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'Dune' cinematographer Greig Fraser sheds light on his craft | KPBS Public Media

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"Dune: Part Two" opened last weekend, and no matter what you think of the film, there is no denying it looks spectacular. Cinematographer Greig Fraser is a key person in creating the visual look of Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" movies. When I asked Fraser about the challenges of working on visual effects movies, he thought it was an odd question because he does not see films like "Dune" as VFX movies. "I guess there's some sand worms in this film," Fraser said with a laugh. "And yes there are massive effects, and some incredible effects in this movie, but I've seen what I've done over my career as actually not effects, and maybe I'm deluding myself, but I'm concentrating on the minutiae of the human experience with these actors, with these characters. And what happens from a visual effects standpoint, happens beyond those experiences. Like even Paul sand worm-riding — which definitely has some VFX — but I feel the really important thing is that we're close with him. We're close with his fa

"Dune: Part Two" opened last weekend, and no matter what you think of the film, there is no denying it looks spectacular. Cinematographer Greig Fraser is a key person in creating the visual look of Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" movies. When I asked Fraser about the challenges of working on visual effects movies, he thought it was an odd question because he does not see films like "Dune" as VFX movies. "I guess there's some sand worms in this film," Fraser said with a laugh. "And yes there are massive effects, and some incredible effects in this movie, but I've seen what I've done over my career as

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