I absolutely loved Edward Lachman's work on I'm Not There, the movie with six different actors playing Bob Dylan.
The cinematography matched the eclectic nature of the story. He used different kinds of film throughout. There are many color motifs. Some shots are black and white. In everything there is variation. This is an extremely visually compelling movie.
Some of the trailers do a pretty good job of showcasing Lachman's work...
Lachman has been around the block and has been nominated for and won many awards for cinematography. Some of his other recent works are Far From Heaven, A Prairie Home Companion, Erin Brockovich, and The Virgin Suicides. He's been DPing since the 70's though, and I think his experience adds tremendous depth of imagery to I'm Not There. I have a hard time imagining someone young, like myself, who has been introduced to filmmaking starting with digital video, being able to create a work with such variation. I'm Not There does not have a "feel"; it has six, maybe more, "feels," and they are all excellent.
In an interview regarding Far From Heaven, Lachman said, "I wasn't locked into a signature. I could change radically, I was open to exploring visual grammar." Although he meant this to express why he was a good choice for that film, it absolutely applies to I'm Not There as well.
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