A film based on Barbie had been in various stages of development for more than a decade, but when it was announced that Greta Gerwig would be taking on the project hot on the heels of her tremendous work on 2019’s Little Women, it was clear that this was going to be something special. Now, three years later, Barbie has hit with the sort of seismic impact that can be likened only to that of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.
To create the colorful fantasy world of Barbieland, the bulk of the film was shot at Warner Bros Studios, Leavesden in the U.K., where Chris Bain worked as A Camera operator. Camera Operator was able to connect with Bain to ask him a few questions about what it was like working on such a unique film.
In Barbieland, every day is perfect. Barbie is a doctor, an astronaut, a lawyer, the entire Supreme Court, and the President. Every day Barbie wakes up in her perfect Dreamhouse, puts on the perfect outfit, says hello to all of the other Barbies in her perfect neighborhood, has a blowout block party with perfect choreography, and ends the day with girls’ night. Oh, and Ken is there too. But one day Barbie’s existence as a flawless, immortal being is compromised when she starts having thoughts about death, finds that her feet have gone flat, and discovers she has developed cellulite. In order to restore order to her perfect life, she must journey to the real world to find the girl who plays with her. Oh, and Ken is there too. Barbie is directed by Greta Gerwig from a screenplay by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach and stars Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrel.
Read the story here on SOC.org
David Daut 