Erik Messerschmidt is DP on Ridley Scott’s ‘The Dog Stars’ — World of Reel

Ridley Scott films The Dog Stars in Rome

Filming under way in Rome's EUR district. Ridley Scott, the veteran British director famed for Alien and Blade Runner, is currently in Rome to film his latest movie: The Dog Stars. Filming for the post-apocalyptic science fiction movie, based on the 2012 novel by Peter Heller, is under way in the EUR district of the Italian capital. The film-set at Piazza Kennedy in the heart of the EUR resembles a battlefield, with wreckage including crashed ai…

Erik Messerschmidt is DP on Ridley Scott’s ‘The Dog Stars’ — World of Reel

Last year, longtime Ridley Scott DP John Mathieson—who’s shot seven films for the director—casually lit a match and tossed it over his shoulder. In an interview with DocFix, Mathieson called out Scott as a “lazy” filmmaker who’s been “rushing” through productions in recent years. Mathieson didn’t stop there—he went on to suggest that Scott’s recent output has suffered visually because of that rush. The implication was clear: the once-meticulous …