“The look of Mystery Road: Origin certainly sits within the typical Western style the colour palette and camera work resemble the West Australian landscape in which it was shot. Kalgoorlie is a mining town that is riddled with the scars of human industry. The visuals work to mirror this. The LUT we used was mostly about desaturating the colour palette - as if to reflect the idea that industry had sucked a lot of the natural colour out of the world we were building. “ #directorofphotography @tysonfperkinsdp gives us a firsthand look into #MysteryRoad Origin and the visual decisions of capturing the Western Australia landscape with #HSeries optics. Proudly serviced by #Panavision Sydney. “Panavision has had a storied history with many filmmakers around the world. However, in Australia, it was the company's support of the Aboriginal filmmakers that have come before that drew me to them initially! In my early years - whilst I was working with slim to no budget - the support of Ann Lyons at Panavision Sydney was often the difference between me being able to have equipment for a job or not at all.” “The primary lesson I took away from this project was the importance of preparation. Dylan and I had a relatively long pre-production period and given how tight television schedules are - our collective knowledge of the scripts and our desired approach proved to be invaluable. It really meant we could keep focused on what was important to the story - even if we had to lose some shots from the list.” “I don’t think you can beat the mix of equipment and support that Panavision offer. The H Series lenses are my favorite lenses and were perfect for Mystery Road for a variety of reasons. We wanted a large format lens set that would diffuse the harshness of the environment but at the same time would add to the hazy, hot feeling of the West Australian landscape. They have a wonderful softness that is pleasing on skin and helped amplify the heat haze of the desert without feeling like they sacrifice resolution to do so. They also have this unique focus fall off that is hard to define but is something that I find tremendously pleasing.”