Revolutionary Cinematography

Oren Soffer and Gareth Edwards’ Dramatic Vision of Al Comes to Life in The Creator

- Charles Warner

The new sci-fi film, The Creator, premiered on Sept. 29 in theaters nationwide. The film depicts a future world where robots with artificial intelligence rage against the human population in a postapocalyptic war. With themes of AI, its power, and the capacity of human connection, the new movie is a tear-jerker that challenges how humans view new tech and its impact. The deeply immersive and visually stunning film takes storytelling to a whole new level.

Innovation & Tech Today had the pleasure of speaking with Oren Soffer, a director of photography for the new film. Editor-in-Chief Charles Warner chatted with Shoffer about his pivotal role in the creation process, the inspiration drawn from other timeless films such as Star Wars and Alien, the tenderness of human connection and AI, the production process, and how to have the best cinematic experience both at a movie theater and in your very own home.

Innovation & Tech Today: Tell our audience what a director of photography does because it sounds really cool.

Oren Soffer: Well, the director of photography is basically in charge of the camera and the lighting. It’s basically about helping the director translate their vision and create the visual look of the film through the use of camera lensing and lighting.

I&T Today: This was a visually stunning film. Like, I kind of feel like this is something iconic on the level of maybe Avatar. When people say you need to see this on an IMAX, I feel like that applies to this movie. Was that what you guys were trying to do?