Director Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance” caused a sensation on the Croisette during the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. The story centers on female characters experimenting with a mysterious substance, a “beauty elixir.” Shot by cinematographer Benjamin Kračun BSC, on ALEXA Mini LF, the film features an intense and varied visual style that fully embodies the director’s bold vision. In this exclusive interview, Benjamin Kračun explains his choice of ALEXA Mini LF and the Orbiter lighting system, and how these tools—along with a carefully crafted 100-page visual script—helped bring this horror drama to life.
