Based on the novels of Erle Stanley Gardner, HBO’s Perry Mason tells the origin story of the titular famed defense lawyer, played by Matthew Rhys, in 1932 Los Angeles.
To emulate that period of time, cinematographer David Franco referenced early color photography for the tools needed to shoot the series.In this series, Mason is a low-rent private investigator haunted by his experiences during The Great War.
After being assigned to the case of a child kidnapping, he quickly becomes suspicious of the circumstances surrounding the case.Franco is nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) category for his work on the second episode, titled “Chapter 2.” The cinematography of this episode
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