Clubhouse Conversations — Poker Face (Season 2)

In this episode, cinematographers Jaron Presant, ASC and Christine Ng are joined by interviewer Suki Medenčević, ASC, ASBiH, SAS to discuss their work on Season 2 of Poker Face — the comedic detective series about a casino worker with a propensity for solving crime.

Season 2 of Poker Face finds amateur detective Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne) on the run from the American Mafia's Five Families as she investigates mysteries in various locations throughout her road trip across the country. Presant and Ng reunited to share shooting duties for the show, following both of their work on episodes for Season 1. (For more on their contributions to that season, read AC's original coverage here, and watch our previous Clubhouse Conversations episode here.)

Also Read: How Columbo Influenced the Cinematographers of Poker Face

In this interview, Presant and Ng discuss how they maintained visual continuity for the show while retaining their own unique approaches; how they helped complement show creator Rian Johnson's storytelling style; choreographing complex split-screen scenes with actor Cynthia Nixon, who plays multiple characters; how they integrated location and stage work with precise lighting and set-design continuity, and more.

Jaron Presant, ASC is a cinematographer whose credits include the features Rampage and Hours, and 2nd-unit cinematography on The Brothers Bloom, Looper, San Andreas and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Christine Ng is a cinematographer whose credits include the documentary features Everything is Copy and Between the World and Me, and the series Rap Sh!t and Ziwe. She was named a "Rising Star of Cinematography" by AC in 2022.

Suki Medenčević, ASC, ASBiH, SAS is a cinematographer whose credits include the features The Great Water (for which he won the Camerimage Golden Frog award) and Bal-Can-Can (for which he won the València-Cinema del Mediterrani Best Cinematography award), and the series Them, Shining Vale and The Big Cigar.

You’ll find all episodes in our ASC Clubhouse Conversations discussion series here.