{"id":436683,"date":"2022-04-21T16:23:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T13:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-a-dozen-movies-got-jammed-into-everything-everywhere-all-at-once\/"},"modified":"2022-04-21T16:23:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T13:23:24","slug":"why-a-dozen-movies-got-jammed-into-everything-everywhere-all-at-once","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-a-dozen-movies-got-jammed-into-everything-everywhere-all-at-once\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why A Dozen Movies Got Jammed Into Everything Everywhere All At Once"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af80de74dcac\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af80de74dcac\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-a-dozen-movies-got-jammed-into-everything-everywhere-all-at-once\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_A_Dozen_Movies_Got_Jammed_Into_Everything_Everywhere_All_At_Once%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why A Dozen Movies Got Jammed Into Everything Everywhere All At Once&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_A_Dozen_Movies_Got_Jammed_Into_Everything_Everywhere_All_At_Once%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why A Dozen Movies Got Jammed Into Everything Everywhere All At Once&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;We chat with cinematographer Larkin Seiple about the numerous influences flooding throughout this multiversal madhouse.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Larkin-Seiple-Everything-Everywhere-All-At-Once.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Larkin Seiple Everything Everywhere All At Once\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Larkin-Seiple-Everything-Everywhere-All-At-Once.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Larkin-Seiple-Everything-Everywhere-All-At-Once-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;                                    &lt;p&gt;\n                    &lt;span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\"&gt;A24&lt;\/span&gt;\n\n                        &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Brad Gullickson\u00a0\u00b7 Published on April 21st, 2022 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;em&gt;Welcome to World Builders, our ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of conversations with the most productive and thoughtful behind-the-scenes craftspeople. In this entry, we chat with cinematographer Larkin Seiple about smashing a dozen or more films into Everything Everywhere All at Once&lt;\/em&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr\/>\n<p>A buzz comes over you while watching <strong><em>Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em><\/strong>. As the film rips across dimensions, pulling <strong>Michelle Yeoh<\/strong> from one universe to the next, your brain races to contain the myriad images. The movie truly chases its title, seemingly dipping into every genre imaginable while never letting go of its emotional core. It\u2019s a story about mothers and daughters and recognizing life\u2019s failings as possibilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Kwan<\/strong> and <strong>Daniel Scheinert<\/strong>,\u00a0the filmmaking duo known as the <strong>Daniels<\/strong>, propel their characters through <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> fiction, slapstick, melodrama, and action while also giving us animation glimpses. The experience is dizzying to the point of delirium. After the credits roll, you consider how they accomplished such a feat. And anxiety kicks in.<\/p>\n<p>If <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em> is perplexing to consume as a viewer, imagine the iron will required to bring it to fruition. The Daniels are either geniuses, wizards, or a bit of both. Or they\u2019ve merely assembled an astonishing team of the equally magical around them.<\/p>\n<p>Cinematographer <strong>Larkin Seiple<\/strong> worked with the Daniels on <em>Swiss Army Man<\/em> as well as numerous shorts and music videos. They\u2019ve got a hive mind thing going. And that\u2019s the trick to pulling off a miracle like <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been friends with the Daniels for quite a while,\u201d says Seiple. \u201cSo I had heard rumors and whispers about [<em>Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em>]. They\u2019re always working on five projects at a time, it feels like, but I kept hearing about it, and I begged for the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>. I remember reading it on a plane and loving it and then going, \u2018I have to read it again because I don\u2019t actually know what I read.\u2019 You end up burning through it because the narrative\u2019s so compelling, but I missed half the beats the first time I read it. I had to go back and take my time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Sieple, his reaction to reading the script was like most folks\u2019 reaction to watching the film. Keeping track of where the characters were was somewhat difficult, and understanding the narrative drive was just as challenging. The audience is continually experiencing reorientation, which replicates the film\u2019s message. On life\u2019s journey, you\u2019re always lost, stumbling to get found.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery early on,\u201d explains Sieple, \u201call the departments met and had a big talk about the different universes and how to separate them. More importantly, what colors to push. I\u2019m actually a fan of more subtle approaches to some of these things. The Daniels were like, \u2018We can be subtle, but we need to make sure that you really key into when a universe feels different.\u2019 So, we\u2019d start separating out the colors and the look of all of them. We created the most absurd references for half the universes just so we could have something to hinge on or to believe in; that was the theme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The filmmakers found alignment through their cinematic worship. They gathered and watched dozens of movies, pulling pallets that would allow them to differentiate the nearly endless worlds explored. Several influences are easy to pinpoint for film fans in the crowd, but others might come as a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously,\u201d he continues, \u201cthere\u2019s the movie star universe. Michelle Yeoh is actually playing a modern-day Michelle Yeoh. That\u2019s all designed around the work of Wong Kar-wai, a mix of his early work like <em>Fallen Angels<\/em> and <em>In the Mood for Love<\/em>. Then we have the hotdog hands, which started as an ode to <em>Carol<\/em>. We thought it\u2019d be hysterical to try to make that universe feel like a Todd Haynes film. But as we were shooting it, we\u2019re like, \u2018This could never be a Todd Haynes film.\u2019 So, we started swinging toward more romantic comedies. We framed it in like the 2:1 Netflix aspect ratio to give it a different feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We discover the antagonist\u2019s motivation during one significant sequence in <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em>. The revelation arrives in a large white room not too dissimilar from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/airandspace.si.edu\/multimedia-gallery\/nasm2018-00448jpg\">the\u00a0Barmecide Feast<\/a>, where Dave Bowman experienced his final evolution in <em>2001<\/em>: <em>A Space Odyssey<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe tried to make it feel like maybe Kubrick could have made it,\u201d says Sieple. \u201cWe got some older lenses and tried to make it feel authentic. But even in some of the sillier universes, like Raccaccoonie, we were going off Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s <em>Magnolia<\/em>, which has these really strong primary colors, the reds and blues, and really beautiful skin tones. You would never understand that reference if you watch the movie, but those are the little things that all the departments keyed into, just picking up small ideas and running with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daniels planned for an early scene in <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once\u00a0<\/em>to operate like training wheels for the audience. The first moment when Michelle Yeoh\u2019s Evelyn is yanked from one reality to another. As she endures <strong>Jamie Lee Curtis\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0auditor in one world, her husband (<strong>Ke Huy Quan<\/strong>) from another rips her consciousness into a janitor\u2019s closet. Fractured, we try to balance the multiple conversations playing over multiple planes of existence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was tricky to shoot,\u201d he says, \u201cbecause even on that sequence, we transitioned five or six times between the closet universe and the IRS building. They had a different transition in the script planned for each [universe] she gets pulled into. Jamie Lee Curtis pops up inside the closet, and then we snap back to a universe where a hand rips through a door. It\u2019s a very simple scene, but it required a lot of prep to figure out when we\u2019re cutting and into what we\u2019re cutting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No scene is conquered in a single take, but things bordered on the surreal when it came to nailing this one. Shots became math problems, strenuously interrogated before, during, and after the shoot. We watch the movie as if it\u2019s several dozen flicks crammed into one, and Larkin Seiple made the movie with the same mindset.\u00a0The discombobulated nature of the shoot constantly necessitated invention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichelle also splits in two there,\u201d says Sieple, \u201cso we had to shoot the scene twice and have her basically create the exact same movements and timing with the same camera moves and try to match it. To do that, we actually had to build a miniature dolly rig in the closet, which was a technical feat. I\u2019m not sure if that part actually made it into the film, but I remember doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Everything Everywhere All at Once\u00a0<\/em>inspires hyperbole like <em>Pulp Fiction<\/em> and\u00a0<em>The Matrix<\/em> did. Viewers lurch from the theater clutching their phones, furiously texting friends, \u201cYou gotta see this movie I just watched.\u201d\u00a0While the film\u00a0trods in the familiar, the movie recontextualizes its inspirations into something unique and apart from what other creators are currently concocting.<\/p>\n<p><em>Spider<\/em>\u2013<em>Man<\/em>: <em>Into the Spider<\/em>\u2013<em>Verse<\/em>\u00a0possibly gave us the vocabulary to understand its multiversal hopping, but the Daniels purposefully ease their audience through their narrative. Now that we\u2019ve taken their hands, we\u2019ll follow them wherever they want us to go. Our reality is never dull with them in it. And it\u2019s secure as long as Larkin Seiple has the cinematic calculous configured.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong><em>Everything Everywhere All at Once\u00a0<\/em>is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/a24films.com\/films\/everything-everywhere-all-at-once\">now playing<\/a> in select theaters.<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: Cinematography, Everything Everywhere All at Once, World Builders\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/brad.jpg\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Brad Gullickson is a Weekly Columnist for Film School Rejects and Senior Curator for One Perfect Shot. 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