Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Writer and director Boots Riley invites us inside his mind palace to share how he made I Love Boosters – from hand-drawn storyboards, miniature sets, costumes, lighting, anamorphic cinematography, and custom prototype lenses built specifically for the film.
Joined by production designer Christopher Glass, cinematographer Natasha Braier ASC, and Panavision’s Dan Sasaki, Boots walks through how the team transformed ideas, textures, color, and imperfections into a theatrical cinematic experience designed for the big screen.
Get tickets now: https://www.iloveboosters.film/
This video explores:
00:00 - From Idea to Script
00:53 - Production Design & Miniatures
01:32 - Color & Texture in Cinematography
02:23 - What Anamorphic Lenses Do
03:38 - Natasha Braier’s Filter Experiments
04:13 - Custom Prototype Lenses
05:43 - Vintage Lens Character Explained
06:27 - I Love Boosters, In Theaters
#BootsRiley #ILoveBoosters #Panavision #NEON #Filmmaking #BehindTheScenes #Cinematography #Anamorphic #NatashaBraier
Featuring:
Boots Riley — Writer & Director, I Love Boosters
Natasha Braier ASC ADF— Cinematographer, I Love Boosters
Christopher Glass — Production Designer, I Love Boosters
Dan Sasaki — Senior Vice President of Optical Engineering, Panavision
Produced by: Panavision & NEON
Director: Bryan Honig
Cinematographer: Mark Farney
Editor: Candice Young, David Fisch
1st Assistant Director: Kristen Meloche
2nd Assistant Director: Carissa Kacmarek
Production Assistant: Allie Merrell
Production Support: Heather Mayer, Rishka Mehra, Jennifer Nguyen, Thomas Rose, Amanda Sasaki, Stephanie Wheeler, Joseph White, Jon Witmer, Gianna Zoppi
Camera Operator: Amina Zadeh
1st Assistant Camera: Dice Rose, Taylor Johns
2nd Assistant Camera: Felicia Varlotto
Camera/Optics Prep Technician: Richard Cano
Gaffer: Bobby Wotherspoon
Key Grip: Jeff Kunkel
Electrical: Rudy Ruiz, Junior Pereira
Lighting Control: Tyler Maynard
Sound Engineer: Jamie Gambell
Art Department: Bailey Maätita
Groomer: Melissa Walsh
DIT: Gianennio Salucci
Colorist: Ethan Schwartz
Writer and director Boots Riley invites us inside his mind palace to share how he made I Love Boosters – from hand-drawn storyboards, miniature sets, costumes, lighting, anamorphic cinematography, and custom prototype lenses built specifically for the film.
Joined by production designer Christopher Glass, cinematographer Natasha Braier ASC, and Panavision’s Dan Sasaki, Boots walks through how the team transformed ideas, textures, color, and imperfections into a theatrical cinematic experience designed for the big screen.
Get tickets now: https://www.iloveboosters.film/
This video explores:
00:00 - From Idea to Script
00:53 - Production Design & Miniatures
01:32 - Color & Texture in Cinematography
02:23 - What Anamorphic Lenses Do
03:38 - Natasha Braier’s Filter Experiments
04:13 - Custom Prototype Lenses
05:43 - Vintage Lens Character Explained
06:27 - I Love Boosters, In Theaters
#BootsRiley #ILoveBoosters #Panavision #NEON #Filmmaking #BehindTheScenes #Cinematography #Anamorphic #NatashaBraier
Featuring:
Boots Riley — Writer & Director, I Love Boosters
Natasha Braier ASC ADF— Cinematographer, I Love Boosters
Christopher Glass — Production Designer, I Love Boosters
Dan Sasaki — Senior Vice President of Optical Engineering, Panavision
Produced by: Panavision & NEON
Director: Bryan Honig
Cinematographer: Mark Farney
Editor: Candice Young, David Fisch
1st Assistant Director: Kristen Meloche
2nd Assistant Director: Carissa Kacmarek
Production Assistant: Allie Merrell
Production Support: Heather Mayer, Rishka Mehra, Jennifer Nguyen, Thomas Rose, Amanda Sasaki, Stephanie Wheeler, Joseph White, Jon Witmer, Gianna Zoppi
Camera Operator: Amina Zadeh
1st Assistant Camera: Dice Rose, Taylor Johns
2nd Assistant Camera: Felicia Varlotto
Camera/Optics Prep Technician: Richard Cano
Gaffer: Bobby Wotherspoon
Key Grip: Jeff Kunkel
Electrical: Rudy Ruiz, Junior Pereira
Lighting Control: Tyler Maynard
Sound Engineer: Jamie Gambell
Art Department: Bailey Maätita
Groomer: Melissa Walsh
DIT: Gianennio Salucci
Colorist: Ethan Schwartz
