Gucci Guilty — Fragrance Stories (Beauty Film) | Cinematography by Vitaly Kazanin

    Gucci Guilty — Fragrance Stories: casting-style authenticity, open set language, and a memory-driven match between Alexa and ’80s Betacam texture.  

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          For Gucci Guilty — Fragrance Stories the goal was to preserve an intentionally authentic, casting-style language: real models delivering spontaneous, natural lines about what they love in the fragrance. We chose to keep the set fully visible (stands, backdrops, working elements) to reinforce a sense of truth and presence—like the camera is witnessing a real moment rather than a staged performance. The cinematography aims for a warm, enveloping beauty feel without over-polishing: living skin, clean detail, and controlled contrast that flatters faces and texture.        

          A key layer of the project was the integration of a second visual language: alongside the main camera, we used an ’80s Betacam captured on set through an external recording workflow. In grading, the switch could not feel like a gimmick, so we deliberately worked to match the Alexa image toward the Betacam response—because its texture and tonality aligned better with the emotional direction (direct, human, memory-driven).        

Technical Notes
  • A-Cam: ARRI Alexa Mini
  • Lenses: Tribe7 (warm, tungsten-friendly character)
  • Lighting: High-output tungsten key (≈5kW) + Briese large umbrella system for beauty wrap and controlled falloff
  • B-Cam: Betacam (’80s) with on-set capture / external recorder workflow
  • Color: Alexa graded to match Betacam response (whites/skin consistency, texture continuity)

    Selected work by Vitaly Kazanin — Director of Photography & fashion cinematographer based in Milan.
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