Movie Maker - USA (2020 - Spring)

HEN WE ASKED

The Green Knight

cinematogra-

pher Andrew

Droz Palermo to

tell us the tools of his trade, he

went medieval on us. No, really.

Usually with our What’s in Your

Kit? feature, directors of pho-

tography will tell us, you know...

what’s in their kit. What lenses

they use, what type of film, and

maybe a favorite scarf for keep-

ing warm.

Palermo went in a different

direction.

Director David Lowery’s

The Green Knight is an epic

adventure about Sir Gawain

(Dev Patel), King Arthur’s reck-

less nephew, who sets out to

battle the emerald-skinned Green

Knight, dealing with all manner

of fiends along the way. Judg-

ing from Palermo’s answers to

the “what’s in your kit?” question,

everyone involved in the film

seems very committed.

—MM Editors

16 SPRING 2020 MOVIEMAKER.COM

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M E D I E VA L

TOOLS OF

HIS TRADE

BY ANDREW DROZ PALERMO

ANDREW

DROZ PALERMO

WHAT’S IN YOUR KIT?

PTOLEMAIC ARMILLARY SPHERE

A DP must always be aware

of the sun and the stars.

DRIED FUNGI

When I’m in need

of inspiration

CHALICE

Gotta stay

hydrated.

TELESCOPE

MAGICAL GEMS

+2 Strength,

+4 Constitution,

+3 Perception

CURSED VERTEBRA

Wards off back pain

CROSSBOW

Sometimes, things

get tense with other

departments.

MORTAR AND PESTLE

If we’re shooting in a

remote location and there

isn’t an apothecary nearby.