‘Wicked’ Cinematographer on Shooting ‘For Good’ with Real Fire on the Alexa 65
Alice Brooks, the cinemographer of John Chu’s ‘Wicked’ and ‘Wicked: For Good,’ breaks down why she always shot Ariana Grande’s Galinda & Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba on 65mm and 70mm lenses, how she used specific colors for each character, and how she developed custom 1.3x anamorphic lenses for the film.
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@Love_TheArtist
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
All of the work and heart that has been put into this project really pays off. Wow!
@Andrew-lm2xt
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
it's a shame she lighted every scene so terribly, so washed out, such a dismal failure to replicate the jewel-like colors of the Wizard of Oz….totally awful
@deaddgf
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
this video could’ve been an hour and i would’ve watched the whole thing, it’s so fascinating!
@fostersfaunaandflora
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
I really need her to make a masterclass seriers because wow the detail and thought that she added is amazing
@cookedfruit
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
why are the colors so washed out?
@everberry51
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
i love love loooove the attention to details and in the intention behind every light and color! i love that this project was so precious to everyone involved!…but this whole movie could've been brighter even at nite
@ChrisBrengel
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
First film is daylight ending with sunset second film is mostly night time or deep underground in Emerald City
@NoNo-or2wj
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
Even the shots they're showing from the movie are ugly 💀You can barely see Elphaba's face, there's zero contrast.
@lilmilontiktok
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
😭😭😭
@jeffsanders3453
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
on the conversation of "hands", the first shot of Elphaba and Glinda is when Glinda is thinking back after being question if she was Elphaba's friend. Its at the ballroom of the back of their fingers touching, their first actual touch of friendship.
@benjinchua276
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
Love how such videos show the depth and preparation film makers take to just make a movie
@Bellz89
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
OMG there are so many intentional details!!!! I need to watch it again 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@GingerCh0nk
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
Why is the lighting so bad?
@xxo5294
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
Well I get where she was coming from but the lighting took me out sometimes it was too dark
@Joisu121
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
So beautiful to hear the passion and expertise!! Loved the film!
@thewatcher8573
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
whose idea was it to mute and decontrast all these colors tho, cause theres a lot of beautiful and great decisions otherwise but its totally ruined by the color grade or lack of color grade not sure which it is
@hezekiahgaarder6331
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
Oh my god 8 hours of setting up lights?????? As a film major, setting up lights is the most exhausting part of working on a film set.
@MermaidCore_
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
Get ready for your Oscar Alice!!!!!
@ella7509
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
She should have been Oscar nominated the first time and I Hope she will for the second. Her work is remarkable and outstanding. 💚🩷 you Alice.
@jaredsimpsonacn
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
Wow, I learned so much!
@Ӝ̵̨̄-ж8ц
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
bring back actually colored films we want to SEE the colors, not this grayness netflix abomination
@itsninasnook
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
Such a beautiful interview, I love the level of detail she was able to offer in this exchange. Such valuable information on the process, creative direction, reasoning for different decisions around image making, and the level of care made on set and the willingness to embrace flexibility in order to best serve the story. Marvelous work
@randallremix
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
She is a technical genius❤
@AlfredoV90
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
i think she might be colirblind
@erfankhorsand6046
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
She did an amazing ruining those beautiful and colorful sets and costumes
@starbez
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 am
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