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Episode 267 Dolby Creator Talks

The Cinematography of Wicked: For Good, with Alice Brooks and Jon M. Chu

November 24, 2025
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Director Jon M. Chu and Director of Photography Alice Brooks join us to discuss the dazzling cinematography of “Wicked” and its newly released sequel, “Wicked: For Good.” Though the two films together tell a single story — adapted from the beloved Broadway musical — each was crafted with a distinct visual style to reflect the evolving tone and emotion of its chapter in the tale of the Wicked Witch of the West.

When Jon and I first started talking about the movies, we talked about emotional intentions. And some of those emotional intentions for the first movie were ‘dreams’ and ‘yearning’ and ‘friendship’ and ‘choice.’ And the second movie, they were ‘separation’ and ‘sacrifice’ and ‘surrender’ and ‘consequence.’ And so quickly in our conversations it became clear that the first movie would glow in daylight, and the second movie would be steeped in density and maturity and shadow. And so we have these two worlds. We've got the whole visual arc of both movies, but each lived in their own distinct worlds.

Alice Brooks, Director of Photography, “Wicked” and “Wicked: For Good”

  • Be sure to check out “Wicked: For Good,” now playing in theaters and Dolby Cinemas®,
  • Director Jon M. Chu and the Sound and Editing Wizards of Wicked
  • The Music of Wicked, with Stephen Oremus, John Powell, and Stephen Schwartz
  • Capturing Wicked's Live Singing, with Simon Hayes
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