where is the movie only the brave filmed

It’s an unusual move and, at least at the time, I was probably one of the few people who made that leap. They told me I’d be good as an operator and that I should do Steadicam because I already had half that experience as a dolly grip. Mark Meyers: I got started as a camera operator just over 12 years ago when operators that I used to push dolly for pushed me into operating. Camera Operator sat down with him to get the scoop.Ĭamera Operator: Tell us a bit about your background and how you got the job of “A” camera operator on Only the Brave. Posters for the film declare in big, bold letters, “It’s not what stands in front of you, it’s who stands beside you”-a line which surely resonated for the film’s “A” camera operator, Mark Meyers, as he braved conditions ranging from 10,000-foot-high mountain tops to sets with 100-foot-high flames. Featuring a stellar cast including Josh Brolin, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly, Taylor Kitsch, Miles Teller, and Andie MacDowell, Only the Brave captures the humanity behind the heroism, as it puts the intense reality of wildland firefighting on the big screen for the first time. With an epic story of real-life heroes pitted against Mother Nature’s fury, the film is like a war movie (and co-written by Black Hawk Down scribe, Ken Nolan), yet focuses in on the personal level to explore the trust, respect and deep sense of brotherhood that develops between the firefighters. Only the Brave, directed by Joseph Kosinski, is based on the heroic true story of an elite firefighting group called the Granite Mountain Hotshots, as they put everything on the line to protect a town threatened by the historic 2013 Yarnell Hill wildfire in Arizona. With Mark Meyers an interview by Derek Stettler Above Photo: Granite Mountain, ONLY THE BRAVE © 2017 Sony Pictures Digital Productions Inc.

Where is the movie only the brave filmed