Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Acclaimed cinematographer Seamus McGarvey ASC BSC takes us behind the lensing of Lynne Ramsay’s film Die My Love — a haunting, poetic exploration of love, isolation, and the mind’s unraveling.
In this exclusive conversation, McGarvey discusses collaborating with Ramsay, shooting on Ektachrome, choosing PVintage lenses and Panaflex Millenium XLs, and crafting a visual language that reflects the film’s emotional turbulence.
From intimate handheld work to day-for-night experimentation, McGarvey shares how cinematography becomes a vessel for inner experience — reminding us that cinema, at its best, is pure visual poetry.
Chapters:
0:00 – The premise of Die My Love
0:24 – Collaborating with Lynne Ramsay
1:03 – Shooting on Ektachrome film
1:59 – Choosing Panaflex Millemmium XL and PVintage
3:05 – Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson on set
3:36 – Experimenting with day-for-night
4:22 – The lenses of Die My Love
4:56 – The power of instinct and poetic direction
6:10 – Final reflections: cinema as visual poetry
Find this on the Panavision website at panavision.com/highlights/highlights-detail/seamus-mcgarvey-asc-bsc-on-the-cinematography-of-die-my-love
#Panavision #Cinematography #SeamusMcGarvey #LynneRamsay #DieMyLove #FilmOnFilm #Kodak #Panaflex #Ektachrome #PVintage #BehindTheLens #CinematographerLife
Acclaimed cinematographer Seamus McGarvey ASC BSC takes us behind the lensing of Lynne Ramsay’s film Die My Love — a haunting, poetic exploration of love, isolation, and the mind’s unraveling.
In this exclusive conversation, McGarvey discusses collaborating with Ramsay, shooting on Ektachrome, choosing PVintage lenses and Panaflex Millenium XLs, and crafting a visual language that reflects the film’s emotional turbulence.
From intimate handheld work to day-for-night experimentation, McGarvey shares how cinematography becomes a vessel for inner experience — reminding us that cinema, at its best, is pure visual poetry.
Chapters:
0:00 – The premise of Die My Love
0:24 – Collaborating with Lynne Ramsay
1:03 – Shooting on Ektachrome film
1:59 – Choosing Panaflex Millemmium XL and PVintage
3:05 – Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson on set
3:36 – Experimenting with day-for-night
4:22 – The lenses of Die My Love
4:56 – The power of instinct and poetic direction
6:10 – Final reflections: cinema as visual poetry
Find this on the Panavision website at panavision.com/highlights/highlights-detail/seamus-mcgarvey-asc-bsc-on-the-cinematography-of-die-my-love
#Panavision #Cinematography #SeamusMcGarvey #LynneRamsay #DieMyLove #FilmOnFilm #Kodak #Panaflex #Ektachrome #PVintage #BehindTheLens #CinematographerLife
