Cooke Lenses on Top at “Six Feet Under” -- Cinematographer Jim Denault Shooting in Tandem with Rob Sweeney Using Cooke S4 Lenses

Laced with irony and dark situational humor, HBOs “Six Feet Under” approaches the subject of death through the eyes of the Fisher Family Funeral Home and the S4 Prime lenses of Cooke Optics. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Indie mainstay Jim Denault – the cinematographer behind such titles as 1999’s “Boys Don’t Cry,” 2001’s “The Believer” and 1994’s “Maria Full of Grace” – has become HBO’s go-to-guy for series lensing. The award-winning funeral home dramatic television series is now in its fifth and final season.

(PRWEB) April 27, 2005

Laced with irony and dark situational humor, “Six Feet Under” approaches the subject of death through the eyes of the Fisher Family Funeral Home and the S4 Prime lenses of Cooke Optics.

The HBO award-winning funeral home dramatic television series – now in its fifth and final season – features lead performances by Rachel Griffiths, Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall and Frances Conroy.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Indie mainstay Jim Denault – the cinematographer behind such titles as 1999’s “Boys Don’t Cry,” 2001’s “The Believer” and 1994’s “Maria Full of Grace” – has become HBO’s go-to-guy for series lensing. After wrapping the latest season of “Carnivale,” Denault is digging into “Six Feet Under.”

Denault said that working on the series is helping water the roots. “It’s a totally different experience from what I’m used to, but at the same time, there’s an Indie mentality with the HBO crews. We’re just working on a larger canvas with a bit more money,” Denault said. Denault is shooting “Six Feet Under” in tandem with cinematographer Rob Sweeney (“Blue Car”). Sweeney recently shot some first unit on “Team America: World Police” with lead DP Bill Pope’s blessing.

The Cooke S4 Prime lenses represent a major advance in fixed focal lenses for 35mm format professional cinematography. The S4 Prime Lenses were designed and developed in close technical collaboration with Clairmont Camera and Otto Nemenz in Hollywood.

Cooke is a storied name in both cinemagraphic and the ultra-high-end professional photography markets. Known worldwide for their precision, exacting tolerances and superior quality, Cooke lenses are specified by many of the most renowned directors of photography and cinematographers in Hollywood. Cooke S4 Prime lenses, acclaimed for their unique mechanical design and extraordinary photographic qualities, have been used to shoot several of the most renowned and visually beautiful motion pictures of all time, both in Hollywood and internationally. Other recent box office releases shot with Cooke lenses include "Bridget Jones’s Diary," "Chicago," "Under the Tuscan Sun," "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" and the extraordinarily beautiful "Girl with a Pearl Earring."

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