Jackie Woodman Lightens Up

You already know that the WOW-produced The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, airing Sunday nights at 11:30 on IFC, is the Hollywood-set dark comedy series that creator and star Laura Kightlinger describes as two "hapless losers ... trying to make it in a business they’re not actually in." But you might have thought to yourself, "Is it just me, or does the show suddenly have a lighter, brighter, airier look this season?" Well, it's not just you; the show did indeed get an atmospheric makeover, starting with Jackie's almost-sunny new digs. But the much lighter look is thanks mostly to the show's second-season operating director of photography, Brandon Hickman. In a Videography magazine cover story, Hickman explains that he shoots standard-definition footage with a Panasonic AJ-SDX900 camera and a Fujinon HD zoom lens, keeping the lens at 2.8 or 4 for the shallow depth of field. Um, whatever. He also attributes some of the new look to the 25-foot ceilings and large windows of the World of Wonder offices where a lot of Jackie's scenes are shot. (There's more)

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