With Bianca Cline, cinematographer. We talk about originality, the importance of representation behind and in front of the camera, authenticity in art, and a bit of Bianca’s transgender journey as a transwoman and woman in the film world. Near the end of the episode, Bianca opens up a little bit about how she’s recently been dealing with ideas around death and the meaning of life and art, brought on through the death of fellow cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, whose accidental shooting on the set of Rust, a western starring Alec Baldwin, made international headlines. I’m not one for sensationalism, so we don’t go there, yet Bianca has a unique experience and personal connection to the tragedy, as she worked at the same agency as Halyna and was interviewed and considered for the exact same role as DP of Rust. meaning, it genuinely could have been her instead.

Bianca Cline is a Director of Photography, a Mom to three kids, and also a Transwoman. Bianca is one of those rare filmmakers that was actually born and raised in Los Angeles. After high school she moved to Spain for several years and then she attended Brigham Young University in Utah to study film and photography, and even taught a camera class there for a while before eventually moving on. Bianca is best known for her films "Murder Among The Mormons," the Peabody Nominated "Belly of the Beast," and the upcoming "Marcel The Shell With Shoes On," which is a stop-motion film that has been getting some great buzz at the Telluride Film Festival. You can keep up with Bianca on instagram @biancaclineDP.

[14:46] "Directors and DPs direct the subtext, but not the text." - Bianca, quoting a director friend

[23:39] The 8 Art Forms. Literature was the one I blanked on!

[25:25] Referencing episode 02 with VFX Artist and Filmmaker Bryan Fugal

[36:25] “Originality doesn’t come in one single idea. One single idea has probably been done before and that's okay. Originality comes in the execution and organization of multiple ideas.” -Mandy

[37:14] "I think what makes something original is when you can feel all the filmmakers fingerprints on it." -Bianca

[38:58] "I think that my pathway as an artist was limited and stunted because I was in denial about who I was." -Bianca Cline

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