Nazifa for designing our new logo! Check out her work here: https://www.instagram.com/logo_designsby.n?igsh=bDNubjRhNDkxOWxt Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 03:24 - Working with Aardman 08:15 - Stop Motion vs Live Action 12:54 - Maintaining Your Passion 15:42 - Fantastic Mr. Fox 18:03 - Working with Wes Anderson 24:08 - Robert Yeoman 25:49 - Isle of Dogs 31:21 - Wes' Remote Directing 33:10 - Multi-Tasking On Set 34:49 - The Dog Flu Injection Shot 40:19 - Puppets 42:46 - Rewatching Old Work 45:40 - Meeting Jack Cardiff 47:38 - What Makes a Good Director? 49:40 - Advice for Aspiring Animators/DOP's 55:31 - Outro 'TRISTAN OLIVER talks working with Wes Anderson and Shooting Fantastic Mr Fox & Isle of Dogs' is a non-profit project intended for educational purposes only. No copyright laws were intended to be broken. All rights to any material used remain courtesy of their respective owners.