For the final season of Barry, cinematographer Carl Herse had the opportunity to work alongside only one director, Bill Hader, for the entire season.
After an escape from prison midseason, the story jumps forward 10 years, which presented an interesting challenge for Herse, who needed to visually “express that time passed, but still make the show feel like Barry.” Their solution was to focus on Barry (Hader) and Sally (Sarah Goldberg), along with their son, rather than all of the major characters, and build out from there.
Although ending the show is bittersweet for Herse, he says he couldn’t be happier with how it ends. DEADLINE: What are the biggest differences between your work on season three and season four? CARL HERSE: The biggest difference between our work on the two seasons is that we have only one director (Hader).
Rather than treating the show a little bit more episodically this season, the entire season is essentially one long story that has a very consistent tone and language.
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