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‘Club Kid’ Cinematographer Adam Newport-Berra on Capturing Intimate and Authentic New York Moments
Cinematographer Adam Newport-Berra says the actor-director dynamic helped shape the filming of “Club Kid”, Jordan Firstman’s New York-set film opening this weekend. The story follows a queer party promoter whose life changes when he meets the 10-year-old son he never knew he had, prompting him to reconsider how he wants to live.
A planned montage of father and son spending a day together was dropped because of time, budget and production priorities. Instead, the crew staged a piano scene using two cameras, coordinating a dolly move inside with a rooftop zoom-out to capture the sunset. Newport-Berra and Firstman aimed for a nostalgic but fresh portrait of New York, drawing on their local knowledge and working with a small crew.
In short
- “Club Kid” follows a party promoter meeting his 10-year-old son.
- A two-camera piano scene was timed to sunset.
- The filmmakers sought a nostalgic but fresh New York feel.