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‘Only Murders’ Cinematographer on Show’s Visual Motifs and Directing Pair of Episodes for Season 2
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Only Murders in the Building” cinematographer Chris Teague got a chance to step behind the camera to direct two episodes of the Emmy-nominated Hulu series.According to showrunner John Hoffman, the episodes had “two of the biggest visual challenges in them”: one dealt with a blackout and the other James Caverly’s character Theo going to Coney Island.Here Teague talks about how he frames the show’s true-crime-obsessed heroes Mabel (Selena Gomez), Charles (Steve Martin) and Oliver (Martin Short). He also discusses how he approached his directorial episodes and going deep into the secret passageways of the Upper West Side residency the Arconia.It is a real challenge for any series to stay fresh in a second season.