There is not a lot going on in the world right now, other than COVID, hence little Charlie news to report.

American Cinematographer recently re-ran an old feature on Eternal Sunshine, though, so here's that. (I assume it's old, and I assume they re-ran it. It showed up in my alerts for some reason a few weeks ago, and I don't think it's a new piece.) It's a good read if you haven't seen it before. Lots of pics and interesting insight.

The film’s director of photography, Ellen Kuras, ASC, notes that director Michel Gondry, whose acclaimed music videos “often deal with the morphing of time and space,” was ideally suited to visualize a story whose primary setting is the boundless realm of its protagonist’s memory. However, Gondry was eager to depart from the hermetic, studio-bound experience he’d had on a previous Kaufman project, Human Nature. With its slippery shifts between reality and distorted memories, Eternal Sunshine required a look that could blend location shoot authenticity with unpredictable flashes of whimsy. Kuras, whose own work often strikes a balance between raw and stylized imagery (notably on Summer of Sam; see AC June ’99) proved a perfect match. (Source)