Collider Forcesis all about highlighting artists who are changing film and television for the better.

Do you know whos having that kind of impact on the industry?

Someone whos made such a significant impression that we can already see the ripple effect she started?

Rachel Morrison on Collider Forces

Director and cinematographer,Rachel Morrison, the first woman to ever score a cinematography Academy Award nomination.

She explained:

Room Raiders was right after the first kind of faux internet boom/fail, right?

So then, a year later I really credit her for cataloging and remembering.

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Image via Steve Dietl / Netflix

And so that actually came into play in me getting hired.

That first is a big deal.

On top of that, her nomination paved the way for more female nominees in the category.

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But it wasn’t like the floodgates opened to all of my dream $100 million dollar dramas.

The $100 million dramas are like, Nolan has his DP, Scorsese has his DP.

You think like a director.

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Image via Steve Dietl / Netflix

You have stories to tell.

They live, eat, breathe it.

It was a very visual episode, and baby gets to save the day, which is always fun.

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Image via Disney+

It was a no-brainer for a couple reasons.

We’ve shot movies together.

I was also just, What’s all the fuss about?

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I want to meet baby Grogu and take this wild ride.

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