Alice Brooks

The Wizard Behind Wicked’s lens

If you’ve been online this week, or last week, or the week before that, chances are you haven’t been able to escape the press for Wicked.

From emotional interviews and finger memes to, as of yesterday, Golden Globe nominations. Everyone seems to be talking about it, and for good reason. Every aspect of this film is conversation-worthy, and on today’s episode, I get to speak to the wizard behind the camera, Alice Brooks, ASC.

Alice previously shot Tick, Tick… BOOM! for Netflix and Imagine Entertainment, directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and produced by Ron Howard. Other work includes Miranda’s In The Heights for Warner Bros., which was directed by her frequent collaborator Jon M. Chu. Both films’ cinematography received widespread critical acclaim.

During our conversation, we discuss everything from being a working mother to finding the perfect pair of Elphaba spectacles for the camera.

Tune in!

xx cg

“This has been a 30-year journey to get to this moment, but I think it’s the in-between moments that are the hardest and then being okay with not knowing what’s next.”

- Alice Brooks

Episode Transcript