From Life to Lens | Finding Your Voice Behind the Camera (w/ Nathalie Pitters)
Episode 386
In this episode of In Love with the Process, filmmaker and cinematographer Mike Pecci sits down with BAFTA Breakthrough cinematographer Nathalie Pitters, known for her work on Netflix’s How to Get to Heaven From Belfast, to explore how personal life experience shapes visual storytelling.
Mike opens with a deep dive into the real challenge of cinematography: translating vision into image. Not copying references. Not chasing trends. But blending naturalism with subtle surrealism in a way that feels lived in and emotionally honest.
Nathalie shares how her background in art history and journalistic photography sharpened her instincts behind the lens. She talks openly about confronting insecurity and imposter syndrome, and how learning to trust and lean on the talented artists around her ultimately made her a stronger cinematographer.
The conversation takes an unexpected turn as they discover a shared love of metal music. Nathalie explains how the intensity, rhythm, and emotional catharsis of metal has influenced her visual style, teaching her to embrace contrast, atmosphere, and bold emotional swings in her work.
If you’ve ever wondered how to make your images feel personal instead of polished, or how to inject your life experience into your craft, this episode is essential listening.
Cinema isn’t just what you see. It’s who you are.
Music: Code Elektro , Mitch Murder, Ron Cannon
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