How To Get A Retro 70s Film Look

In this Film Courage video, Chris Hilleke, filmmaker and Director of Photography for Third Saturday in October and Third Saturday in October Part 5, discusses achieving a retro look in filmmaking. He highlights the importance of production design and teamwork in creating a convincing vintage aesthetic. Chris emphasizes the significance of lens choice, referencing lenses from the 1970s, such as the Angénieux 15 to 150mm and Switar lenses, to capture the desired look.

Chris Hilleke, a filmmaker based in Birmingham, AL, has dedicated nearly two decades to motion picture production. As a committed independent creator, he handles multiple roles, including writing, editing, scoring, and directing. His cinematography skills have been instrumental in sustaining his career and supporting small-budget projects. Hilleke's work spans a wide range, from corporate videos, commercials, reality TV, and focus groups to both short and feature-length narrative and documentary films. Notable cinematography contributions include films like A Horrible Way to Die, and the HBO documentary Gideon's Army, which won the Best Editing Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. He has also worked with corporate clients like Converse, Under Armour, John Deere, HBO, and Mercedes-Benz, with his projects broadcasted on platforms such as IFC, TLC, Food Network, HGTV, Netflix, Anchor Bay, and HBO. Hilleke's filmmaking journey began as a means of creative connection, and he aspires to devote all his time to his own film projects as he moves closer to realizing this dream. In addition to his DP roles, he has produced numerous award-winning narrative and documentary short films, including Some of What I Know About Tommy, which earned the Audience Choice Award at the 2009 Sidewalk Film Festival, exploring the challenges of Paranoid Schizophrenia in his neighborhood of Five Points South.

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